Green mango juice -- a nababarsha delight

The Bengali New Year, Nababarsho, is here and the heat looms. To make this New Year's Day brighter and cooler, a seasonal green mango juice should help quench the thirst. It is refreshing and has enough electrolytes to keep you celebrating throughout the warm temperature.

Ingredients

2 cups chopped green mango cubes

1 cup cold water

1½ cups sugar

1 tsp roasted cumin seeds

1 tsp rock salt

1½ tsp salt

1 tbsp lime juice

1 green chilli

4 tsp chopped coriander leaves

12 mint leaves

Method

Peel the green mangoes and cut into small cubes (this makes it easier to blend). Place the green mango cubes into a blender along with the water (can be replaced with ice cubes for a slush).

While the juice is being prepared —

Roast the cumin seeds in a small frying pan. This gives the juice a hearty flavour. When the juice is runny, add the roasted cumin seeds, rock salt, salt, lime juice, chilli and blend again. The last step is to add the coriander and mint leaves and blitz again. Serve chilled or over ice. Make sure it is consumed immediately as ice will dilute the juice.