This month's Saveur Magazine featured an article on the street drink
vendors in Mambai, India.
The article included a recipe for Jal Jeera Cumin-laced tamarind and
mint cooler.
Tamarind pulp with some of the ingredients
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From the article.
"Jal jeera, an exquisite tamarind drink spiked with lime and sugar, is
infused with cumin and mint and seasoned with warming spices."
The drink
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This will be a drink staple this summer.
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Jal Jeera Cumin-Laced Tamarind and Mint Cooler
beverages
1/4 lb tamarind pulp
5 cups hot water
2 tablespoons Sugar
1/2 tablespoon cumin seed; toasted
1 teaspoon black salt
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon red chile powder
1/8 teaspoon garam masala
10 large fresh mint leaves
Put tamarind pulp and the hot water into a bowl; let soak for 30
minutes,periodically mashing the tamarind with your fingers and
freeing as much as the pulp as possible from the fiber and seeds.
Working in batches, pour mixture into a strainer over a bowl. Press
down on mixture until nothing but seeds and fiber are left in
strainer. Discard solids.
To strained liquid, add sugar, toasted cumin seeds, black salt, lime
juice, red chile powder, garam masala and 10 large fresh mint leaves;
stir to combine.
Puree in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into a
pitcher and chill.
Serve over crushed ice.
Contributor: Saveur March 2007
Yield: 1 quart
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Koko
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