5 Desi Summer Drinks To Stay At Home And Beat The Heat

Treating yourself in summers to a chilled drink feels divine and with some extra time at hand, why not get going with some homemade desi summer drinks to beat the heat? Nothing is as refreshing as delicious summer drinks made of natural ingredients, which are a great way to energise our summer days. From sharbats to homemade buttermilk and many more, let's get our summer started with these lip-smacking drinks. Ingredients like mint, lemon, cumin seeds, curd etc are great picks for the sunny season to keep your body cool. So, to help you with it, we have 5 amazing recipes of desi summer drinks, which are great to combat the summer heat.

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1. Pudina Sharbat

Pudina is known for its amazing cooling and soothing properties and the best way to include it in your diet is through your summer drinks. For this recipe, you need some fresh mint leaves- 1 bunch, water- 5 cups, sugar cup and lemon- 1 tablespoon. Mix all the ingredients well. you can also add some ice if you want to. This will serve 6 glasses.

Pudina sharbat

2. Jaljeera

The most loved and easy to make drink is perfect for our summer affair. It is not only delectable but is great for digestion as well. For this recipe, you need to add all the ingredients in a mixer and blend it together. Jaljeera is usually made by roasting cumin seeds and then making a powder out of it. Once you blend all ingredients then as per your convenience, take some powder and add water into it, you can also add boondi to garnish it.

Jaljeera

3. Chaas

These natural and refreshing drinks are just in time for the summer season. for this recipe you need, 2 cups of plain curd, 2 green chillies, a small bunch of coriander leaves, 4 curry leaves, 1 tsp rock salt or black salt and normal salt according to your taste. Add all the ingredients to the curd and mix it in a blender then pour it in a vessel and add two cups of chilled water, refrigerate it for a while and it is ready to serve.

Chaas

4. Shikanji

Nobody minds a refreshing boost of lemon. and with summers at the door, lemonades are the most loved drink. It is super delicious and extremely easy to make. All you need to do is take one or two full lemons and add some sugar to it as per your taste and add water. Mix it well and refrigerate it for a while. You can also add some crushed mint leaves for flavour and some ice cubes.

Shikanji

5. Sattu Sharbat

One of the most nutritious yet delicious drinks of all time is here to make our summer delightful. For this recipe you need to add 1.5 litres chilled water, 6 tablespoon sattu (roasted black chickpea flour), 4 to 6 tablespoon regular sugar or jaggery - add as per taste and 1/4 teaspoon black salt or 2 to 3 pinches of black salt as per your convenience.

Sattu sharbat

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