Steamy weather brings a surfeit of fruit, especially in India. Each of them lends flavour and quality for icy cool drinks sipped when the mercury goes haywire. We call all these varied drinks nannari sharbats or old-style cooling beverages to fight the summer temps and generally good for the body and soul.
It's a simple combo for a summer drink by Aditi Bose -- khus and lime. Delightful too.
Please find the recipe here: Khus And Lemon Mocktail
Mint, honey, lemon and a nice fresh pineapple, when blended together makes a tall glass of summeriness that is major refreshing, promises Zelda Pande.
Please find the recipe here: Pineapple Cooler
Yes, sattu is a good drink too. Add it to cold water and spice it up and wah, you have something that will totally slake your thirst. And helps with weight loss.
Please find the recipe here: Sattu Sherbat
Chef Sabyasachi Gorai converts an avocado into something chilled and sippable, by adding walnuts, lime, banana and honey.
Please find the recipe here: Lime Smoothie
Mangoes, both green and ripe, whizzed up with mint, Seven Up, kala namak and jeera like Apeksha Mehta does it, makes for a super-soothing alcohol-less mojito
Please find the recipe here: Mango Mojito
With a name as exotic as that, you can be sure the drink will be great. A traditional Goan cooler, Rohini Cardozo e Diniz makes it out of stewed kokum that is sweetened.
Please find the recipe: Xarope de Brindão
This gulab drink, by Chef Prasad Metrani calls for fennel arrac, but will taste just as good without it. Rose ice cream is whirred up in a blender with milk and serves it up with rose petals. You may like to add a dash of sonf extract for a good measure.
Please find the recipe here: Rose Mastani
Mayur Sanap prepares an imli extract and a chatpata spice mix separately. And he mixes a bit of each in glass for a long cool drink.
Plese find the recipe here: Tamarind Mint Sherbet