Panna is a mango drink, also known as amras or amjhora. This is made with green cooking mangoes. Panna is a very popular drink for hot summer days. Raw mango pulp with black salt, sugar, and mint has a very cooling effect against hot and dry wind.

Recipe will serve 8.

Ingredients

• 1 raw green cooking mango or 3 cups peeled and sliced
• About 1 cup sugar adjust to taste
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 11/2 teaspoon black salt
• 1 teaspoon dry roasted cumin seed powder
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

For Serving

• Some fresh mint leaves
• Ice cubes or crushed ice

Method

1. Peel the mango and slice them in large pieces and remove the seed.
2. Boil the mango slices in about 2 cups of water till the mango slices are cooked well. It should take about 15 minutes.
3. After mango cools off, mix all the ingredients with the mango. Add sugar and salt slowly by adjusting to the taste.
4. Blend the mango mix and make a puree.
5. Strain the mango puree and add about 5 glasses of 8 oz cups of water. Panna should be consistence of orange juice.
6. Serve over the ice and put the fresh mint leave to garnish.
7. Enjoy it!

Tips

1. Depends on the mango you may have to adjust the sugar and salt.
2. Before adding the water can be refrigerated for a week.

Serving suggestion

Panna also can be served as a punch.