Sharbat (also spelled sherbet or sherbat) is a popular drink in India, usually made with fruits or flower petals and served chilled. I like to make the drink with seasonal fruits and natural sweeteners. For those new to Sharbat, this podcast explains beautifully how the refreshing fruit juice is the ancestor of sorbet and sherbet. I (and most kids in India) grew up drinking a cold glass of sharbat after school during the summers. It never failed to melt away my irritation with the heat. Now, even with my ever-growing arsenal of summer coolers, there is nothing I find more delicious and cooling than a fruit sharbat.