Summer cooler recipes: lassi, sharbat, chaat

A hand-picked set of cold drinks and light dishes from our library for hot days: lassi and mango lassi, lemon sharbat, borhani and doi ghol, laban and sobia, plus chaat, pani puri, jhalmuri, dahi baray and fresh salads such as fattoush and tabbouleh.

The list is chosen by dish, not by any nutrition or health rule, and every recipe has step-by-step instructions and timers. Tastes differ between homes and regions, so use it as a starting point for your own summer table.

This collection has 19 dishes, including Ramadan Vimto, Dahi Baray, Samosa Chaat. A typical recipe takes about 20 minutes, and each one comes with step-by-step instructions and cooking timers.