Beyond Lemonade: Kulukki Sarbath's Unique Twist on Refreshment
Kulukki Sarbath is a popular and refreshing drink from the Indian state of Kerala. This cold drink is made with fresh lime or lemon juice, sugar, basil seeds (sabja seeds).
Ingredients · Servings 1
- 1 Lemon (or Lime)
- 2 tbsp Simple syrup (or as needed)
- 1 Green chilli (Slit)
- 1 tsp Sabja seeds (Basil seeds)
- ⅛ tsp Salt
- Ice cubes (as needed)
- 1 Lemon wedge
- ¾ cup Water (chilled)
Method
- Take sabja seeds in a bowl firstly and add water generously. Mix well.
- Keep aside for 5 minutes and it will be all soaked up absorbing water.
- Start by adding lemon wedge to the shaker.
- After that, pour in the sugar syrup.
- Then top it with ice cubes.
- Add slit green chilli and salt after that.
- Then, pour in the water.
- After that, squeeze the lemon or lime.
- Shake briskly, this should bring all the flavors that is from lemon wedge and green chilli.
- Pour the shaken lemonade to the serving glass.
- Top the drink finally with sabja seeds.
- Mix well furthermore and enjoy!
Perfect for summer as this has sabja seeds in the drink, and for that reason, it's a natural body coolant and quite refreshing ice cold drink with fresh ingredients.
Check out the other version I posted earlier inspired from a restaurant menu.
What is Kulukki sarbath?
Kulukki Sarbath is a popular street drink with sabja seeds, chilli in Kerala and can be found in many cafes, juice bars, and restaurants across the state. It is tangy, sweet, slightly spicy flavor from chilli and is a perfect drink to beat the summer heat.
