Mint Juice

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh mint leaves (pudina)
• 9 to 10 tablespoons jaggery powder or sugar, add as required
• ¼ cup water or add as required
• ½ teaspoon black salt or regular salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder (jeera powder)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps

1. Pull mint leaves from the stems, rinse in water a couple of times and drain all the water.
2. Blend the rinsed mint leaves with jaggery or sugar, salt, cumin powder, lemon juice and water into a smooth, fine paste.
3. Pass the juice mixture through a strainer.
4. Put ¼ amount of strained mint juice in a glass, add ¾ amount of water and mix well.
5. Add a few ice cubes to serve the mint juice cold.