AAMRAS

 
Aamras is a famous Maharashtrian recipe, made with fresh mangoes, milk, and sugar. A great drink of seasonal mangoes is most often served with puri or paratha.

traditionally aamras is served with pooris. but aamras can also be had after a meal or as a sweet dish, dessert or just about at any time.

Aamras recipe is prepared with different types of mangoes available in the market.
if you are looking for more mango recipes then do check AAM KI SABZI (MANGO CURRY)MANGO ROLL UPS (AAM PAPAD ROLL) , MANGO SANDWICH, MANGO MINT RAITA, MANGO SANDESH HEARTS, Mango Melody, Keri Ki Launji (Raw Mango Launji), Fresh Mango Pickle (Katki Ka Achhar), Eggless Mango Semolina Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS:

(1 cup = 250 ml)
400 grams mangoes or 2 large Alphonso or 3 to 4 Kesar mangoes
½ teaspoon cardamom powder
1 pinch saffron strands (Kesar), optional
sugar or powdered jaggery (Gur) -3tbsp optional
water  as required – optional
Milk 1cup

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Wash the mangoes. Rinse the mangoes, then peel and chop them.
2. Add sugar, water and mango pieces in a blender…blend till smooth.
3. Add milk and crushed Kesar/saffron strands and mix well to thin down the aamras, and strain the juice as much as you can.
4. Pour the aamras into serving bowl and chill in the refrigerator.
5. Serve the cold aamras with poori or serve with chapatis. You can serve this is a sweet dish or as a dessert after your dinner or lunch.
6. you could even add your choice of dry fruits to the Aamras. if adding cashews, then fry the cashews till golden brown and mix it with the Aamras.

Enjoy delicious  Mango Aamras!!!

NOTES:

• The amount of sugar depends on the sweetness of mangoes and your individual preference of sweetness. if the mangoes are tangy, then you could add some sugar .but if the mangoes are very sweet, you need not add any sweetener.
• Aamras is best prepared with ripe mangoes or overripe too, if they too ripe then it is best to make Aamras instead of eating slices.