A bottle of <i>katira</i> drink from Rumah Makan Minang, 18 and 18A Kandahar Street, Singapore. The Malay drink is made from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/evaporated_milk" class="extiw" title="w:evaporated milk">evaporated milk</a> that has been sweetened and flavoured with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tragacanth" class="extiw" title="w:tragacanth">tragacanth</a> (known in Hindi as <i>gond katira</i>). Other spices such as <i>selasih</i> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/basil" class="extiw" title="w:basil">basil</a> seeds), <i>kembang semangkok</i> (malva nuts, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterculia_lychnophora" class="extiw" title="w:Sterculia lychnophora">Sterculia lychnophora</a></i>), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rose_water" class="extiw" title="w:rose water">rose water</a> are often added as well.
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