Drinks

Lassis, coolers and refreshers

• Dalgona Coffee · International. Instant coffee, sugar and hot water whipped into a thick, glossy toffee-coloured foam and spooned over a glass of cold milk. Stir it through before you sip.
• Lotus Biscoff Shake · Indian fusion. The café favourite at home: Lotus Biscoff biscuits and spread blended with cold milk and vanilla ice cream into a thick, caramel-spiced shake, served in a crumb-rimmed glass.
• Kokum Sharbat · Goa. A ruby-red Goan and Konkan cooler of soaked dried kokum, sugar and roasted cumin: sweet, sour and cooling.
• Nimbu Shikanji · Delhi. Delhi's street-side lemonade, sharpened with roasted cumin, black salt and pepper and served over lots of ice.
• Aam Panna · Uttar Pradesh. A sweet-sour summer cooler from Uttar Pradesh made with roasted raw mango, roasted cumin, black salt and mint.
• Masala Chaas · Gujarat. Gujarat's thin, salty spiced buttermilk with roasted cumin, ginger, mint and coriander, drunk ice-cold with lunch.
• Mango Lassi · Punjab. Thick, cold Punjabi yogurt drink blended with ripe mango, a little sugar and cardamom.