Indian springtime drinks

[easyguru]

Neera is common in Mumbai and Pune, sold by roadside stalls. It is basicaly a palm tree syrup not exposed to sunlight. Once it gets exposed to sunlight fermentation starts and it becomes a alcoholic drink called toady.in few days

[bong]

Neera is common in Mumbai and Pune, sold by roadside stalls. It is basicaly  a palm tree syrup not exposed to sunlight. Once it gets exposed to sunlight  fermentation starts and it becomes a alcoholic drink called toady.in few days

Yup same thing happens in Bengal, although I havent heard the term "Neera" before. I always thought it was called "taler rosh" (literally, palm juice). And, easyguru is right, it had to be consumed early in the morning or else it would ferment and become "tadi".

In Kolkata, when I was growing up, there would be street vendors going through the street in front of our house, early in the morning, shouting "taler rosh".

Perhaps this taler rosh is where Tal Mishree is made from...

[gingerly]

it's known as neera in the south too- drunk fresh (or fermented!) and also used in leavening 'sannas'.