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The Kerala-style spicy butter milk is served with a layer of curry leaves and crushed ginger and green chillies on top. You'll get the spicy fermented drink in either glasses or small mud pots depending on the shop you stop at. (Photo | Milma Facebook official)
Replace soda with water and you get the non-aerated variety of this popular lemon-based summer drink. Although sarsaparilla syrup and sugar syrup, you are likely to get the latter in most shops. (Manorama photo)
Don't confuse this cheaper variety of soda sarbath with the aerated bottle drinks. Replace the sweet syrups with a pinch of salt alongside soda and lemon and you get Kerala's 'Soda Naranga'. Have a sip and feel your thirst suffer an instant death! (Manorama photo)
The noisy, smoke-brimming machines with piles of peeled sugar cane stems never stop roaring on Kerala roadsides. (Facebook Photo)
Freshly extracted sugarcane juice is served with lemon, mint leaves and sometimes ginger in adequate quantities to make this satisfying summer drink. (Facebook Photo)
Forget the the stereotypes. On a summer afternoon, you'll feel grateful that coconut trees yield fruits throughout the year. (Facebook Photo)
Tender coconut water is rich in antioxidants and helps reduce inflammation, among many other properties. Before you throw the shell away, don't forget to cut it open and feast on the jelly/ soft flesh inside! (Facebook Photo)