Masala soda is a refreshing Indian summer drink made using a few spices and soda water. It takes 5 minutes to bring this cool beverage together. Check out the recipe!
If you are looking for more summer drinks, then here are some more – Sattu Drink, Aam Panna Drink, Cucumber Cooler, Nimbu Shikanji, Kulukki, Jaljeera, and Jeera Soda.
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About This Recipe
Summers and a glass of masala soda, I can’t even tell you how perfect this combination is! A glass of this chilled Indian soft drink will definitely provide you instant relief from that scorching heat outside.
Those of you who don’t know what is masala soda? Well, it is carbonated lime and mint flavored soft drink that comes together in just 5 minutes.
Tangy and sweet in taste, this has become a family favorite, whenever we need a refreshing and yummy drink during summers.
I feel this is also a great drink to serve to your guests instead of serving a hot cup of tea and coffee in the summers. And I am sure your guests will just love it.
Nowadays, you even get a pre-made masala soda powder, so in case you want something even more quickly you can get one of those, but believe me, there is nothing more refreshing than making it from scratch with fresh ingredients.
This Masala Nimbu Soda is,
- Sweet, Spicy & Tangy
- Refreshing
- Easy to make
- Yummy
- A perfect Summer drink
- A popular street food beverage
Ingredients
Mint Leaves – Use fresh mint leaves for the best taste.
Lime Juice – I would suggest you use freshly squeezed lime juice. You can add the bottled lime juice, but the fresh ones give a better taste.
Ginger – Ginger adds a nice peppery taste to this drink. In case you do not have fresh ginger, you can just add in a little ginger powder instead.
Sugar – Adjust the sugar as per your taste. You can increase or decrease the quantity of sugar depending upon how sweet you want the soda to be.
Soda – Add in a little soda water for that fizz.
Seasonings – To add up a little more tangy spicy flavor, add in chaat masala powder, black salt, black pepper powder, and roasted cumin powder. You can adjust the quantity of these spice powders to suit your taste.
Variations – Add some kokum juice while making the soda. You can also add in coco cola, 7-up, or sprite instead of soda water.
How to make Masala Soda?
Add ½ cup mint leaves (packed), 1 tsp chopped ginger, 2 tbsp lime juice, ½ cup sugar, 1 tsp roasted cumin powder, 1 tbsp chaat masala, ½ tsp black pepper powder, 2 tsp black salt, and ½ cup water in the small jar of a grinder.
Grind to make a smooth paste.
Pass the mixture through a strainer.
Add 4-5 tbsp of this mixture in a serving glass.
Add a few ice cubes.
Top the glass with soda and stir gently. Garnish with lime slices and mint leaves and serve immediately.
Storage Suggestions
You can make the mint mixture and refrigerate it for up to 4 days. Just pour it into serving glasses and top it with soda water when ready to use.
You can also freeze this mixture in ice cube trays. Just pop out one cube, thaw and use it to make the drink.
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Masala Soda Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup mint leaves (packed)
- 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon chaat masala
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
- 2 teaspoons black salt
- ½ cup water
- soda water (as required)
Instructions
- Add ½ cup mint leaves (packed), 1 tsp chopped ginger, 2 tbsp lime juice, ½ cup sugar, 1 tsp roasted cumin powder, 1 tbsp chaat masala, ½ tsp black pepper powder, 2 tsp black salt, and ½ cup water in the small jar of a grinder.
- Grind to make a smooth paste.
- Pass the mixture through a strainer.
- Add 4-5 tbsp of this mixture into a serving glass.
- Add a few ice cubes.
- Top the glass with soda water and stir gently. Garnish with lime slices and mint leaves and serve immediately.
Mrs Bimla Acharya Mishra
Though, I didn’t have chat masala, I used dry mango powder. It was awesome!