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Is the October heat sapping away your energy? Head to Kailash Mandir, and try their refreshing, frothy lassi. WHAT'S ON is sure it will cool you down

The sweet counter. pic/soma das

Maharaja and Samrat may remind you of royalty, but they are actually the varieties of the lassi sold at Kailash Mandir in Dadar. Their thick, frothy, delicious, but slightly overpriced, lassis are surely worth it.

What is kailash mandir? Legend has it that Mount Kailash is the divine abode of Lord Shiva, who is worshipped with offerings of milk. His escort happens to be a cow named Nandi. Hardly surprising then that a lassi-cum-sweet shop would be called Kailash Mandir.

Kailash Mandir has outlets in Dombivli and Dadar.

Naim Bux, the propreitor, and his family hail from Amritsar. They were into the packaged milk business, but later decided to diversify into milk-based products like sweets and lassi.

Products: On offer are a variety of lassis, including Punjabi Lassi (Rs 18), Badam Pista Lassi (Rs 24), Masala Lassi (Rs 24), Maharaja Lassi (Rs 30) and Samrat Lassi (Rs 33). The Masala Lassi is especially for people, who want the flavour of almonds and pistas, but do not want to make an effort to chew the nuts. The Maharaja Lassi has ingredients like almonds, pistas and cashew nuts, while the Samrat Lassis are a combination of all the other lassis.

For an extra Rs 5, you can get sugar-free versions of all the lassis. They also sell Shrikhand and a host of Bengali and Punjabi sweets.

We loved: We recommend, you try the Rabdi (Rs 240 per kilo), Ras Malai (Rs 200 per kilo), Samosas (Rs 6), and Gulkand (Rs 30 per kilo). Their Rasgullas (Rs 5 per piece), Gulab Jamuns (Rs 4 per piece) and Malai Sandwiches (Rs 225 per kilo) are favourites with customers.

At: Kailash Mandir Lassi Shop, near Railway Station, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Dombivali (E) and at Dadar (E) near the station.

Timings: 8 am to 10 pm.

Call: 2457072/ 24182421

They accept credit cards as well.