Monday, June 6, 2011

Khatta Aam panna



Yes... yet another post on mango.. but this time it is going to be about raw mango . Khatta Aam panna is a refreshing drink that cools your body after a day out in summer. Well I can drink it any time of  the year;-). I spent my child hood days in Anushaktinagar in Mumbai. My dad used to work for BARC and hence we stayed in the office staff quarters. We had a great Maharashtrian neighbour. As a child , I used to almost half of my time in their house. They used to make this amazing Aam pannas... yummmmmmmm.. amongst many other wonderful food. This Maharastrian aunt of mine was a great great cook and thats when I fell in love with the maharastrian cuisine;-) Interestingly , during my college days my best friend Preeti was also a Maharastrian . So again  through her I again started enjoying Maharastrian cuisine. I still remember, i used to swap my tiffin box for hers heheeh;-) Wonderful Memories!!!
Coming back to the recipe, there are many ways of making aam paana. This is the way I do it;-) Hope you like it.

Ingredients:


  1. 1 big raw mango (about 600 gms)
  2. Sugar -6-7tbsp or as per taste
  3. Plain salt or kala namak -as per taste
  4. Freshly dry roasted cumin powder - as per taste
  5. A few mint leaves.
Method:
  1. Steam the entire mango(with the seed) in the pressure cooker after peeling out the skin.
  2. After the mango is cooked, separate the pulp from the seed.
  3. Now in a blender, add the pulp and the sugar and make a smooth paste and store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready for use.
  4. To make 1 class of juice: Take some ice in a shaker, add 3/4 cup of water and about 3 tbsp of mango pulp. Add the salt and fresh cumin powder and shake until everything is well incorporated. Pour it in to a glass. Add some roughly chopped mint leaves and serve. If you do not have a shaker, put everything in a blender except the mint leaves and run the blender just till everything mixes well. As mentioned earlier, while serving add a couple of roughly chopped mint leaves in the glass of juice and serve.
  5. HAPPY SUMMER!!!


I am submitting this recipe to the "Serve it-Chilled " Event hosted by Denny of "Oh Taste N see".
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Also sending it to the "mango recipes" event hosted by myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com


3 comments:

  1. Good one dear!!! ur recipes makes us go back in memories as well......Keep up the great wrk dear!!!

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  2. Thanks dear for those encouraging words.. means alot!!

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  3. Hey, Shubha, thanks for dropping by and trying out the bread . I'm glad that you liked it. Do post it in ur blog and yes, u can link it to mine.
    Aam panna is the best drink for summers and urs looks so inviting.
    FOODELICIOUS

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