Jal Jeera

       
               Jal jeera is a great drink to cool down the temperature of your body. It is a very old Indian recipe. Jal means water & jeera means cumin. Jal jeera is basically a drink made from cumin powder. It is drunk before a meal or in between meals. It aids in digestion.

               Here is my version of jal jeera.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes


Ingredients:

• Mint Leaves 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves 1/2 cup
• Black Salt 2 tsp
• Aamchur Powder 3 tsp
• Roasted Cumin Powder 3 tsp
• Black Pepper to taste (Optional)
• Lemon Juice 2 tbsp.
• Salt to Taste
• Ice cubes
• Water
• Soda Water
• Boondi for Garnishing

Method:

• Grind mint leaves, coriander leaves, black salt salt, aamchur powder & roasted cumin powder. Use water for grinding to form a smooth & a nice watery puree. Mix it with almost 2 cups of water.
• Add to it lemon juice & salt to taste. Mix well.
• In a glass add 1 or 2 ice cubes. Fill 3/4th of the glass with the ground mint coriander puree.
• & remaining 1/4th with soda water. Add black pepper to it for taste. It is optional.
• Garnish with boondi.

Tips:

• You can add sugar also to it if you wish to.
• You can increase or reduce any of the ingredients according to your taste.

 
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