🌹 Rose Sharbat Fizz

Rooh Afza rose syrup, tulsi & sparkling water

3 min
Serves 1
Floral & Sweet
Tall glass over ice
0% ABV
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp Rooh Afza rose syrup
  • 4–5 fresh basil leaves (or holy basil / tulsi)
  • Juice of ¼ lime
  • 150ml chilled sparkling water
  • Ice cubes
  • A pinch of cardamom powder to garnish
  • Rose petal (optional)
Method
  1. 1
    Add syrupAdd Rooh Afza to a tall glass. Squeeze in the lime juice.
  2. 2
    Bruise basilClap the basil leaves between your palms to release the oils. Add to the glass.
  3. 3
    Ice & waterFill with ice. Pour sparkling water slowly down the inside of the glass.
  4. 4
    GarnishDust lightly with cardamom. Add a rose petal if using.

About This Drink

Rooh Afza was created in 1907 in Delhi by Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed. Its name means 'that which increases the soul'. It has been on the tables of Mughal homes, Iftar gatherings, and Indian restaurants for over a century. Adding sparkling water and fresh basil is a modernisation — but the soul of the drink is untouched.

Bartender's Tips

Rooh Afza is available at Indian/Pakistani grocery stores and online. The basil adds a herbal note that lifts the sweetness. For a creamier version, add a tablespoon of cold whole milk before the sparkling water.

Origin
Restaurant / Source
Featured at Dishoom (London) & Indian restaurants worldwide
Origin
Delhi, 1907
Difficulty
Easy · 3 min
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Where to drink this
Restaurant
Dishoom
Address
Multiple locations — London (Shoreditch, Covent Garden, King's Cross, Carnaby, Kensington) · Edinburgh · Manchester · Birmingham
Style
Irani café — Bombay comfort food
Accolades
Multiple Time Out 'Best Restaurant in London' · national institution

Dishoom is built around the old Irani cafés of Bombay — democratic, welcoming places where everyone ate together. Their mocktail programme has become legendary in its own right: the Mango Lassi is one of London's most-ordered non-alcoholic drinks, and the house-made Salted Lassi is a breakfast institution at every table. Dishoom is simply a part of London's cultural fabric now.

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