Recipe- Traditional Drink Gotu Kola Mint Juice

Gotu kola mint juice! Did you ever try this? But I think that most of you do not have any idea about this drink. Is it not true? Mint is a common plant. Mint leaves (pudina patta) are also used to make various sauces, chatni or drink in India. But gotu kola (Centella Asiatica) is not a common plant and not everybody knows about this. But in Bengal, it is not an uncommon plant because it is often used to make some traditional dishes. Here it is known as thankuni pata.

Ingredients

1 cup gotu kola (Centella Asiatica) leaves
½ cup mint leaves/pudina patta
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp roasted cumin powder
Pinches of black salt or normal salt
2 glasses of chilled water

Method

- Wash gotu kola leaves & mint leaves properly and add to a blender

- Add lemon juices, roasted cumin powder, salt and 1 tbsp of water

- Now blend it to make a smooth puree

- Strain it into a bowl, add residual water and stir to mix

- Now serve in glasses.