North India

Aam panna

Name: Aam panna
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 2 medium raw mango (green mango); 6 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp roasted and crushed cumin seeds; 3/4 tsp black salt; a pinch or two salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; a handful mint leaves; Water, about 5 cups, chilled

Raw mango, cooked soft and turned into the best reason to like summer.

35 minTime

1 gProtein each

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The original

85kcalsame

1 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Raw mango (green mango)2 medium

Sugar6 tbsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp, roasted and crushed

Black salt¾ tsp

Salta pinch or two

Black pepper¼ tsp

Mint leavesa handful

Waterabout 5 cups, chilled

Method

5 steps

1Pressure cook the whole mangoes with 1 cup water for 2 to 3 whistles and let the pressure release naturally. Or boil them for 15 to 20 minutes.
2Cool, peel and squeeze out all the pulp. Scrape the seed well.
3Blend the pulp with sugar, roasted cumin, black salt, salt, pepper and mint into a smooth concentrate.
4For each glass, stir 3 to 4 tbsp concentrate into chilled water. Taste and adjust.
5Store the rest of the concentrate in a clean jar in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.

Serve it like this

Pour into glasses just before serving, nicely chilled or piping hot, whichever it's meant to be.

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