By Rajlakshmi
May 20, 2026
Try these 6 delicious and refreshing summer drinks from India that will replenish you from the inside and outside!
Famous in Gujarat, it is made by combining shrikhand, which is a yoghurt-based thick dessert with buttermilk and some cardamom and nutmeg.
Popular in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, made from buttermilk and has flavours of different types of spices like curry leaves, salt, green chillies, and ginger.
A Malvani summer drink with a baby pink colour. It is made from coconut milk, green chillies, garlic, and kokum. Tangy and spicy, the drink is often poured over some steamed rice.
Daab sharbat is a coconut mocktail from West Bengal made using a tender coconut, some lime juice, coconut water, sugar, and a little bit of salt.
Chaas is a famous drink from Gujarat, also known as buttermilk. It is made by blending yoghurt, water, and some spices, including roasted cumin powder and black salt.
Prepared with fennel seeds, which are known as saunf in Hindi. The taste is exclusive, since the seeds are sweet but carry a coffee-like smell.