Beverage Recipes

A rich, traditional milk beverage flavored with a paste of soaked almonds, saffron, and cardamom. Served hot in winter or cold in summer.

A rich, cooling, royal milk beverage flavored with a complex paste of almonds, pistachios, melon seeds, poppy seeds, rose petals, and spices.

A highly refreshing, intensely flavorful, tangy, and spicy chilled cumin water. A popular summer thirst quencher and appetizer.

South India's signature morning brew. A strong, frothy, milky coffee made using a traditional metal drip filter and a blend of dark roasted beans and chicory.

The world-famous variation of Punjabi Lassi. A rich, vibrant, creamy blend of thick yogurt and sweet, ripe mango pulp.

A thick, creamy, cooling yogurt-based drink from Punjab, sweetened with sugar and flavored with cardamom or rose water.

The heartbeat of India. A robust, heavily spiced, milky black tea boiled to perfection with fresh ginger and cardamom.

Sri Lanka's most iconic natural drink — the sweet, clear, electrolyte-rich water from the golden King Coconut (Thambili), served chilled directly from the shell with a straw.

A refreshing, spicy, and zingy homemade Sri Lankan-style ginger beer — a naturally fizzy, non-alcoholic drink made with fresh ginger, lime, and sugar, perfect for hot tropical days.

A guide to brewing the perfect cup of world-famous Sri Lankan Ceylon tea — bold, bright, and copper-colored, served with milk and sugar in the traditional Sri Lankan style.

A bright, winter-friendly variation of the Bellini. It pairs fresh, sweet mandarin orange juice with chilled Prosecco.

The anti-cola. A dark, bittersweet, herbal carbonated soda made from the chinotto citrus fruit. Served strictly over ice with a slice of lemon.