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[[File:Sugarcanejuice.jpg|thumb|[[Sugarcane juice]]]]
[[File:Jal zeerra.jpg|thumb|[[Jal-jeera]]]]
[[File:Afza Syrup (Lal sharbat).JPG|thumb|[[Rooh Afza]] [[sharbat]]]]
[[File:Jigarthanda.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Jigarthanda (drink)|Jigarthanda]]]]
[[File:Shikanji- served with pomegranate,grated apple and mint.jpg|thumb|[[Shikanjvi]]]]
[[File:Keri Ka Sharbat.JPG|thumb|[[Aam panna]]]]
With a climate as varied and extreme as [[India]], the people require a myriad of options to keep their thirst appropriately quenched according to the weather conditions, varying from steaming hot [[drink]]s during winters to frosty cold drinks in summers. Different regions in the country serve 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.

==Consumption statistics by drink type ==
{{anchor | Consumption }}

This is the consumption of drinks per capita per year in India in 2021 by drink type excluding water and juices.<ref name=dr1>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201709/india-consumption-of-beverages-by-type/ India consumption of beverages by type], Statista., accessed 10 July 2021.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|+
! Drink type !! Per capita consumption (liter)
|-
| Hot drinks || 70
|-
| Dairy drinks || 34
|-
| Soft drinks || 20
|-
| [[Bottled water]] || 6
|-
| Alcoholic drink || 4
|-
| '''Total''' || '''134'''
|}

==Assorted drinks ==

{{dynamic list}}
* [[Aam panna]] – made from raw mango
* [[Aamras]]
* [[Aegle marmelos|Bael]] sharbat
* [[Banta|Banta soda]], carbonated lemonade sold in [[codd-neck bottle]]
* [[Buransh]] – made from [[rhododendron]] flowers with jelly like consistency, [[Uttarakhand]]
* Ela neeru / karikku - tender coconut water
* Fruit juice
* Gaajar ka doodh - made from grated [[carrot]] and sweetened [[milk]]
* Ganne ka ras or [[sugarcane juice]]
* Gud-nimbu sharbat – made of [[lemon]] and [[jaggery]]
* [[Jal-jeera]]
* [[Jigarthanda (drink)|Jigarthanda]], famous in Madurai
*[[Kahwah]] is common drink in cold regions of Jammu and Kashmir<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://recipes.timesofindia.com/beverage/non-alcoholic/kashmiri-kahwa-tea/rs53927160.cms|title=Kashmiri Kahwa Tea Recipe: How to Make Kashmiri Kahwa Tea|website=recipes.timesofindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>
*[[Jamun|Kala Khatta]]
* [[Kanji (drink)|Kanji]]
* Kesar kasturi
* Khas Khas drink - mad from [[poppy seed]]s
* Khus sharbat - made from [[Vetiver]] syrup
* [[Kokum]] sharbat
* Kulukki sharbat - shaken [[Lemonade]]
* Liyo
* [[Lemonade]]
* Nannaari ([[Sarsaparilla (soft drink)|Sarsaparilla]]) sharbat – lemon-based drink, [[Tamil Nadu]]
* Nariyel Pani ([[Coconut water]])
* [[Neera]]
* Ookali – hot drink made by boiling [[coriander]] seeds, Western India
* Panakam
* [[Banta|Paneer soda]], carbonated lemonade mixed with rose essence and sold in codd-neck bottle is a variation of Banta soda
* Phalsa sharbat – made from [[Grewia asiatica]]
* Pudina sharbat – made from [[Lamiaceae|mint]]
* Ramula – a drink made from [[sweet potato]]
* [[Rasna]], a soft drink concentrate
* [[Rooh Afza]], a concentrated drink
* Sakar-loung Pani – made from [[rock sugar]] and [[clove]]; famous in Gujarat, Rajasthan
* [[Sattu]] paani – famous in North India
* [[Saunf]] paani, from Gujarat
* [[Sharbat]] – drink that has many variants
* [[Shikanjvi]] - traditional lemonade, often mildly spicy
* [[Solkadhi]]
* Sugandha water
* [[Tnkaw Toraaṇi]] - a rice based drink from [[Odisha]]

==Dairy drinks==

===Flavoured milk===
[[File:A cup of chilled Badam milk.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Almond|Badam]] milk]]

* [[Almond milk|Badam milk]] – [[almond]]-flavoured milk
* Kesar milk – [[saffron]]-flavoured milk
* Rose milk
* Sugandha milk

