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Summer Cooling Drinks | Ragi Ambali, Tanka Torani & Amla Sharbat

Summer Cooling Drinks | Ragi Ambali, Tanka Torani & Amla Sharbat

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Beat the heat with 3 traditional summer drinks—Ragi Ambali, Tanka Torani and refreshing Amla Sharbat.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15-20 minutes

Total Time 25-30 minutes

Servings: 2-4

Cuisine: Indian

Summer Cooling Drinks | Ragi Ambali, Tanka Torani & Amla Sharbat Recipe - Ranveer Brar

Ingredients

For Amla Paste

250 gms Gooseberries (roughly chopped), आंवला
¼ inch Mango Ginger (roughly chopped), आंबेहळद
1 ½ cups Sugar, चीनी
1-2 cups Water, पानी
¼ inch Ginger (peeled & roughly chopped), अदरक
1 tsp Fennel Seeds, सौंफ
1 cup Jaggery, गुड़

For Ragi Mixture

2 cups Water, पानी
¾ cup Ragi flour, रागी का आटा

For Cooking Rice

1 cup Kolam Rice, कोलम चावल
2-3 cups Water, पानी

For Ragi Ambala

1 medium Onion (chopped), प्याज
2 no. Green Chillies (less spicy & finely chopped), हरी मिर्च
2 tbsp fresh Coriander leaves (finely chopped), धनिया पत्ता
Cooked Ragi mixture, पका हुआ रागी का मिश्रण
4-5 no. Ice cubes, बर्फ के टुकड़े
1-2 cups Curd (beaten), दही
1-2 cups Water, पानी
Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
1 tsp Lemon juice, नींबू का रस

For Torani Paste

3-4 no. Lemon leaves (roughly torn),
½ inch Mango Ginger (peeled & sliced), आंबेहळद
1 no. Green Chilli (chopped), हरी मिर्च

For Fermentation

Cooked Rice, पका हुआ चावल
4-5 cups Water, पानी

For Tanka Torani

Fermented Rice Water, खमीरी चावल का पानी
1 cup Curd (beaten), दही
Prepared Torani Paste, तैयार की हुई तोरानी का पेस्ट
1-2 sprig Curry leaves (roughly torn), कड़ी पत्ता
1 no. fresh Red Chilli (chopped), ताज़ी लाल मिर्च
2 no. Lemon (sliced), नींबू
1 tsp Lemon juice, नींबू का रस
Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
½ tsp Cumin powder, जीरा पाउडर

For Amla Sharbat

1 no. Gooseberry (grated), आंवला
¼ inch Ginger (peeled & grated), अदरक
½ tsp Black Peppercorns (crushed), कुटी हुई काली मिर्च
Prepared Amla Paste, तैयार की हुई आंवला पेस्ट
4-5 no. Ice cubes, बर्फ के टुकड़े
Water as required, पानी
A pinch of Salt, नमक
1-2 tbsp fresh Mint leaves (roughly torn), पुदीने का पत्ता

For Garnish

Lemon slices, नींबू
Mint sprig, पुदीने का पत्ता
Ice cubes, बर्फ के टुकड़े

Process

For Amla Paste

In a sauce pot, add gooseberries, mango ginger, sugar, water, ginger, fennel seeds, jaggery, cover it with the lid and cook for 12-15 minutes or until everything is cooked.
Transfer it into the bowl and leave it aside to cool down the temperature.
Transfer it into the mixer grinder jar and grind it into a smooth fine paste.
keep it aside for further use.

For Ragi Mixture

In a sauce pan, add water, ragi flour and cook it on low flames for a while until it is properly cooked.
Transfer it into the bowl and keep it aside for further use.

For Cooking Rice

In a saucepot or handi, add kolam rice, water, cover it with the lid and cook for 20-25 minutes until rice gets mushy in texture.
Transfer it to a bowl and leave it aside for further use.

For Ragi Ambala

In a serving bowl, add onion, green chillies, fresh coriander leaves, cooked ragi mixture and give it a good mix.
Add ice cubes, curd, water, salt to taste, lemon juice and give it a good mix.
Transfer it into the serving glass and serve chilled.

For Torani Paste

In a mortar pestle, add lemon leaves, mango ginger, green chilli and grind it into a coarse paste.
Keep it aside for further use.

For Fermentation

In a clay pot, add cooked rice, sufficient water and cover it with a muslin cloth and keep it aside for fermentation for 1 day or at least 18-20 hours.

For Tanka Torani

In a clay pot, add fermented rice water, curd, prepared torani paste, curry leaves, fresh red chilli, lemon, lemon juice, salt to taste, cumin powder and give it a good mix.
Transfer it into the serving glass or clay glass and serve chilled.

For Amla Sharbat

In a serving bowl or jar, add grated gooseberry, ginger, crushed black peppercorns.
Add prepared amla paste, ice cubes, water as required, a pinch of salt, fresh mint leaves and mix everything well.
Transfer it into the serving glass, garnish it with lemon slices, mint sprig and ice cubes.
Serve chilled.

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Reviews

Nandini Bhattacharjee says:

April 30, 2026 at 5:11 am

Hi Chef Ranveer,
Your recipes are awesome. The measurements and process as well as the tips are so accurate that all the dishes turn out very well. Thank you sooo much.

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