Aam Panna: The Ultimate Summer Cooler for Refreshing Your Days

Expert: Shweta Malhotra

Come summers and everyone around is waiting for the juicy and sweet mangoes.
Climbing those mango trees at grandma’s house and soaking them in the tub full of water takes you to a nostalgic journey of childhood.
In today’s fast and furious world one still takes a pause to eat those delicious mangoes during summers.

Here is a simple and famous Aam Panna Recipe.
All you need is :

2 Green raw mangoes
3 tbsp white/brown (preferably) sugar
You can use jaggery too instead of sugar
1 tbsp cumin powder
2 tbsp black salt
1 tbsp salt
2 cups water
1 tbsp mint leaves
Crushed Ice

How to make:

1. Place the mangoes along with water in a sauce-pan and Boil them. Simmer for 10 minutes until they become soft from inside.
2. Let the mangoes cool and then peel them off with the help of a spoon.
   
3. Grind the pulp with appropriate amount of water to make a thick paste of it.
   
4. Now put the paste in a pan and add brown sugar. Let it cook on the flame till the sugar dissolves completely.
   
5. Keep stirring it continuously or else it will burn.
   
6. After the sugar has dissolved completely, remove the pan from fire to add cumin powder, black salt and salt to the mixture.
   
7. To make the drink: Add 1-2 tbsp of the mango mixture to a tall glass of chilled water. Mix well.
   
8. Garnish with mint leaves and serve.
   Add more sugar for a pronounced sweet taste in the Aam Panna.

Note:
You can also steam the mangoes or cook them in a pan according to your desire. But they should become soft, so that the peel and the pulp comes out easily.

How to make:
1.Place the mangoes along with water in a sauce-pan and Boil them. Simmer for 10 minutes until they become soft from inside.
2.Let the mangoes cool and then peel them off with the help of a spoon.
3.Grind the pulp with appropriate amount of water to make a thick paste of it.
4.Now put the paste in a pan and add brown sugar. Let it cook on the flame till the sugar dissolves completely.
5.Keep stirring it continuously or else it will burn.
6.After the sugar has dissolved completely, remove the pan from fire to add cumin powder, black salt and salt to the mixture.
7.To make the drink: Add 1-2 tbsp of the mango mixture to a tall glass of chilled water. Mix well.
8.Garnish with mint leaves and serve.
Add more sugar for a pronounced sweet taste in the Aam Panna.

Note:
You can also steam the mangoes or cook them in a pan according to your desire. But they should become soft, so that the peel and the pulp comes out easily.