This drink might be the best part of scorching summer days.
Like any simple concoction, tiny, optional details like that can make a big difference. If you just dump all the ingredients in a glass, your nimbu soda will be fine, but if you put a little thought into it, it can be better than fine. In this recipe, instead of simple syrup, I pre-mix the salt and sugar with the lime juice until dissolved and then add the soda.
So the best way to get salt, sugar, and ice into this mixed carbonated drink is to wet your ice in the serving glass, which also chills the glass, dissolve the solids in the citrus juice, and then start making the drink. As the nimbu pani NPR article linked to above notes, you can play around with seasoning the drink using a mix of spices or with a spice mix if you have some on-hand: awouldn't be out of place. I generally prefer to keep it as simple as possible. And if you don't have kala namak, you can always just use plain old salt, although the slight sulfurous notes of kala namak give the drink an expansive dimension that sets it apart from other citrusy drinks.
So there it is: Go out, get sweaty, and make yourself a nimbu soda. For maximum pleasure, drink it while baking in the full light of a brutal noonday summer sun.Dissolving the sugar and salt in the lime juice before adding in the soda water keeps the drink as fizzy as possible. Filling the glass with ice and water then draining the water chills the glass and wets the ice, both of which help to keep the drink fizzier.
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