Aam Pora Sherbet
By: Sharmistha
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:40pm

Ingredients




8 Raw green mango
250 grams Sugar
1 teaspoon Rock Salt
1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
2 teaspoons Roasted and ground Cumin powder
(½ tsp of Sodium Benzoate may be added as a preservative if making in bulk)

Preparation

1 Roast the mangoes in their jackets over a flame. 2 Cool the mangoes and then remove the skin. 3 Scoop out the pulp and mash it after removing the seed 4 Pass the pulp through a sieve, so that the fibres, if any, are removed. 5 Add powdered sugar, chilli, flakes, rock salt and mix over medium flame for a minute or two. 6 Sprinkle roasted and ground cumin powder. 7 Take it off the flame. Cool and store the concentrate in glass bottles. 8 To make a drink, add 1/4 glass of the concentrate. Add ice cubes and chilled water.

About


This is a Drink made of Roasted Raw Mango pulp.
Aam pora shorbot/sherbet is a perfect antidote to the scorching heat of the peak summer months of April, May in India. These drinks have a high nutrient value, and are a saviour against heat strokes and dehydrations too.
This recipe had been originally posted at my blog : http://cookadoodledo.blogspot.com/2009/04/aam-pora-shorbot.html
... check it out!

Comments:
Melissa Peterman

I never thought of roasting mangoes as a flavoring technique- thanks for sharing your recipe!