The different drinks to go with Indian takeaway from Brisbane

There are many places on earth where people. Curry has become one of the most admired and trendy exported foods around the world but how many of us really know the difference between a dish from the South and a dish from the North of India? There are Indian restaurants in Brisbane where you can try different curries and ask the chef to explain about them if you are curious enough.

Lassi

Lassi, which can be salted or sweet, is a well-liked yoghurt based drink in India. It’s a lot like one of the salted yoghurt drink, Ayran, popular in Arabic countries and Turkey. The traditional salty lassi is quite popular in North India and is flavoured with spices like ground cumin.  Sweetened lassis are flavoured with various fruits instead of spices.  The most popular is mango and banana and taste more like milkshakes or smoothies. Another less popular kind of lassi is “bhang” lassi, made from cannabis buds or leaves. It is mixed into a paste with ghee, milk, and spices. You are less likely to find this kind of lassi in restaurants.

Indian Chai

India is one of the world’s biggest exporters of tea along with Sri Lanka and China. Chai is the Indian and also the Greek word for tea. An Indian Chai is generally sweet and served milkily.  Even more special is the yummy Chai Masala powder. It is milked tea-flavour mixture made with lots of spices like cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and many others. Masala chai is too good to miss and we highly recommend it in any of the North Indian restaurants of Brisbane.

Masala Nimbu Pani Soda

This is a kind of lemonade mixed with plain soda, sweet or salt or both (as the customer likes) and special Indian masala powder to enhance the taste. It is generally ordered with food or after finishing the meal. The cool drink gives a healthy touch to the food you eat rather than soft drinks like Coke or Pepsi. You can customize the drink with our without soda or the amount of sugar salt and ice. It works great as an Indian summer drink. The North Indian cuisine at Alexandra hills may have it in their menu. If not, try to make it at home as an experiment. It is quite a refreshing drink that you don’t want to miss.