List of Indian beverages

Indian beverages form an integral part of Indian cuisine. With a climate as varied and extreme as India, the people require myriad options to keep their thirst appropriately quenched according to the weather conditions, varying from a steaming hot beverage during winters to a frosty cold drink in summers. Different regions in the country serve different 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.

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Beverages

A Shikanjvi (Nimbu pani) seller, outside Red Fort, Delhi
Sugarcane juice

Milk-based beverages

Lassi is a popular, traditional, yogurt-based drink from India.

Flavoured milk

Tea and coffee

Coffee

Tea

Further information: Indian tea culture
A cup of Darjeeling tea

Flavoured tea

Alcoholic beverages

Traditional

Cashew apples being squashed in Chorao, Goa, to be used in the preparation of feni
Handia is a rice beer commonly made by the indigenous people in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Desi daru is India's one of cheapest factory made alcoholic beverage

Non-traditional

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Tamang, Jyoti Prakash (17 August 2009). "8". Himalayan Fermented Foods: Microbiology, Nutrition, and Ethnic Values. CRC Press. p. 198. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Some interesting indigenous beverages among the tribals of Central India" (PDF). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 6 (1): 141–43. January 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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