India, June 21 -- Every culture has its own way of staying cool when the sun blazes down. While the West celebrates Ice Cream Soda Day with fizzy floats like cola and vanilla ice cream, India brings its own herbal, refreshing take to the party - with the vibrant and fragrant khus ice cream soda.

Made using khus, or vetiver root, this drink combines the old-school charm of soda with earthy, botanical flavours and a creamy scoop of vanilla ice cream. It's the kind of beverage that's part dessert, part cooler, and entirely perfect for summer. This two-part recipe is by Chef Kunal Kapur.

Ingredients: 70 gms khus ki jad (vetiver root), 1.3 litres water, 600 gm sugar, a few drops of green food colouring

Method: Rinse khus roots well and soak...