Sharbat-idana

This is a special drink our Grandmother would make for special family parties and gatherings. For us kids, the really exciting thing was the addition of the tiny black tukmaria seeds which, when soaked in water, wouldswell up to make what we thought seemed like little furry tadpoles and neverfailed to fascinate us. Tukmaria or sabja seeds, also known moreromantically in some quarters as ‘tiger tiger’, can be found in good Asianand Middle Eastern stores; if you can’t find them, the drink is