Serves: 2
Total Calories: 100

1/4 teaspoon dry-roasted and coarsely ground cumin seeds
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2 cups buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup water
Crushed ice or ice cubes

1. Prepare the cumin seeds. Then place the buttermilk, salt, black pepper, and water in a blender and blend until smooth and frothy.

2. Divide into 2 glasses and serve cold over ice with a sprinkling of roasted cumin seeds.

From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 2
Total Calories: 100
Calories from Fat: 20

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