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Fresh grapes jaljeera

Make your own jaljeera mix and keep this chilled summer drink ready.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Drinks, Snacks
Cuisine diabetic friendly, Fusion, gluten free, Indian, Kids choice, Medicinal, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings 4 glasses

Ingredients
  

Jaljjeera spice mix ingredients

  • 4 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seed
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 5 tsp dry mint
  • 1 tsp dry ginger powder
  • 1 tsp amchur ( dry mango powder)
  • 1/8 tsp citric acid
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida powdered
  • 1 tsp Rock salt
  • 1 tsp black salt

grapes jaljeera ingredients

  • 2 cups grapes I used red grapes
  • 1 cups ice cubes
  • 2 cups drinking water
  • 10- 12 mint leaves

Instructions
 

for the jaljeera spice mix

  • Set a heavy pan to medium heat and gently roast, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cloves and black cardamom till they are fragrant and easy to pulse.
  • Cool this and add it to a coffee grinder with dried mint leaves, mango powder, asafoetida, ginger powder, citric acid, rock salt and black salt
  • Powder it into a fine mix.
  • Sieve so that you get the fine powder. Store this powder in an airtight jar for use as needed.

for the grapes jaljeera beverage

  • Into the blender add the grapes, the ice cubes, the water, a tsp of the jaljeera mix and 10-12 mint leaves.
  • Blend till they are smooth. Serve in tall glasses ready o a hot day.
    grapes jaljeera drink

Notes

  • Add more jaljeera powder if you like a stronger flavour.
  • Add a few peppercorns to the jaljeera mix as you roast the spices if you like an aftertaste of spice that lingers on.
Keyword juicing, no cook recipes,, summer recipes
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