Jal-jeera is an Indian beverage. It is flavored with a spice mix known as jal-jeera powder. In Hindi "jal" means water and "jeera" means cumin. The beverage form is essentially lemonade and jaljeera powder and is a popular summer drink in India. It is sometimes served as an appetizer as it is intended to "startle" the taste buds. Jaljeera powder generally consists of cumin ginger black pepper mint black salt some fruit powder (usually either mango or some kind of citrus zest) and chili or hot pepper powder.