Aam Panna Concentrate
Aam Panna is a refreshing coolant made using raw mangoes, mint, ginger and sugar. It is a tangy, sweet, salty and spicy delight. This concentrate version can be stored for months in fridge.
Ingredients
- 600-650 grams Raw/ Unripe Mangoes roughly 3 large Totapuri mangoes
- 3 cups Sugar
- 1 cup Fresh Mint Leaves
- 2 inches Ginger
- 2 tbsp Kala Namak or Black Salt
- 1 tbsp Roasted Jeera or Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- ½ tsp Cardamom Powder
- 1 Lemon
Instructions
- Wash, dry and peel the mangoes.
- Get rid of the seeds. Chop the mangoes roughly.
- Transfer the chopped mangoes to a pressure cooker. Add 1.25 cups of water. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Cool the cooked mangoes completely.
- Blend the cooked mangoes in a mixer to a fine puree.
- In a mixer, add ginger and mint leaves. Add 1 tablespoon sugar and little water and blend to a fine puree. Keep this aside.
- In a deep pan, add 3 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water. Bring to a gentle boil until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add the raw mango puree and mix. Bring to a boil.
- Add Kala namak, roasted cumin powder and black pepper powder and mix well.
- Next add the ginger and mint leaves puree. Cook on low flame for a minute.
- Turn off the stove. Add cardamom powder and squeeze the juice of 1 lemon.
- Cool the mixture completely. Strain the concentrate (optional)
- Transfer the concentrate to a sterlized glass container. This concentrate can be refrigerated and stored easily for 2 months or more.
- For making the drink, add 3 tablespoons of the concentrate and add one glass of chilled water and mix well. Add ice cubes and garnish with fresh mint.
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Notes
- Make sure to use raw mangoes which are quite unripe. Do not use sweet or semi-ripe variety for making Aam Panna
- I have used Totapuri variety in this recipe. Seed in Totapuri mango is less, hence the weight of raw mango is considerably high. The sugar is also in accordance to that. If you are using a variety which has more seeds, make sure to include more mangoes.
- If you prefer your drink to be less sweet, you can use 2.5 cups of sugar instead of 3 cups.
- Ginger and mint leaves add to the freshness of the drink, You could add more mint leaves as per your preference.
- Addition of lemon juice prevents crystallization of the sugar. It also adds one more dimension of tanginess to the drink.