Jaljeera

Ingredients 

• 4 tablespoons cumin seeds (jeera)
• Salt to taste
• ¼ teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
• Black salt to taste 
• 1½ tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
• 10-12 fresh mint leaves
• Few fresh coriander leaves
• 1 tablespoon tamarind pulp
• 3 lemons
• Ice cubes as required 
• Drinking soda for topping 

Method

1. Dry roast cumin seeds till fragrant and crush coarsely in a mortar with a pestle. 
2. Add salt, asafoetida, black salt and sugar and crush. Add ginger, mint leaves, coriander leaves and tamarind pulp and crush again. 
3. Halve 2 lemons and cut 1 lemon into thin slices.
4. Put some cumin seed mixture into each of 4 tall glasses. Squeeze in juice of ½ lemon into each glass. Add 2-3 lemon slices and some ice cubes. 
5. Top with drinking soda, stir and serve immediately