===Milk-based beverages===

* Ambil or Ambli – prepared by using ragi flour and buttermilk, Maharashtra and Karnataka
* [[Buttermilk]] – "lassi" in punjab, ''chhachh'' in North India, ''mor'' in Tamil, ''majjiga'' in Telugu, ''majjige'' in Kannada, and ''taak'' in Marathi
*Chai with cream – prepared using dry or fresh variants of tea, often has hints of cardamom (elaichi), cinnamon (dalchini) or a mixture of spices, which constitute the special masala chai, taken especially during the cold to keep the winter-related problems at bay
*
* Haldi doodh or hot [[turmeric]] milk
* [[Lassi]] – a popular, traditional, yogurt-based drink from Punjab. It is a blend of yogurt, water, [[spices]] and sometimes fruit.
**''Traditional'' lassi (a.k.a., "salted lassi", or simply "lassi") is a savoury drink, sometimes flavoured with ground and roasted [[cumin]].
**''Sweet'' lassi, however, contains sugar or fruits, instead of spices.
* Mastaani, Pune
* Sharjah Shake – A sweet, cold beverage made from [[milk]], [[Horlicks]]/other malt powders and njalipoovan. Sometimes, ice cream, cocoa powder or nuts may be added.
* Sambaram – Salted buttermilk made from cow's milk spiced with [[shallot]], [[Chili pepper|freen chili pepper]], [[ginger]] and [[curry leaves]] from [[Kerala]]
* [[Thandai]]
<gallery class="center" widths="200" heights="170">
File:Salt lassi.jpg|[[Lassi]]
File:Thandai Drink.JPG|[[Thandai]]
</gallery>

==Hot drinks ==

Both tea and coffee contain [[caffeine]] and [[tannin]]. Comparatiely, coffee has more caffeine and less tannin than tea, whereas tea has more tannin and less caffeine than coffee.

===Coffee===
* [[Indian filter coffee]] – a sweet milky coffee made from dark roasted [[coffee]] beans (70–80%) and [[chicory]] (20–30%)
* [[Instant coffee]]

===Tea===
{{see|Indian tea culture}}

* [[Assam tea]]
* [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic teas]], various types of Indian [[herbal teas]]
* [[Temi Tea Garden|Temi tea]]
* [[Darjeeling tea]]
* Balma green tea
* [[Berinag tea]]
* [[Black tea]]
* [[Green tea]]
* [[Seven-colour tea]]
* [[Irani chai]]
* [[Kangra tea]]
* [[Masala chai]]
* [[Noon chai]]
* [[Nilgiri tea]]
* Tulsi tea
* [[Milk tea]]

====Flavoured tea====
* [[Butter tea]]
* Elaichi tea or cardamom tea
* [[Ginger tea]]
* [[Lemon tea]]
* Tejpatta Tea

<gallery class="center" caption="" widths="200px" heights="170px">
Masala Chai.JPG|[[Masala chai]] served with [[tea biscuit]]s. India's most popular way to drink tea.
Darjeeling-tea-first-flush-in-cup.jpg|A cup of [[Darjeeling tea]].
Tibetan butter tea.jpg|[[Butter tea]] or ''gur gur'' in the [[Ladakhi language]], in a bowl; popular in Himalayan regions of India, particularly in [[Ladakh]], [[Sikkim]], and [[Arunachal Pradesh]].
</gallery>

==Intoxicating drinks==
{{anchor | Alcohol | Alcoholic drinks }}

===Traditional===
{{anchor | Native | Traditional | Indian | Indian Alcoholic drinks | Traditional Alcoholic drinks | Native Alcoholic drinks }}

<gallery class="center" caption="" widths="200px" heights="170px">
Cashew apples being squashed in Chorao, Goa, India. 03.JPG|[[Cashew apple]]s being squashed in Chorao, Goa, to be used in the preparation of [[Feni (liquor)|feni]].
Handia.jpg|[[Handia (drink)|Handia]] is a [[Rice wine|rice beer]] commonly made by the [[indigenous people]] in [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]].
Desi daru with Chakna.jpg|[[Desi daru]] is India's one of cheapest factory made alcoholic drinks.
Dutch Cemetry at Chinsurah, Hooghly 34.jpg|A bottle of [[Bangla (drink)|Bangla liquor]] in [[Chinsurah, West Bengal, India]].
</gallery>

Alphabetised list of native tradition drinks is as follow:

* Akani- palm sap from Tamil Nadu.
* [[Apo (drink)|Apo]] – traditional drink from [[Arunachal Pradesh]] made from fermented rice
* [[Arrack (drink)|Arrack]]-distilled from a wash of palm Jagger, herbs etc from Kerala
* [[Bangla (drink)|Bangla]] – a distilled country liquor made from [[starch]] and sold in [[West Bengal]] by government licensed vendors.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/food/alcohol-and-bengalis-a-troubled-relationship |title=Alcohol and Bengalis: A troubled relationship|author=Tathagata Bhattacharya |date=23 October 2017|work=National Herald }}</ref>
* [[Thandai#Bhang thandai|Bhang thandai]]
* [[Lassi#Bhang lassi|Bhang lassi]] – prepared from leaves and buds of female [[Cannabis indica|cannabis plant]]
* Bitchi – a drink consumed mostly by [[Garo people|Garo]] tribals
* [[Chhaang]] or Tongba – drink from [[Sikkim]] made from grain millet
* [[Cholai]]
* [[Chuak]] – a drink from [[Tripura]] made from rice, [[jackfruit]] and [[pineapple]]
* [[Desi daru]]
* [[Feni (liquor)|Feni]] – an alcoholic beverage made from cashew apple or coconut in [[Goa]]
* Gudamaba – brewed from sugar cane in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]

