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Plum Panna

Aanchal Gupta
A summer drink made of fresh plums, that's sweet,salty and tart. You get a full serving of fruit while enjoying a delicious drink.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 5 medium size plums
  • 1/3 cup sugar use more or less depending on the sweetness of the plums
  • 1 1/2 tsp kala namak/Black Salt
  • 1 tsp Bhuna Jeera/Roasted and ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp Lal Mirch/Red Chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp Kali Mirch powder/Black Pepper powder
  • 1/4 tp 1/2 tsp dry mint powder or a few sprigs of fresh mint
  • 1/2 to 1 lime/lemon juice depending on size
  • Fresh mint for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Wash and cut the plums in half
  • Put 1 cup water and pressure cook for 2 whistles
  • Let pressure release naturally and when cool enought to handle, remove skin and pit/seed
  • Add 2 cups water,sugar and all dry spices(if using fresh mint,add that as well) and pulse
  • Squeeze juice of lime/lemon and enjoy chilled over ice

Notes

You can pressure cook the plums or roast them on a grill till charred. It will give a nice smoky flavor. If pressure cooking is not an option, place plums in a pot, bring to a boil and cover and cook till done. I strained the plums right after cooking and cooling them and found them to be too pulpy to pass through a sieve. I recommend straining after pulsing/blending the plums but before adding the spices. Passing the juice through a sieve is completely optional. I also found I like the taste of fresh mint more than mint powder.
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