Aam Panna Recipe - Homemade Indian Mango Drink
Aam Panna is made with unripe or semi-ripe mangoes. It is a slightly tart, salty and sweet drink that is helpful for maintaining a good balance of electrolytes and hydrating in summer. Ready within minutes, it is a must try summer drink!
Servings: 10 glasses
Equipment
- Immersion or Jar Blender
- Oven broliler
Ingredients
- 2-3 Unripe or semi-ripe Mangoes use Tommy Atkins in the US
- 7-8 Tbsp Sugar Adjust to taste
- 1-2 tsp Salt Adjust to taste
- 1/2 - 1 tsp Kala Namak / Rock Salt Adjust to taste
- 10-15 Mint leaves Cleaned and roughly chopped
- Black pepper
- Pinch Cumin powder Optional
- Pinch Red chili powder Cayenne or milder, Optional
Instructions
- Step one is to wash the mangoes.Pick hard mangoes with red-green skin. Wash and pat dry.
- Cook the mangoes – roast or boil. This is the only cooking involved in making aam panna. Roast on fire or in the oven under broiler until skin starts to char. Or boil in a pot of water.
- Cool and peel the mangoes. Then scrape off all the pulp. Use hands to pulp or just slice the pulp off with a knife and then scrape off as much as you can using a fork being careful not too pull too many of the hair.
- While still warm, transfer all the pulp to a deep bowl, season and add mint. Then blend with an immersion blender.
- If working with pulp after it cools, transfer to a saucepan, add salt and sugar and blend. Then warm up for a minute to dissolve all the sugar. Take off the heat and proceed to add mint and blend again.
- Cool completely before storing in an air tight jar or bottle. Keep refrgerated and use within 3 weeks.
- To drink, add 1 to 2 tbsp per glass, mix water, stir. Adjust salt and sugar. Add ice if needed.
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Notes
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