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The Masala Bloody Mary

Vodka - 1.5 oz
Tomato puree/juice - 3 oz
Lemon juice - 1/2 oz
Tamarind - A very small ball (this is an Indian seed fruit, you can replace with brown sugar and some very well crushed cashew nut mixed into a small ball)
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Chili powder - 1/4 tsp
Freshly ground pepper - As reqd
Ice cubes - 4 - 5 nos
Salt crystal - 1 no
(crushed)
Cucumber(cut into long sticks)

1)Extract 1 tsp of pulp from tamarind and mix the sugar in it.

2)Keep it in a steel bowl/ cup for 15 mins.

3)Mix together tomato juice/ puree, chili powder, pepper and salt with the lemon juice. Keep aside.

4)Fill a tall glass with ice.

5)Pour the vodka first into a tall glass.

6)Add the tamarind juice and finally the tomato mix. Stir gently.

7)Insert the cucumber stick into the glass and serve.

I recommend quadrupling this for a dinner party.