Aamras Puri | Recipe No. 113

In India everyone is crazy about mangoes. First thing which comes to our mind during mango season is Aamras.

Basically Aamras is a mango juice which is prepared by grinding mango pulp with sugar and milk. Other ingredients are also added like saffron, cardamom, dried ginger to give some flavor to Aamras. It is very popular in some parts of India like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. There are different types of mangoes available in India. Alphonso and Kesar mangoes are highly recommended for making Aamras.

Aamras is served basically with plain rice. But in Gujarat Aamras Puri is very popular dish which is prepared in every Gujarati household. In this recipe chilled Aamras is served with piping hot Puris.

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Ingredients –

Aamras (Mango Juice)

Mango – 1 Kg
Milk – 1 Cup
Sugar – ¾ Cup (Quantity of sugar depends on the sweetness of mango)
Water – ½ Cup

Puri

Wheat Flour – 2 Cups
Salt – Pinch
Water – ¾ Cup or as required to knead tight dough
Oil – 1 Tsp. + For Deep Frying Puris

Instructions

Puri

Take a mixing bowl and add in wheat flour, salt and water and knead tight dough.
Apply oil on dough and cover it and keep it aside for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, knead dough once again and divide it into small flattened balls.
Take a ball at a time and roll it with the help of rolling pin.
Roll all balls like this and then deep fry them.
Puris are ready.

Aamras (Mango Juice)

Peel skin of mangoes and cut them into small pieces.
Add mango pieces in the grinder jar along with milk, sugar and water and grind them. (Consistency of Aamras should not be too runny as mango juice tastes the best when it is of thick consistency)