As summer sets in, jamun starts flooding the markets. Step into any local market these days and you will spot heaps of jamun piled up on carts and stalls. It is one of those fruits that shows up for only a few days each year, so this is the right time to enjoy it. You have surely eaten jamun straight from a cart sprinkled with salt many times, but this season it is worth trying in a different style. Jamun shots are a tangy drink that refreshes both your stomach and your mood in a single gulp. One word of caution though, try jamun shots only if you are completely healthy.
What You Need for Two People
If you want to prepare jamun shots for two people, pick up some fresh jamun from the market. Along with that, keep black salt and white salt, lemon, roasted cumin powder, and four Hajmola tablets ready at home (the one rupee Hajmola packet). If you like it spicy, keep some roasted red chilli powder handy too. And if you prefer your drink chilled, have a few ice cubes ready.
How to Make Jamun Shots at Home
Start by washing the jamun thoroughly. Now use a knife to separate the pulp from the seeds. Instead of throwing the seeds away, you can dry them in the sun and store them, since they can later be ground into a powder and used. Put the jamun pulp into a mixer grinder and add a tiny pinch each of black salt and white salt to taste. Once the jamun is well ground, pour in two glasses of water and run the mixer a little more.
Next, crush the Hajmola tablets into a powder and mix this powder into the ground jamun. Pour the prepared mixture into glasses. Squeeze one lemon into each glass. If you have no problem drinking it cold, drop one ice cube into each glass. Sprinkle roasted cumin powder on top. If spicy flavours do not bother you, you can also add a pinch of roasted red chilli powder to taste. That is it, your tangy jamun shot is ready. Drink it down in one go.
How Good Is It for Your Health
Drinking jamun shots comes with not one but many benefits. It supplies the body with Vitamin C, Vitamin A, iron, calcium, potassium, fibre and antioxidants. Elders have long advised eating jamun at least two or three times a year. It is believed that jamun cleans out waste collected in the stomach, and if hair or similar things accidentally end up inside, jamun helps digest it and pushes it out of the body. It is also quite helpful in improving digestion. According to Ayurveda, jamun is very good for our liver and kidneys too. So do not overthink it, head to the market in this scorching heat, buy some jamun and enjoy a glass of homemade jamun shots.
