April 26, 2016

Minty Mango Lemonade / Summer Special


Quench your thirst with this flavorful refreshing tangy drink prepared using raw mango and lemon. The mango and mint leaves are pressure cooked and made into smooth puree is further mixed up with fresh lemon juice and sugar syrup. This can also be refrigerated in a glass bottle to beat the heat anytime of the day.


Ingredients :

1 Raw Mango ( Large size )
1 Lemon ( Large size ) 
1 Cup Sugar 
2 Cups Water for boiling mango 
1 Cup Water for sugar syrup 
Handful of Mint leaves
 
Method :

In a pressure cooker, add raw mango along with mint leaves and 2 cups of water.

Pressure cook it for 2 whistles and switch off the flame.

Once the pressure gets released, peel the skin of mango and grind the remaining ingredients into smooth puree.

Strain the puree and keep aside to cool.

Meanwhile, add sugar and water in a bowl and boil it for couple of minutes or till the sugar gets dissolved and gets thick consistency ( not string consistency ).

Once done, remove from the flame and cool it completely.

Add lemon juice to the raw mango - mint puree along with sugar syrup and mix well.

Transfer it to a glass bottle and refrigerate.


To Serve :

Fill the glass cup with 3/4th of mango lemonade and fill the remaining with chilled water to serve.

or

Fill the glass cup with ice cubes and pour the mango lemonade to serve.

Note :

While serving, adjust the water quantity according to taste bud.


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