How to make green mango juice?
From Sujata village of mango season, in India.
I shared three ways of
eating unripen green
mango
in Sujata village in last article.
Today, I present you the third way,
how to
make green mango juice!
Young nice guy from the village
cooked the
juice.
His name is Anand,
same name as Buddha’s favorite disciple.
of the guest
house
He loves the village very much
and also good-looking,
isn’t he?
He only took three months Japanese lesson,
but he speaks Japanese quite well.
He only took three months Japanese lesson,
but he speaks Japanese quite well.
One day, he suddenly said to me in
Japanese,
“I make mango juice today.
Please taste!”
And picked four mango from the tree of the garden
and started to boil!!!
and started to boil!!!
You boil it!!!
“Yes, we boil it
until it gets tender.”
until it gets tender.”
Other procedure carries on
while boiling.
He started roasting one of spices,
cumin and hot pepper on a frying pan.
while boiling.
He started roasting one of spices,
cumin and hot pepper on a frying pan.
When the cumin get browned,
he put them into a grinder
and get them powdered.
he put them into a grinder
and get them powdered.
“Please taste the powder.”
OK…then.
Hot!!!
Of course.
But mixture of
grounded roasted cumin
and hot pepper were tasty itself
and it made me surprised.
grounded roasted cumin
and hot pepper were tasty itself
and it made me surprised.
In the meantime,
the mango got tender.
the mango got tender.
The color changed and it looks like
potatos!
Peel the skin,
Take out the seed,
Mash the pulp and pour water.
Then put the cumin and hot pepper powder
and sugar,
mix them all together
and it’s done!
and sugar,
mix them all together
and it’s done!
Sweet and sour.
Hot and spicy.
You will be hooked to this Indian taste.
The juice cools your body.
It’s a grandma's recipe
to get along with summer season.
to get along with summer season.
Anand says it is also good
to use the juice for shower water.
It is said that the juice protects your skin
from the strong heat and sunshine.
to use the juice for shower water.
It is said that the juice protects your skin
from the strong heat and sunshine.
Seriously??
It is a secret of grandmothers
from Sujata village.
from Sujata village.
From Meera
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