Jaljeera - Cool Mint-Lime Drink

Jal-jeera is a wonderful refreshing drink in the summer months. With the goodness of lime, mint and cumin, it is also an excellent appetizer. 

It is extremely simple to prepare. I did not know that until recently my husband asked me to make it since we had too much mint leaves on hand. I looked up the internet and came across this recipe from Indobase:

Ingredients:

Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp

Mint leaves - 2 tbspFresh coriander leaves - 1 tspLemon juice - 2 tbspBlack salt - 1/2 tsp Chilled water - 5 cups (750 ml)Sugar - 1 pinch


Method:

Roast the cumin seeds and allow them to cool. Grind the cumin seeds into fine powder. Grind mint and coriander leaves to make a smooth paste. 

To the mint-coriander paste, add the lemon juice, cumin powder, salt and sugar and mix well. Add the water and garnish with fresh mint leaves. Serve chilled. 

Verdict:

You could add the lemon and mint leaves to your taste. You could use normal iodised salt instead of black salt.