Green Mango and Cumin Drink (Aam Panna)
Difficulty 2/5 Ingredients 6 Steps 10
Aam panna or aam jhora is a green mango drink widely consumed in northern India during summer months. Apart from being delicious and refreshing, aam panna is believed to have several health benefits.
Ingredients
- 4 medium-sized green mangoes
- ½ cup (120 ml) sugar
- 2 level tablespoons (30 ml) rock salt
- 1 level teaspoon (5 ml) roasted cumin seeds
- 1 roasted chile (optional)
- 1 handful of fresh mint leaves
Steps
- Cut each mango into 3 slices: 2 from either side of seed, 1 with seed.
- Pressure cook mangoes with 1 small cup water. Turn off heat as soon as cooker whistles once.
- Open cooker after 5–7 minutes. Cool.
- Grind sugar and roasted cumin seeds in food processor. Grind chilli too, if using.
- Mince mint leaves in food processor.
- When cool, squeeze mango pulp into blender by hand. Discard skin and seeds.
- Purée pulp until smooth.
- Add ground sugar, rock salt, roasted cumin seeds, chilli powder, and minced mint. Blend well.
- Store in clean plastic or glass bottle. Refrigerate.
- To serve, add 4–5 teaspoons mango mixture to glass of water.
Notes from the original
- Instead of pressure cooking the mangoes you can roast the whole mangoes over an open flame, until the skin is charred and the flesh is soft. The charred skin will peel off easily and you can squeeze out the pulp with your hands. This gives a nice smoky flavour to the dish.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Green Mango and Cumin Drink (Aam Panna)” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2026-06-19, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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