3 Sharbat Recipes To Relish In Scorching Summer Heat

Summers are upon us and it's essential for us to keep our body’s temperature in check. As the temperature starts to soar, people shift to hydrating foods and drinks to bring some respite from the scorching heat. One of the best drinks to cool down your body is sharbat. This traditional Indian drink is made by combining extracts of fruits or flower petals with sugar and water. Here we’ve listed some refreshing sharbat recipes for you to relish this summer. 

Vetiver / Khus Sharbat

This refreshing drink is prepared by mixing khus essence, sugar, and water. Khus essence is derived from the roots of vetiver grass, which is also used to flavour milkshakes, lassi, yoghurt, ice creams, and various dessert toppings.

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Rose Sharbat

The most popular and widely used flavour for sherbet is rose, which is also commonly used as a topping for puddings and other desserts. This sherbet is commonly made in Turkey by pressing fresh rose petals with citric acid or sugar to extract their essence and aroma. The resulting mixture of petals, called gul mayasi, can be added to a base of sugar and water to create a rose sherbet topping. It is also used to flavour desserts like muhallebi, cookies, and cakes.

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Rooh Afza

Rooh Afza is a well-known sherbet that acts as a revitalising summer cooler. It is a sweet concoction made from herbs and tonic. In traditional medicine, Rooh Afza is recommended for treating heatstroke and dehydration. Nowadays, herbal extracts have been enhanced, and Rooh Afza is available in the form of a refreshing sherbet. It is commonly enjoyed by mixing it with cold milk or water. This sherbet holds significance for Muslims during the sacred month of Ramadan.

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