1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon mint leave paste
2 tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon black salt (Kala Namak) * - See Note Below
pinch of sugar
Garnish:
Mint leaves
Optional Spices:
½ teaspoon cilantro (coriander) paste
½ teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur)
Method :
1. Mix everything together and served chilled with ice and mint garnish.
Note :
Cumin (Jeera) is usually used both as whole seed or ground powder in virtually any Indian curry dish which makes it one of the most important of all Indian spices. Cumin seeds can be either white or black. Black cumin seed have slightly more sweeter and delicate flavor than the white seeds. It gives a powerful aroma which many people associate with Indian food. It has bitter and nutty taste.
Amchoor (dried mango powder) is special South Asian spice.
Black Salt (Kala Namak) is a special kind of rock salt which gives tangy flavor. It is known help in digestion of food and main ingredient of chat masala. It si easily avilabale in most Indian and South Asian stores. Black salt is essential ingredient of this drink. If black salt is not available, substitute cumin and black salt for the chat masala. It won't be same but will be closer.
Source : Food India
