Mahatma Gandhi once said, “If one drinks a glass of neera in the morning instead of tea, etc., he should not need anything else for breakfast.” 

In all these years, while ‘Neera’ may not have taken the place of tea, it has succeeded in creating its loyal base of consumers. Dotted alongside highways near Mumbai, you can find numerous ‘Neera Vikri Kendra’ or Neera stalls ready to pour you this desi cold drink extracted fresh before sunrise each day. ‘Neera’ is highly susceptible to natural fermentation at ambient temperature with high chances that it might turn into Toddy - an alcoholic brew if not extracted and stored according to the traditional methods.