Jaljeera (cumin mint cooler)
A sour, salty, minty cumin drink from North India, blended from fresh herbs and topped with sparkling water.
- Hands-on
- 5 min
- Total time
8 min, show breakdown
- Prep 5 min
- Cook 0 min
- Clean up 3 min
- Pans
- 0
- Ingredients
- 8
- Cost/serving
- $0.75
Per serving
- Calories
- 13
- Protein
- 0.5 g
- Fiber
- 0.6 g
- Net carbs
- 2.5 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
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Ingredients for 2
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½ cup fresh mint leaves (8 g), leaves, loosely packed
Same amount as: 120 mL.
3 tbsp lime juice (45 g)
Same amount as: 45 mL, 1½ limes squeezed from fresh limes.
1 tsp ground cumin (2.1 g), roasted, if you have it
Same amount as: 5 mL.
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated (2 g)
Same amount as: 5 mL, ⅛ tsp ground ginger.
- 2 pinches black salt (kala namak) (0.8 g)
½ tsp chaat masala (1.2 g)
Same amount as: 2 mL.
1 cup water (240 g), cold
Same amount as: 240 mL.
1 can sparkling water, unsweetened (355 g), cold
Same amount as: about 1½ cups.
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Quantities are for 2 servings. The blended base (before the sparkling water) keeps a day in the fridge. The mint darkens but still tastes fine.
Nutrition Facts
2 servings per recipe
Serving size 1 plate (327 g raw)
| Nutrient | Per serving | % DV* | Whole recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 13 | ||
| Total fat | 0.3 g | 0% | |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0% | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 201 mg | 9% | |
| Total carbohydrate | 3.1 g | 1% | |
| Dietary fiber | 0.6 g | 2% | |
| Total sugars | 0.4 g | ||
| Net carbs† | 2.5 g | ||
| Protein | 0.5 g | 1% | |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 33 mg | 3% | |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 7% | |
| Potassium | 74 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin A | 9.6 mcg | 1% | |
| Vitamin C | 7.4 mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.11 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin K | 0.38 mcg | 0% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.02 mg | 1% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.02 mg | 1% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.14 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.02 mg | 1% | |
| Folate | 6.8 mcg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 mcg | 0% | |
| Magnesium | 13 mg | 3% | |
| Zinc | 0.13 mg | 1% | |
| Selenium | 0.14 mcg | 0% |
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* % Daily Value shows how much one serving adds to a 2,000-calorie day. † Net carbs is not on US labels; it is total carbs minus fiber, allulose, erythritol and half of other sugar alcohols. "To taste" amounts are counted as written. Counted items (eggs, cloves, spoons) use the rounded amount shown in the ingredient list. Vitamins and minerals are from raw ingredients; cooking lowers some, especially vitamin C and folate. How this is calculated.
Steps
Put the mint, lime juice, cumin, ginger, black salt, chaat masala and the still water in the blender.
Blend on high for 30–45 seconds.
Done looks like: Bright green and smooth, with no whole leaves left. Pour through a sieve into a jug. Press the pulp with a spoon, then throw it away.
Taste. It should be sharp, salty and cumin-forward. Add lime or black salt if it tastes flat.
Fill two glasses with ice. Pour in the base, then top each with sparkling water. Stir once.
Done looks like: Pale green, cloudy and fizzy, with a faint sulphur smell from the black salt.
Equipment
Blender $30–100
What to look for
- Handles frozen fruit without stalling
- Jar that is easy to take apart and rinse
Skip: Expensive high-speed blenders unless you blend every day. A personal blender works for one serving.
What goes wrong
| What | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Gritty or leafy in the mouth | Skipped the sieve, or blended too briefly. | Blend another 20 seconds, then strain through a fine sieve. |
| Flat, no fizz | The sparkling water went into the blender. | Only blend the still water. Add sparkling water in the glass. |
Notes
Allergies: removing an allergen from the recipe does not remove it from your kitchen or from other products. Check labels for "may contain" warnings.