30. coriander garlic chaas
a must have in most indian homes When we were travelling from Gondal to Anand on Ram navmi day, we stopped at a restaurant just near Anand to have our dinner. It was very very hot that day and I cannot remember the number of cold drinks, mainly nimbu pani and limca we all must have drunk. As we all could not fit on one big table, our family decided to occupy 5 small tables and each table ordered for themselves. On our table, Vibha bhabhi and I decided to stick to the good old water whereas Ajay and Snehalbhai ordered lassi. They both enjoyed the cool drink and Snehalbhai said 'Vibs we should have this everyday at home.' Vibs did look at him oddly and asked ' even in winter?' And the answer was ' its cold outside the house not inside.' Whether Vibs makes chaas everyday or not, its a must have in our house for lunch. Considering the weather in Mombasa, its the most cooling and invigorating drink that the Indian subcontinent has invented. It goes by many names ...