Before tea and coffee, our ancestors drank natural beverages for health. They would have cow’s milk, ghee or honey in warm water, or herbal ‘kashayams’ made with tulsi, ginger, and spices. In the South, fermented rice or ‘chaddannam’ was a popular choice, acting as a natural probiotic. Villagers often drank fresh buttermilk, ragi ambali, or barley water for energy.
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