List of Indian drinks

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Sugarcane juice
Jal-jeera
Rooh Afza sharbat
Jigarthanda
Shikanjvi
Aam panna

With a climate as varied and extreme as India, the people require a myriad of options to keep their thirst appropriately quenched according to the weather conditions, varying from steaming hot drinks during winters to frosty cold drinks in summers. Different regions in the country serve drinks made with an eclectic assortment of ingredients including local spices, flavors and herbs. Available on the streets, as well as on the menus of posh hotels, these drinks add to the flavorful cuisine of India.

Consumption statistics by drink type[edit]

This is the consumption of drinks per capita per year in India in 2021 by drink type excluding water and juices.[1]

Drink type Per capita consumption (liter)
Hot drinks 70
Dairy drinks 34
Soft drinks 20
Bottled water 6
Alcoholic drink 4
Total 134

Assorted drinks[edit]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Dairy drinks[edit]

Flavoured milk[edit]

Badam milk

Milk-based beverages[edit]

  • Ambil or Ambli – prepared by using ragi flour and buttermilk, Maharashtra and Karnataka
  • Buttermilk – "lassi" in punjab, chhachh in North India, mor in Tamil, majjiga in Telugu, majjige in Kannada, and taak in Marathi
  • Chai with cream – prepared using dry or fresh variants of tea, often has hints of cardamom (elaichi), cinnamon (dalchini) or a mixture of spices, which constitute the special masala chai, taken especially during the cold to keep the winter-related problems at bay
  • Haldi doodh or hot turmeric milk
  • Lassi – a popular, traditional, yogurt-based drink from Punjab. It is a blend of yogurt, water, spices and sometimes fruit.
    • Traditional lassi (a.k.a., "salted lassi", or simply "lassi") is a savoury drink, sometimes flavoured with ground and roasted cumin.
    • Sweet lassi, however, contains sugar or fruits, instead of spices.
  • Mastaani, Pune
  • Sharjah Shake – A sweet, cold beverage made from milk, Horlicks/other malt powders and njalipoovan. Sometimes, ice cream, cocoa powder or nuts may be added.
  • Sambaram – Salted buttermilk made from cow's milk spiced with shallot, freen chili pepper, ginger and curry leaves from Kerala
  • Thandai

Hot drinks[edit]

Both tea and coffee contain caffeine and tannin. Comparatiely, coffee has more caffeine and less tannin than tea, whereas tea has more tannin and less caffeine than coffee.

Coffee[edit]

Tea[edit]

Further information: Indian tea culture

Flavoured tea[edit]

Intoxicating drinks[edit]

Traditional[edit]

Alphabetised list of native tradition drinks is as follow:

  • Laopani (also called Haanj) – made from fermented rice in Assam, concentrated extract is called Rohi.
  • Lugdi – made from rice, Manali
  • Mahua – made from mahua flowers, Central India[5]
  • Mandia pej – made from ragi powder and stale water from boiled rice, popular in Odissa
  • Manri – made from fermented rice, popular in Mithila
  • Rohi – pale yellow coloured extract of Laopani fermented rice drink of Assam, usually offered to the ancestors, priests or elders on special occasions.

Non-Traditional[edit]

See also: Alcohol prohibition in India, Dry Days in India, and Kasauli Brewery

Alphabetised list of non-traditional drinks in India.

  • Old Monk, well-known rum produced since 1954.
  • Solan No. 1, India's first single malt whiskey produced at Kasauli Brewery since 1930 which was started by Edward Abraham Dyer.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ India consumption of beverages by type, Statista., accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kashmiri Kahwa Tea Recipe: How to Make Kashmiri Kahwa Tea". recipes.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. ↑ Tathagata Bhattacharya (23 October 2017). "Alcohol and Bengalis: A troubled relationship". National Herald.
  4. ↑ Tamang, Jyoti Prakash (17 August 2009). "8". Himalayan Fermented Foods: Microbiology, Nutrition, and Ethnic Values. CRC Press. p. 198. ISBN 9781420093254. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Some interesting indigenous drinks among the tribals of Central India" (PDF). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 6 (1): 141–43. January 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colvin, Ian Duncan (1929-01-01). The life of General Dyer. Edinburgh; London: W. Blackwood & Sons Ltd. OCLC 1335678.
  7. ↑ Colvin, Ian Duncan (2006-01-01). The Life of General Dyer. Unistar Books.
  8. ↑ Collett, Nigel (2006-10-15). The Butcher of Amritsar: General Reginald Dyer. A&C Black. ISBN 9781852855758.
  9. ↑ Saikia, Arunabh (2016-04-23). "How Old Monk went from India's star to another has-been". Mint on Sunday. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  10. ↑ "Reginald Edward Dyer 1864-1927 - Ancestry". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  11. ↑ "Reginald Edward Harry Dyer – The Butcher of Amritsar | Lawrence College Ghora Gali".

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