* [[Handia (drink)|Handia]]
* [[Hariya]]
* Kaid Um – drink in [[Meghalaya]], consumed mostly by [[Khasi people|Khasi]] and [[Jaintia people|Jaintia]] tribes
* Kallu – coconut palm sap from [[Kerala]]
* Kodo Ko Jaanr – also known as chyang, prepared from [[finger millet]]<ref name="Himalayan Fermented Foods">{{cite book|last1=Tamang|first1=Jyoti Prakash|title=Himalayan Fermented Foods: Microbiology, Nutrition, and Ethnic Values|date=17 August 2009|publisher=CRC Press|pages=198|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EimHj9veADgC&q=atingba&pg=PA210|access-date=11 August 2015|chapter=8|isbn=9781420093254}}</ref>

* Laopani (also called ''Haanj'') – made from fermented rice in [[Assam]], concentrated extract is called ''Rohi''.

* Lugdi – made from rice, [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]]
* Mahua – made from [[Mahua (plant)|mahua]] flowers, Central India<ref name=journal>{{cite journal|title=Some interesting indigenous drinks among the tribals of Central India|url=http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/847/1/IJTK%206(1)%20(2007)%20141-143.pdf|journal=Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge|date=January 2007|volume=6|issue=1|pages=141–43|access-date=8 February 2012}}</ref>

* Mandia pej – made from ragi powder and stale water from boiled rice, popular in [[Odissa]]
* Manri – made from fermented rice, popular in [[Mithila, India|Mithila]]

* [[Pendhā]]

* Rohi – pale yellow coloured extract of Laopani fermented rice drink of Assam, usually offered to the ancestors, priests or elders on special occasions.

* [[Sekmai]] – from the state of [[Manipur]]; made from [[sticky rice]].
* [[Sonti (rice drink)|Sonti]]
* [[Sulai]]
* Sunda Kanji – made from fermenting rice that is buried in earthen or mud pots covered with cloth, sold in [[Tamil Nadu, India]].
* [[Sura (alcoholic drink)|Sura]]

* [[Thaati Kallu]]
* [[Tharra]]
* Toddy/Tadi/Kallu ([[palm wine]])
* [[Urrak]]
* Zawlaidi – popular in [[Mizoram]] prepared from rice, millet and [[maize]].
* [[Zutho]] – from [[Nagaland]]

=== Non-Traditional ===
{{anchor | Non }}
{{see also | Alcohol prohibition in India | Alcohol_laws_of_India#Dry_days | l2= Dry Days in India | Kasauli Brewery}}

Alphabetised list of non-traditional drinks in India.

* [[Indian beer]]
* Indian brandy
* [[Indian-made foreign liquor]]
* Indian rum
* Indian vodka
* [[Indian whisky]]
* [[Indian wine]]
* [[Kasauli Brewery#Lion|Lion beer]], Asia's first beer brand produced at [[Kasauli Brewery]] since 1930, brewery was established by [[Edward Dyer (brewer)|Edward Abraham Dyer]],<ref name=dy1/> father of [[Reginald Edward Harry Dyer|Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer]] ''"The Butcher of [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]]"''.<ref name=dy1>{{Cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/life-of-general-dyer/oclc/1335678|title=The life of General Dyer|last=Colvin|first=Ian Duncan|date=1929-01-01|publisher=W. Blackwood & Sons Ltd.|location=Edinburgh; London|oclc=1335678|language=English}}</ref><ref name=dy2>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TM3riRQIkwgC&q=edward&pg=PA1|title=The Life of General Dyer|last=Colvin|first=Ian Duncan|date=2006-01-01|publisher=Unistar Books|language=en}}</ref><ref name=dy3>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XuQC5pgzCw4C&q=edward&pg=PA4|title=The Butcher of Amritsar: General Reginald Dyer|last=Collett|first=Nigel|date=2006-10-15|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=9781852855758|language=en}}</ref><ref name=dy4>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/dREvXCimvI0BIYRLNbavRO/How-Old-Monk-went-from-Indias-star-to-another-hasbeen.html|title=How Old Monk went from India's star to another has-been|last=Saikia|first=Arunabh|date=2016-04-23|newspaper=Mint on Sunday|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/reginald-edward-dyer_2419138|title=Reginald Edward Dyer 1864-1927 - Ancestry|website=www.ancestry.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref name=dy6>{{Cite web|url=https://lawrencecollege.edu.pk/reginald-edward-harry-dyer/|title=Reginald Edward Harry Dyer – The Butcher of Amritsar | Lawrence College Ghora Gali}}</ref>

* [[Old Monk|Old Monk]], well-known rum produced since 1954.
* [[Kasauli Brewery#Solan_whisky|Solan No. 1]], India's first single malt whiskey produced at Kasauli Brewery since 1930 which was started by Edward Abraham Dyer.

==See also==
{{portal|India|Drink|Lists}}
* [[List of Indian dishes]]
* [[Lists of drinks]]

==References==
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