Chilled Cucumber & Buttermilk Soup

Ingredients:
Serves 4

2 medium sized Cucumber (peeled & chopped)
3 cups Buttermilk
1/2 inch piece Ginger (chopped)
1-2 Green chilli (chopped)
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp White pepper powder
6-8 + to garnish Fresh mint leaves
2 tsps Lemon juice

Method:
Take chopped cucumber in a blender. Add ginger, green chilli, salt, white pepper powder and mint leaves and blend till smooth. Add buttermilk, lemon juice and blend again. Transfer into a serving bowl and chill. Garnish with mint leaves and serve.

Tips:
Buttermilk should be lump free. If you do not have buttermilk, you can mix equal quantities of curd and water and whisk till smooth.