Panha

A cool sweet and sour summer drink make from raw mangoes (Kairi) helps protects the body from dehydration. Can be prepared in advance and stocked in the refrigerator, so you can whip up a glassful whenever you feel like. 

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

2 Kairi (Raw Mangoes)
2 cups Gul (Jaggery) grated
1 tsp Velichi Powder (Cardamon) 
Salt to taste
Ice cubes
Water

Method:

Pressure cook kairi. When they are cooled remove the skin. Seperate pulp from the seed.

In a blender add the kairi pulp, 2 cups water, gul and grind to a smooth paste. Adjust the consistency of the panha as per your preference.

Transfer the panha into a Jar. Add a pinch of salt just to enhance the taste.
Atlast add Velchi powder and mix well.

Refrigerate the panha for atleast 2hours. 

Serve chilled with ice cubes.

Note: You may also use sugar instead of gul. But gul taste far more better than sugar.

By: Sushma Purandare