It is very hot in India during the months of April, May and June. People drink more and more water during those days. Whether you are on road or at home or office you may face difficulties to beat summer because just plain water is not enough to deal with that hot weather. That is why people prefer refreshing drinks for summer what help to protect their body from extremely hot weather. So here these are ten popular Indian summer drinks for you.
Popular Indian summer drinks
1. Lassi
Lassi is one of the most common Indian summer drink and very famous in the Indian subcontinent. It’s very hard to believe that somebody lives in North India but still not tasted lassi. Particularly it is very popular in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and some other adjacent Indian states. There are various types of lassi available in this region, those are mainly sweet lassi, masala lassi, flavored lassi etc. Sweet lassi is preferred in Bengal too.
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2. Coconut water
Coconut water is full of minerals and very refreshing during summers. Nothing can be as effective as it is. It is also a little bit sweet in taste. You can see many street vendors who are selling coconut water in any Indian city. This summer drink is popular almost all over the country but in the southern part of India, particularly along the western coastal ghats, you can see a huge number of coconut plants. You can see significant use of coconuts in south Indian dishes too.
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3. Soda lime water
This is another summer drink widely available in India. Soda lime water is preferred by many people because of its taste and instant refreshing quality. Many restaurants and local street vendors use to sell this refreshing drink. Soda water, lemon juice and sugar are used to make this drink. In India, the big companies as well as local street vendors both sell this soda lime water. Some people add spices to this special summer drink to make it more delicious.
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4. Green mango sharbat
Did you ever taste this? This is also another famous Indian summer drink. Some people also call it aam panna. Boiled green mangoes or burnt green mangoes are used to prepare this green mango sharbat. It helps to protect our body from heat during summer and maintain body temperature. Though ripe sweet mango is one of the most delicious summer fruits. But unripe sour green mangoes are also treated specially. In some regions, people like some special spices in green mango sharbat.
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5. Kokum drink
This is not so popular across the country but it is one of the most preferred refreshing summer drink in Konkon region of western India. It is a little bit sour in taste but if you buy this from market then you will get an extra sweet taste because additional sugar is added to this. Kokum is dark colored small berries which are available across the western coastal ghats, particularly in Konkan area. Kokum is also used in different Konkani dishes also.
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6. Sattu sharbat
Do you want to start your day with something heavy? I mean suppose you are in hurry and skip your breakfast then what will be best available easy to make drink? The answer is sattu sharbat. It is healthy and tasty. Sattu kills your morning hunger too and gives you the energy to do your regular work. In India, during summer you can see many local street vendors are selling sattu sharbat. Many early office goers and workers prefer to have a full glass of sattu drink each morning.
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7. Chaas
Chaas is similar to lassi but it is not as thick as lassi. Curd (or yogurt), salt etc are used to make chaas. As it is said that curd helps to protect our body from heat during summers, so many people prefer to have this during having their lunch. Many local restaurants and even small street food vendors also offer chaas during summer days. This drink is very popular in Northern Indian states like Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, UP etc. Chaas is also popular in West Bengal and in WB it is known as GHOL but the only difference is, they add extra sugar to make it more sweet in taste.
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8. Sugarcane juice
Another natural summer drink (like coconut water) which is an excellent refreshing agent during hot weather. But you can not make it at home as here normal juicer machine will not work. So you need a special juicing machine to extract juice from sugarcane. It is known as ganne ki juice In Hindi speaking region. Uttar Pradesh is a major producer of sugar cane in India.
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9. Wood apple sharbat
Wood apple? Did you ever try this fruit? Wood apple is knwon as bel patthar in Hindi and bel in Bengali. This fruit is very hard outside that is why it is called as WOOD apple. It is not so common fruit like any other fruits but very much effective to survive summer days. Wood apple pulp, sugar and water are needed to make this summer drink. This fruit is only used to make such a drink but some people prefer to eat a ripe wood apple as normal any other fruit.
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10. Jal jeera sharbat
Jal jeera is one of popular Indian summer drink. You need only few ingredients to make this refreshing drink for summer. Mint leaves, tamarind, cumin, black pepper, black salt and chaat masala are used to prepare this jal jeera sharbat. Here jal means water and jeera means cumin. You can get smell of cumin from this drink that is why it is called as jal jeera (or cumin water). It is very preferred drink in North India during summers. Local street food vendors also sell jal jeera in summer.
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