Bengali Style Wood Apple Sarbat Or Beler Pana

Wood apple are only available during spring season. These are two types in general. One is sour and another one is sweet. The sour wood apples are called Koyetbe/Kotbel in Bengali. These are very tasty and great for making sweet and sour spicy achar. That sour version is available in the autumn to winter season and this sweet version is in spring to summer. Bengalis are fond of Bel any kind of, sweet or sour. The raw sweet version bel, we make murobba out of it. And sugar syrup soaked sweet is very famous in West Bengal, but now it has become rare to find in sweet shops. This Beler Murabba is very good for stomach. The ripe Bel is used to make Pana or Sweet Curd based drink. Comforting and great to make body cool during summer. This is my father's recipe, he used to make this types of Beverages at home during summer with home made curd. He prepares different types of Lassi, sarbat and many other different cold beverages. Let's check his secret way of making this beverage too....