Everyone knows it is the winter season and you rarely have moments when you need to actually hydrate yourself with something cool. But with Makar Sankranti coming, we all have that one reason to drink our favorite beverages because it is a festival where we all collect on the rooftops of our houses and fly kites. Now, flying kites sure exhausts us a lot and makes us want to drink the first thing that is there in the table. This Makar sankranti let us make it a point that we have beverages that are truly hydrating and keep us going for a really long time because who wants to lose to that old cousin in a flying competition just because you are not hydrated enough!
In this article we shall look at some of the desi drinks that can be amazing to drink while being engaged in a physical activity as exhausting as flying kites and keeping a tab of who cut who's kite. As you all know, India has a lot of drinks that have originated here and that are really popular in many parts of the country. Every region has its own beverage and its own favorite. From lassi to thandai to aam ka sharbat we have a lot of drinks that can be consumed. Let us look at a definitive list of desi drinks that you can have this Makar Sankranti.
Rooh Afza
This drink is refreshing and will give you the correct amount of sugar rush needed to ace the kite flying competition. You can have this drink with a pinch of rock salt and a few drops of lemon juice. That enhances the flavour of the drink and it's no longer the saccharine sweet drink that we associate it with. Here is the recipe.
Shikanji
Easily the most popular Indian cooler ever, shikanji is a drink that is for all seasons. Be it summers, rainy season, winters shikanji never goes out of fashion or out of taste all the zestiness of lemon and a little sweet and salty taste, shikanji is the one drink that you can blindly rely upon and be sure that all your guests will definitely like it.
Jaljeera
If you do not want a drink that is sweet but a drink that is a little salty, chatpata and masaledar, then you cannot find a better beverage than the jaljeera. This drink has single handedly carried the burden of being the most consumed savory drink in this country.
Sattu Sharbat
An instant energy giver, sattu ka sharbat is very famous in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and there is no reason that it should not be famous in the rest of the country because of its amazing taste and the fact that it is one of those Indian drinks that is full of protein as well. So if you know that your kite flying competition is going down to the wire then you should definitely have sattu ka sharbat on your menu.
Panakam
This drink from the sudden regions of the country is made with jaggery, something that is easily available throughout the country during the month of January. This drink is refreshing and has that flavor of ginger which can awaken you instantly. and if you're looking for a recipe to make it, we've got you covered.
Try these desi drinks and celebrate your Makar Sankranti in a 'cool' way, quite literally!