Panha or Panna

This is an excellent refreshing drink for the summer made from raw mangoes. It can be had either sweetened or salted depending on one's preference.

Ingredients
1 cup raw mango pulp
1/2 cup sugar
For salted taste:
1 teaspoon roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 teaspoon black salt (sanchal)
1/4 teaspoon ginger powder (soonth)
salt to taste
For sweetened taste:
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
few saffron strands

Method
1. Peel the raw mangoes.
2. Pressure cook raw mangoes without water.
3.Mash the mangoes to get the pulp.
4.Add sugar to the pulp.
5. Heat the pulp and sugar in a pan till sugar dissolves.
6.Add the sugar,cumin seed powder,black salt,ginger powder and salt and mix well.
7.Store in a bottle and refrigerate.

When you wish to serve, put 2 tablespoons of the mixture into a glass and top up with chilled water.

For the sweetened version
If you wish to make the sweetened version add 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder and a few saffron strands instead of the cumin powder and black salt.

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