A Cooling Indian Summer Beverage
This jaljeera drink recipe is our Western version take on this Indian beverage classic. It is a traditional summertime drink served in India and filled with cooling and invigorating herbs and spices like cumin, mint and cilantro (or coriander leaves). Also spelled jal-jeera or jaljira, jaljeera in Hindi means water (jal) of cumin (jeera or jira). And, yes, cumin is always one of the star spices of this summertime favorite. It is often described as a type of Indian flavored lemonade but it is often made with other fruits like mango.