Hyderabadi special doodh ka sharbat with Norien

Did you know ‘doodh ka sharbat’ is a drink served in Hyderabadi homes during Muharram?

In Hyderabad the dum ka roat is always in focus during Muharram. Norien Nasri, a vlogger who posts traditional Hyderabadi dishes on her YouTube channel ‘Hyderabadi Mom In Dubai’, demonstrated the preparation of another important Muharram speciality in Hyderabadi homes — Doodh ka sharbat. Her followers cannot stop thanking her enough for it. Talking about the sharbat, 50-year-old Norien Nasri, addressed as Aunty by most of her followers, says “Doodh ka sharbat is easy to make and tasty when prepared in the right manner. The first trick to make the best doodh ka sharbat is to add sugar saccharine to milk that is boiled and thickened. A lot of people add sugar directly when boiling the milk but sugar dilutes the taste. The second and the most important trick is to add the smoky oudh (agarwood) flavour to the drink. Finally the sharbat is garnished with finely chopped almonds.” Norien’s channel includes dishes that range from regular biryani and dalcha to Hyderabadi specials like tamate ka kut, shaadi ka lal murgh to mutton korma, raita and a whole range of traditional sweet dishes like badam ka kund.