Fresh, bright, and straightforward to put together, Basil Seed Drink (Sabja Seeds Drink) is a gluten-free, vegan Indian drink made with simple everyday ingredients in about 120 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 120 minutes
- Cook time: Not specified
- Total time: 120 minutes
- Yield: 1
- Category: Drink
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons Sweet basil seeds ((sabja/tukmaria/falooda seeds))
- ½ cup luke warm water
- ¾ cup water ((or any fruit juice))
- 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice (or 3 to 4 tbsps calamansi juice)
- 1 teaspoon Rock sugar ((or any sweetener, optional))
Method
- Optional - Pick over the basil seeds to remove any possible stones or debris. Add them to a fine strainer (like a coffee strainer) and pour some clean water to get rid of any dirt or residue. This step is optional.
How to Make Basil Seed Drink
- Add them to a cup and pour luke warm water and let them soak for 30 minutes to overnight.
- Pour water or any fruit juice, lemon juice and if required sweetener. Serve basil seed drink.
More Ideas
- Stir the soaked basil seeds into your smoothies, cold puddings, milkshakes, Falooda, or popsicle mixture.
- The soaked seeds can also be stirred into cold soups or added to warm or cold cereals.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
