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September 11th, 2009 at 11:05 am

Aam Ras Recipe/ Rasayaana



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Labor Day came and went by and it is almost time to say good bye to summer. Even though technically the there are few more weeks, it is viewed as the official end of summer. Along with it, we say adieu to the King of Fruits, the hunky MangoJ.

 

I made this Aam Ras a few months ago, but I did not get around posting it. Now that Fall is just around the corner, I thought this is a good time to clean up the pending posts and do a fresh start for the next season.

 

Aam Ras can be roughly translated as Mango Juice, a thick one that is. This is more like a Mango Milkshake, can be made in about 5 minutes and does not involve any cooking. In Maharashtra and Gujarat people have Aam Ras along with Pooris or Chapathis for Breakfast/Brunch. The combination of AamRas Puri or Aamras Chapathi is to die for! Another Gujrathi friend of mine said that this is served along with Dhoklas in weddings/special functions.

 

For me personally this is one of my favorite Mango desserts. I enjoy having chilled Aam Ras in a small bowl after dinner, curl up on a cozy sofa and savor every bit of it (licking the spoon front and back) J. This is not only simplicity at its best but very comforting too! Giving a notion that at the end of the day, all is well in this world.

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Ingredients:

  • 2 mangoes (completely ripe) (resulted in about 4 cups of fruit pulp)
  • 1 cup powdered jaggery/ sugar (increase depending on the tartness of the mango)
  • ½ tsp powdered cardamom
  • 1 cup milk

Method:

  • Peel the mangoes and extract the pulp or cut the flesh into small pieces (Toss the pit of course).
  • Add the sugar/powdered jaggery and then mix well. Stir in between and let it sit for a while. I personally prefer jaggery to sugar for this.
  • Blend with milk and make a a thick fine paste.
  • Finally add the powdered cardamom, mix well. Chill before serving.

Tastes excellent with Chapathis/Rotis, Pooris and Dhoklas.

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    Yup, love it the same way you do. After dinner, curled up on the sofa. In Indore, we eat it with a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper. The more adventurous adults would also put a dollop of ghee to make it richer. :)

    Desi Soccer Mom on September 11th, 2009
  • 2

    Aam ras with Roti, reminds me of my childhood days! Lovely clicks.

    Mona on September 11th, 2009
  • 3

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  • 4

    Nice post…..looking very Yummy….

    prasu on September 11th, 2009
  • 5

    This combo is to die for!!!

    Sonu on September 11th, 2009
  • 6

    I love mangoes and never tried them with poori or rotis. Great looking Aam Ras…nice and thick.

    Cilantro on September 11th, 2009
  • 7

    Ah … the wonderful aamras. I too love it as is and sometime freeze it a little for a more chilled & sharp spoonful. :-)

    Sharmila on September 11th, 2009
  • 8

    Looks too delicious RC!

    Srivalli on September 11th, 2009
  • 9

    WOW… this is my favourite dessert.. and must in summer.. we can also add small mango cubes to it..

    jyothi on September 11th, 2009
  • 10

    I love Aam ras… I enjoy it to such a extent tht the bowl luks washed :P ….. I even love them with puri’s

    Aparna on September 12th, 2009
  • 11

    Drooling over the aamras!

    Sharmilee on September 12th, 2009
  • 12

    looks superb…Doesen’t get any better than this..as you said, it’s simplicity at it’s best…

    Mansi on September 12th, 2009
  • 13

    Never tasted real aamras. Time for me to make it I guess. Being in the tropics, we still have mangoes around.

    Lata Raja on September 12th, 2009
  • 14

    that’s a yummy bowl of mango pulp!

    nags on September 12th, 2009
  • 15

    your recipes are easy to make and delicious to eat..this one is no exception. :-)

    priya on September 12th, 2009
  • 16

    Mouth watering!Love the combination of mango and chapathi

    Shri on September 12th, 2009
  • 17

    Such a gorgeous aamras…

    Priya on September 12th, 2009
  • 18

    Love Mangoes in any form…….given a choice I can be on only Mango diet ;) ….

    I love having Aam ras with puris……Can I grab ur bowl which is filled with heavenly nectar

    Purva on September 12th, 2009
  • 19

    Love AamRas anytime of the day. I use 2 fresh mangoes and 1/2 cup Alphanso mango pulp from the tin to give that flavor.

    My great grandfather used to eat it with tablespoon of ghee and pinch of black pepper and crushed mustard seeds :)

    Mints on September 12th, 2009
  • 20

    Gosh mango again. Its not fair to tempt like this now that mango season is so far away. :)

    There’s a Rajasthani restaurant where my daughter would insist on going to just for the Aamras. :)

    Aparna on September 13th, 2009
  • 21

    I have enver had something like this, i wish i could. Looks yummy.

    Happy Cook on September 13th, 2009
  • 22

    licking the spoon front & back it is:-) I never make aamras, this kind to eat with fruit, but I did have it at our marathi friend’s place with puri. yum..

    Soma on September 13th, 2009
  • 23

    Satisfying!

    parita on September 14th, 2009
  • 24

    Something that I would taste but never did till now. I always wondered how it is tasted with puris !

    Cham on September 14th, 2009
  • 25

    Hot puris and cold aamras – absolute bliss. That bowl of goodness looks very very inviting!

    Miri on September 16th, 2009
  • 26

    this is a family fav…great pics

    sheba on September 20th, 2009
  • 27

    rasayaana I have not heard that word in a long time.
    It conjures up wedding “‘oota” with the delicious rasayana served .
    Rasayana with poories, rasaayana with chapatis
    Rasaayana by itself ————–yummy

    renuka on April 26th, 2010

 

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