DESCRIPTION
A bright summer drink with deep smoky notes of charred green mango complimented perfectly with the fresh, vibrant notes of green chillies
4 green mangoes
For Aamporar Shorbot
100 g aampora pulp
100 g sugar
10 g black salt
4 green chillies (slit)
1 L water
For the Margarita
20 ml aampora pulp
60 ml tequila/mezcal
15 ml rich syrup (2 parts sugar :1 part water)
1 whole green chilli
1 pinch salt
ice for shaking
1. Char the green mangoes on open flame (grill, barbecue or stovetop), or under the oven broiler, until the skin has turned crisp and black, and has pulled away from the flesh.
2. Once cool, remove the outer coating, and you should be left with the yellow pulp. Remove the central seed, and roughly break up the larger lumps (some are fine; you needn't make it completely smooth).
3. Mix together 100 g of the aampora pulp with black salt, sugar and water.
4.In a bottle, add slit green chillies, then the drink.
5. Set it in the fridge until well chilled. Enjoy cold or over ice!
"Doing it in a Bengali style!"