4 easy summer drinks you can make at home 

As we enter the last leg of summer, it's important we enjoy all the frozen desserts, mangoes and of course, refreshing summer drinks to make most of the season. Vogue asked chef and restaurateur Rahul Akerkar of Qualia and chef Zoheb Qureshi from Cross Border Kitchens to share refreshing drink recipes that you can make at home. 

1. Recipe: Hole in the wall

Ingredients:

• 4 slices pickled Bhavnagri chilli

• 20ml agave syrup

• 30ml lime juice

• 45ml pineapple juice

• 45ml water, chilled

Method:

1. 1

   Muddle the Bhavnagri chilli.

2. 2

   Add the remaining ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well.

3. 3

   Double strain in the takeaway container

4. 4

   Serve chilled.

2. Recipe: Blood orange ice tea

Ingredients:

• 45ml blood orange puree

• 30ml lime juice

• 20ml sugar syrup

• 120ml prepared berry-based tea

• Fresh mint sprigs, few just tap and add

Method:

1. 1

   Add all the ingredients in the shaker.

2. 2

   Add ice and shake well.

3. 3

   Double strain in the takeaway container.

4. 4

   Garnish with mint and serve chilled.

3. Recipe: Rooh Afza with basil and aloe vera 

Ingredients: 

• 8 tbsp Rooh Afza syrup

• 1l water, chilled

• Sugar to taste

• 16 fresh basil leaves

• 24 pieces aloe vera, peeled and diced

Method:

1. 1

   In a bowl, mix Rooh Afza syrup, sugar and water till sugar dissolves.

2. 2

   Finely chop eight of the basil leaves and add to the mix.

3. 3

   Pour the mix into a glass and stir.

4. 4

   Take tall glasses and add aloe vera pieces in each glass.

5. 5

   Garnish with a sprig of basil.

6. 6

   Serve chilled.

4. Recipe: Turmeric lemonade

Ingredients: 

• 2 whole dry turmeric pieces, soaked overnight

• 6 tbsp lime juice

• 4 tbsp sugar syrup

• 1⁄4  tbsp black pepper, ground

• 1⁄2 tbsp roasted cumin powder, ground

• ¾ tbsp black salt, ground

• 1l soda

• 8 ice cubes

Method:

1. 1

   Grind the soaked turmeric into a paste.

2. 2

   In a glass, add paste, sugar syrup, lime juice and powdered spices.

3. 3

   Add water to the mix and stir well.

4. 4

   Add ice cubes in a tall glass and serve chilled.

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