North India (Beverages)

Jaljeera Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 0 mins | Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Drink | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Water - 3 and 1/2 cups
Mint Leaves - 1/8 cup tightly packed
Coriander Leaves - 1/8 cup tightly packed
Ginger - a small piece
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind - 1 tbsp
Boondi - just for garnish
Sugar - 1 tsp 
Roasted Jeera Powder - 1/4 tsp
Black Salt - 1/8 tsp (I used normal salt)
Amchur Powder - 1/8 tsp
Chat Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1.      Get all your ingredients ready. Soak tamarind in little water. Now add the ingredients except the spice powders and lemon to a mixer.

2.      Sprinkle little water and Grind it to a paste. Chill water for at least an hour. Now place a strainer over the bowl containing water and strain it.

3.          Keep straining till you see a thick pulp without any water content. Now add the spice powders along with sugar and add lemon juice. Mix well.

Garnish with boondi and Serve chilled!