MOST POPULAR SUMMER DRINK IN INDIA
My god, nowadays summer in INDIA is unbearable. Months of July to September is considered as hottest days you can imagine in India. To make this summer we all need a summer drink which can perform cool hydration and a rejuvenating effect in our body.
All we need in a summer drink is that it should be cold, the very first priority and second, it should energize our body. You can expect taste, flavors and things you like to be in your summer drinks.
HERE ARE 10 SUMMER DRINKS YOU CAN TRY AT YOUR HOME
1. ROOH-AFZA: As the name suggests 'Rooh', meaning soul here and 'afza' means empowering. So basically rooh-afza means soul empowering juice. Yes, truly it is really a soul empowering juice. You can find a bottle of rooh-afza in every house in India. In the summer season, Rooh-afza becomes like a family member in every Indian house. Rooh-afza is easy to make summer drink.
Just pour 1 tbsp of rooh-afza in a glass, fill the glass with water (not up to the brim). Then add some sugar (if you want to). And last, to make it more delicious. Squeeze half a lemon into it. For serving, add 2-3 ice cubes as per your requirements and now you are ready to have chilled rooh-afza summer drink.
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2. NIMBU-PANI: Really, if you don’t know how to make a Nimbu-Pani. Then you are not an Indian. Nimbu-Pani as a name suggests ‘Nimbu’ meaning a Lime or a Lemon and ‘Pani’ meaning water. So it is basically a lime-water but in Indian style. It totally refreshing and rejuvenating summer drink cocktail. Well, Nimbu-Pani is not only summer drink you can try this in winter also. It has a very easy to make the recipe and can also be served to the guests to walk down the road to your home in the scorching heat of summer.
Recipe of Nimbu-Pani goes like.
Take a glass, squeeze a half lemon into it. Add 2tbsp of sugar and mix well with water. When the sugar is dissolved fully. As per your wish, you can add 2-3 cubes of ice in it. Enjoy!
3. JALJEERA: Jaljeera is an Indian spicy summer drink. A lemonade gave a favorable twist by just adding a few spices like black pepper, roasted cumin seeds, and black salt. It is also used as a good appetizer. You find a jaljeera at any roadside corner on a stall, where a person standing at a stall with a big clay earthen pot serving you a chilled jaljeera with boondi.
Or you can make jaljeera at your home also. Buy a small packet of jaljeera from the market. Tear the wrapper and pour the jaljeera powder into a glass. After that add some sugar and squeeze a lime juice into the glass. Mix-up well and enjoy your spicy cool summer drink!
4. LASSI: WOW! Lassi. The traditional SUMMER DRINK OF INDIA. If you have ever visited India or having a plan to visit India, then just try yourself to drink a glass lassi or also known as buttermilk. Actually, Lassi is a more popular drink of Punjab and Haryana side because of the climate there. Lassi is a well refreshing summer drink made up of yogurt and water. You can add rooh-afza also to a lassi.
Recipe to make a lassi go like this. Have a cup full of sweet yogurt. Pour it in a jug, add 5-6 tablespoon of sugar and a 3-4 glass of water. Mix it well with something you have for mixing. Add 5-6 ice cubes and serve it well and enjoy!
5. THANDAI: Thandai is traditionally served at the festival of Holi. It is a refreshing health drink to be consumed chilled. It helps in keeping our body cool in the summers. The concentrate to make this drink is available in the market place but most of the time it is a bit too harsh to drink because of the ample spices. The thandai recipe that you find here is milder and tastier and also as it is prepared fresh- definitely healthier and without preservatives.
So here I just hope you'll not just pass your summer like having no INDIAN SUMMER DRINK, try it once. You'll have the best time drinking any one of them. They all are easy to make and of course, it Summer season, keep yourself cool and be peace-minded human beings. Thank you for reading this article.
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