Refreshing raw mango drinks | Glutenfreewhisk
Summer means mango season and it means raw mango hanging from mango trees everywhere and stealing a few. As a kid or even as an adult we all have stolen Ambi. Right? If you have not, you can now. It's never too late. Everyone has their own memories and during mango season eating mango in itself has some experiences, memories and favorites that are personal to everyone. My mother loves this raw mango cooler that is made with cream, and she can drink a lot but due to her health so can't have it a lot but she tries every year it is made.
I am sharing two raw mango drinks are super refreshing. One is with mint, cream and sugar, the cream based raw mango mint drink. And the other, Raw mango mint cooler, also known as Aam panna is with mint, tangy spice and salt and jaggery. These are best for a hot summer day and refreshing that you will make big jars of it and keep it to sip every now and then. I decided to share both the drinks together because both are of raw mango and both require the same process of roasting the mangoes first. Pro tip, if you want you can remove the skin of the mango for even silkier texture. But I don't mind the skin, so I have kept it. In the past, in 2020 I have shared the cream version of the recipe as raw mango cooler for summers where I have removed the skin, you can refer to that recipe as well. This is only for the cream based raw mango mint drink.
Summer drinks to beat the heat and with raw mango are just perfect to enjoy the summer season at its best. These are naturally cooling, tasty and easy to fix. If you do not have a oven to roast the raw mango, you can do that over a gas stove also, for that take a clean raw mango and place it over a grill or mesh to roast it directly over the flame. Allow it to cool and peel of the skin later. Or you can do it in a pan. The process remains the same as you do it while roasting. Take oil, grease the pan spread the chopped mangoes, sprinkle the salt and allow them to cook. The goal here is to cook the mango before making a drink out of it.
If you are looking for a mesh, then you can order is online Aadhik roast mesh is multi-purpose and with a wooden handle for safety.
This is episode 17 in my summer recipe series and this refreshing summer drink with mango in two ways is a must try. I bet you will be confused as to which one is your more preferred one. For more amazing summer drink recipes that I have shared in my summer recipe series, you can check the recipe for raw mango kanji with ginger. It is an absolute refreshing fermented drink that is perfect for this hot weather. The green chili in this is really the best thing. Another fermented drink from South India is this creamy, probiotic Ragi Ambali, that celebrates ragi millet and the curd. I have used Greek yogurt instead of curd and that luscious, creamy texture of this drink with the rawness from onions is my favorite.
Summer drinks are more than chaas/buttermilk or lemonade. There are so many ingredients and flavors that you can add to your summer drinks to make them more refreshing and even healthy. So do try these amazing summer recipes from my summer food series that celebrates almost all summer fruits with meal ideas and healthy dessert options. The best part is they are all gluten-free and addictive.
Have happy and indulgent summers!
INGREDIENTS -
To roast raw mangoes in oven
3-4 raw mangoes, chopped
1 tsp oil to grease
A pinch of salt
For cream based raw mango drink
Half cup raw mango, roasted
50 ml fresh cream
White sugar, to taste
5-6 Ice cubes
10-12 fresh mint leaves
For Aam Panna or water based raw mango drink
Half cup raw mango, roasted
Jaggery, to taste
half a tsp black pepper powder
a pinch of salt
half a tsp black salt
half a tsp roasted cumin powder
10-12 fresh mint leaves
5-6 ice cubes
Half a cup cold water
If you are looking for an organic option for jaggery then this Two brother's organic farms jaggery powder is great. It is certified for being glyphosate free. It is natural, chemical free and quite economical.
METHOD -
1. Grease a baking tray with neutral oil. Spread the chopped raw mangoes on it. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over it and bake them in 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes or until soft.
2. Once done allow them to cool and divide them in half roughly.
3. Now to make the cream based refreshing raw mango drink, take all the cream based raw mango drink ingredients mentioned above in a blender and blend to a super fine consistency. Pour it in serving glass and indulge garnishing with a mint spring.
4. To make the water based refreshing raw mango drink, take all the water based raw mango drink ingredients mentioned above in a blender and blend to a fine consistency. This will be thinner compared to the cream based raw mango drink.
5. Next sieve this and pour it in a serving glass. top it up with more ice and indulge.
Note - You can adjust the consistency of both the drinks to your liking by adding cold water accordingly. I have used white sugar for the cream based raw mango drink so that I get a clean green, white color but you can any sweetener of choice. Also, add as much ice as you like.
Check the full recipe on YouTube (Gluten_free_whisk) - Refreshing raw mango drinks two ways.
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