आम का पना [Panaa: a drink made of raw mango]

                                    
                       

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                                       An ideal drink for hot summer days as well as a great remedy for heat stroke and dehydration in summer season.

 Ingredients:

• Raw [green] mango  3 medium sized raw green mangoes
• Mint leaves  1 cup
• Roasted cumin seed  1 tsp
• Asafoetida  1 pinch
• Salt to taste
• Black salt to taste
• Sugar  1/2 cup
• Bundi  50 gms
• Water  4-5 cups

Method:

• Peel off mangoes and get the pieces with help of a knife.
• Pressure cook the mango pieces with 4-5 cup of water,salt and sugar till soft.
• Let pressure release,then take out mango pulp.
• Strain and mash the pulp.
• Grind the pulp to a smooth paste.
• Take the mango pulp mixture in a bowl.
• Grind mixture of mint leaves,black salt,asafoetids and roasted cumin seeds to get paste.
• Mix this mint paste with mango pulp paste.
• Keep stirring till a smooth mixture.
• Now mango panaa concentrate is ready.
• Let the mixture cool,then keep it in a fridge.
• When to be served,take a part of panaa concentrate,mix 3 times cool water,add crushed ice.

Garnish with bundi and mint leaves.