Ingredients

• 100 g - tamarind
• 5 cups - water
• 2 tsp - cumin seeds
• small piece - black salt crystals
• 1 tbsp - chopped mint leaves
• 2 green chillies
• salt to taste

How to Make Jal Jeera

• Soak tamarind in 1 cup warm water.
• On a tava, lightly roast cumin seeds. Grind with black salt.
• Put rest of the water to boil with ground cumin and black salt, mint, chillies and a little salt if necessary.
• Squeeze out tamarind pulp, and throw away stones.
• Mix tamarind pulp and water with jeera water. Boil for about 5 mins.
• Cool. Strain through cloth or fine strainer. Chill.
• If desired, add a few pieces of chopped cucumber before serving.