Unique typical Indian drinks

Besides traditional dishes, drinks are also one of the things that create uniqueness in culinary culture in India. From the sweet, rich taste of milk, the aroma of fruit or the flavor of herbs… all contribute to the characteristics of these drinks.

LASSI

Lassi
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As an excellent cooling drink, Lassi is not only famous in India but also in neighboring countries in South Asia such as Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh… Made from a mixture of yogurt with water and herbs or Indian flavoring, traditional Lassi has a salty taste and characteristic aroma from Egyptian cumin.Today, Lassi has become popular in many parts of the world. However, most people know Lassi for its cool sweet taste, not the salty taste like traditional Lassi. Sweet lassi is mixed from yogurt with sugar, fruit, rose water… instead of spices and herbs. Indians often enjoy Lassi during lunch to dispel fatigue on a hot summer day.

CHAI MASALA TEA

Chai Masala Tea
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This is a drink that dates back 5,000 years to India. First, milk is cooked in a large pot and mixed with sugar and water. Then, the chef puts the tea into the pot of milk and stirs well. Masala means “spicy”. To create Masala flavor, a lot of crushed ginger is dropped into the tea. This famous drink in India attracts people because of its sweet, fragrant, and spicy taste. Indians prefer tea to coffee and spicy tea is the most popular street drink in Mumbai.

THANDAI

Thandai
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Thandai is associated with the festival of colors Holi and is a traditional Indian drink . The recipe is quite elaborate: grind finely ground almonds with cumin seeds, watermelon seeds, saffron, rose petals, add pepper, cardamom spice powder, milk and sugar. Thandai cups not only have a beautiful color but also have a strong rose scent!

JAL-JEERA

Jal-Jeera
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This is a drink with a very long history, today Jal Jeera (also known as Jaljira) is still an indispensable drink in Indian cultural events and festival. Jal Jeera is also the name of the powder that creates the unique flavor of this drink. It is made from Indian cumin, ginger, black pepper, mint, black salt, fruit flavoring, and ground chili powder. but became.The recipe for Jal Jeera is simply lemon juice with Jaljira powder but it is very popular with people here. Indian cumin and black salt have good effects on the digestive tract, mint helps clear heat and repel summer heat. This drink is sometimes also used as an appetizer to “awaken” diners’ appetites.

SHIKANJVI

Shikanjvi
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As Indian “version” of lemonade , Shikanjivi has a very special taste, quite picky about drinkers. In addition to common ingredients such as lemon juice, ginger, ice and water, Indians also add many spices such as salt, Indian cumin, crushed saffron…

AAM PANNA

Aam Panna
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Aam Panna has a very cool light green color and is the perfect combination of green mango, sugar and spices. Not only that, Aam Panna is also very beneficial for human health. Aam Panna is an effective drink for people suffering from heat exhaustion and sunstroke, quenches thirst, and reduces the loss of salt and iron due to excessive sweating in summer. This drink containing lots of vitamins B1, B2, and C also adds resistance to the body to cope with sweltering heat waves in India

FALOODA

Falooda
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Falooda is a dried fruit smoothie mixed with nuts, then drizzled with syrup and sprinkled with sweet basil seeds for decoration. The special feature of Falooda is that the layers of ingredients are stacked on top of each other, the height reaches the cup surface so you can enjoy it comfortably.

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