Aab Shola | Refreshing Summer Drink

What is Aab Shola?

Aab Shola – Hyderabadi Summer Drink

• 2 Raw Mangoes
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 tbsp. Black salt
• ½ tbsp. roasted Cumin powder
• ¼ tbsp. Black Pepper powder

How to make Aab Shola:

PREPARATION:

• Add raw mangoes to pressure cooker with enough water. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles or until soft. Alternatively you can use stainless steel pot with enough water.
• Bring water to boil and add raw mangoes. Cook till mango turns soft. Let the steam settle down. Remove the lid, strain and leave it to cool.
• Once cool enough to handle, peel off the skin gently and squeeze the pulp out using your fingers.
• Now add this pulp to mixer jar along with sugar. Grind to smooth paste.
• Whisk in black salt, cumin powder and black pepper.  Pour the concentrate in air tight plastic or glass container and leave it in fridge to chill.
• Add love to make this drink taste ‘Yummy’.

How to Serve Aab Shola:

• Fill the desired glasses with ice cubes and pour in 3-4 tbsp. of above made concentrate. Add chilled water, stir and serve immediately.
• Adjust sugar according to your taste. If the mangoes are sour you need more sugar.

MOM’S TIP:

How to store mangoes?

• Soaking the mangoes raw or ripe in water for 3-4 hours or overnight in water, removes dirt and greasy layer from mango skin.
• It is also said that soaking mangoes overnight will reduce heat in them.
• Wipe clean with kitchen towel or tissue before eating, using or refrigerating.