4 Easy Roohafza Drink | Lemonade, Milkshake, Lassi & Simple One
Roohafza Drink is a very popular summer drink in India. Summers are incomplete without this super easy, quick, and refreshing drink.
You are already familiar with regular Roohafza Drink, now try this Roohafza Lemonade, Roohafza Milkshake, Roohafza Lassi, summer drinks to cool you down.
What is Roohafja made of?
Roohafja is a concentrate of natural herbs, fruits, vegetables, and many other natural ingredients. Having a very strong flavor of rose and cooling properties it helps to keep the body cool in summer.
It was originated by a Pakistani physician as a cooling agent which is used during hot summer winds in Northern India and Pakistan. This is easily available in stores and online markets.
Why you will love this recipe
This roohafja syrup can be used in various ways, making lassi, milkshake, adding on top of puddings, and ice creams.
It not only elevates the flavor but makes any recipe so delicious and lip-smacking. A great alternative to rose syrup, if you do not have rose syrup simply use it and make your recipe stand out with its great taste.
All the rooh afza recipes are easy and quick to make without any fancy ingredients. You can make them with easily available ingredients.
Here are the four summer drinks to make with Rooh Afza
Plain roohafja drink
Rooh Afza lemonade
Rooh Afza milkshake
Rooh Afza lassi
Ingredients
Please check RECIPE CARD for detailed ingredients list with accurate measurement.
Plain roohafja drink
- Chilled water
- Rooh afza or rose syrup
- Powdered sugar
- Sabja seeds (optional)
Rooh Afza lemonade
- Chilled water
- Powdered sugar
- Rooh afza or rose syrup
- Lemon juice
- Lemon wedges for decoration
Rooh Afza milkshake
- Chilled milk
- sugar powder
- Rooh afza or rose syrup
- Ripe banana (optional)
Rooh Afza lassi
- Yogurt
- Rooha afza or rose syrup
- water
- Sugar powder
4 different ways to make Rooh Afja Drink
Let see how to make roohafza drink in four ways at home.
Plain roohafja drink
Making simple roofafja drink is the easiest way to prepare it. Either add sugar powder to make it or use extra syrup for the sweeter taste.
Start by adding chilled water, sugar powder, and roohafja syrup. Blend well until sugar is dissolved. Serve immediately. You can add sabja seeds or basil seeds as well to make this refreshing drink.
Rooh Afza lemonade
Adding lemon juice in plain rooh afja will result in lemonade. Blend chilled water, lemon juice, sugar, and syrup.
Serve chilled with lemon wedge. This is really helpful to take in hot summer days.
Rose lassi or Rooh Afza lassi
Lassi is one of the traditional Indian drinks consumed during summer days. Over time it has evolved with various flavors and styles. Rose lassi is one of the variations of Indian Sweet Lassi.
In a blender add yogurt, water, rose syrup, and sugar. You can add cardamom as well like in sweet lassi, but it may over powder the rose flavours coming out from rooh afza.
Serve chilled and garnish with some dry fruits, I skip this as I enjoy this with rose flavor.
Rooh Afza milkshake
Milkshakes are another lip-smacking drink during summer. It is easy & quick to make. Kids love this rose flavor milkshake and finish their milk in few seconds.
Simply blend chilled milk with sugar & syrup. Enjoy roohafja milkshake as is or you can add basil seeds as well.
Storing suggestions
All the roohafja drinks are simple to make, and get ready in few minutes. You can also make ahead and store in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Variations
Apart from these easy rooh afza drinks you can also make rooh afza mojito, rooh afza sangria, ice cream & falooda.
Add in coconut laddu to make rose coconut laddus. Rose burfi is another variant to make.
Tips & FAQ’s
- I added sugar powder and then rooh afja or rose syrup. You can skip adding sugar and add more syrup to achieve the sweeter version.
- Stevia, sugar-free, honey, or maple syrup are other sweeteners to use.
- Use full-fat milk to make a milkshake, it tastes great with whole milk. Though there is no harm making a milkshake with low-fat as well.
- You can add fruits like strawberry, banana while making milkshake & lassi.
- Replace water with sprite or sparkling water to make plain rooh afza & lemonade. It will be another frizzy roohafza drink.
Roohafja is a concentrate of natural herbs, fruits, vegetables, and many other natural ingredients. Having a very strong flavor of rose and cooling properties it helps to keep the body cool in summer.
Drinking rooh afza daily is good for health as it contains lots of natural herbs. However, being sweet in nature we need to be mindful. You can easily adjust your daily calorie requirement with the addition of rooh afza drink.
You can make milkshake, lassi, lemonade, ice cream, cake, mojito, and coconut laddu. You can also add as a topping on kheer (pudding),
It is made with natural ingredients. However, Hindu fasting requires a certain type of food intake. Please ask your elders if ingredients in rooh afza allowed in fasting.
You may have to avoid it in case of any ingredient is prohibited on the particular Hindu fast.
Few more summer drinks to enjoy from the blog
- Shikanji
- Sattu Drink
- Watermelon Juice
- Masala Chaas | Butter Milk
- Punjabi Sweet Lassi
- Mango Lassi
- Strawberry lassi
- 3 ingredients sugar-free strawberry milkshake
- Homemade yogurt
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Roohafza Drink 4 ways
Ingredients
Plain roohafja drink
- 1.5 cup chilled water
- 2 tbsp roohafja
- 1 tsp sugar powdered
- 1 tsp basil seeds sabja seeds optional
Rooh Afza lemonade
- 1.5 cup chilled water
- 2 tbsp roohafza
- 1 tsp sugar powdered
- 1.5 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 lemon wedge for garnishing
Rooh Afza milkshake
- 1.5 cup chilled milk full-fat milk
- 1 tsp sugar powdered
- 2 tbsp roohafja
- 1 ripe banana optional
Rooh Afza lassi
- 1 cup yogurt using greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp sugar powdered
- 2 tbsp roohafja
Instructions
Learn how to make Plain roohafja drink
- Start by adding chilled water, sugar powder, and roohafja syrup.
- Blend well until sugar is dissolved. Serve immediately. You can add sabja seeds or basil seeds as well to make this refreshing drink.
Learn how to make Rooh Afza lemonade
- Start by adding chilled water, sugar powder, lemon juice, and roohafja syrup.
- Serve chilled with lemon wedge. This is really helpful to take in hot summer days.
Learn how to make Rose lassi or Rooh Afza lassi
- In a blender add yogurt, water, rose syrup, and sugar. You can add cardamom as well like in sweet lassi, but it may over powder the rose flavours coming out from rooh afza.
- Serve chilled and garnish with some dry fruits, I skip this as I enjoy this with rose flavor.
Learn how to make Rooh Afza milkshake
- Simply blend chilled milk with sugar & syrup.
- Enjoy roohafja milkshake as is or you can add basil seeds as well.
Notes
- I added sugar powder and then rooh afja or rose syrup. You can skip adding sugar and add more syrup to achieve the sweeter version.
- Stevia, sugar-free, honey, or maple syrup are other sweeteners to use.
- Use full-fat milk to make a milkshake, it tastes great with whole milk. Though there is no harm making a milkshake with low-fat as well.
- You can add fruits like strawberry, banana while making milkshake & lassi.
- Replace water with sprite or sparkling water to make plain rooh afza & lemonade. It will be another frizzy roohafza drink.
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