Dried mango powder Amchur, Sattva Foods, 100g

Mango powder (AMCHUR) is made from unripe mango fruits. They are especially common in India. It has a fruity sweet-sour taste with camphor, resinous notes.

Mango is a unique fruit - it maintains youth and fresh skin for a long time, stops early aging of the body. Mango dishes and drinks enrich the blood and brain cells, renew and immediately relieve fatigue. Amchur powder improves mood and helps with depression. It has a positive effect on hearing loss, activates the work of the small intestine, improves blood circulation in lung tissue, reduces muscle fatigue. Normalizes the metabolism of calcium in the body, contributes to the improvement of vision.

To make amchur, unripe mango fruits are taken, cleaned, cut and dried in the sun. Then the dried mango pieces should be ground into a powder. About 27 kg of raw mangoes are required to make 1 kg of amchur. The flesh of an unripe mango is different from a ripe one because it contains almost no sugar.

Ingredients: dried mango powder contains iron, vitamin A (carotene), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), and a large amount of vitamin C. Also, amchur powder is very high in citrus acids.

Culinary Uses: The main purpose of amchur is to acidify dishes. It is mostly used in vegetable curries, added to hot and sweet spices, sour drinks, soups, vegetable dishes, salads, snacks, fruit and vegetable salads.

This powder helps digest proteins and is a great digestive stimulant. Before adding the amchuro, lightly fry the vegetables in oil. Mango powder is one of the ingredients in the tikka mix used in the oven.

Mango powder gives cottage cheese dishes (cottage cheese pancakes, stews, cottage cheese with fruit) a special taste and an interesting acidity antenna. Like lemon, they are often used in baking and added to drinks. In summer, it is always nice to drink refreshing drinks with mango powder. For preparation, a third of a teaspoon of amchur is added to a glass of water.

Store the powder in an airtight container to best preserve its flavor and healing properties.

The green fruit of the mango tree is cut into slices, then dried and ground into a powder. Used as a flavoring and acidifying spice in vegetable curries. It can also be used in the preparation of acidic drinks and added to salads. North Indians use mango powder to give their food a tangy and sour taste, just like Westerners use lemon. Handle with care as it is highly flammable.

Mango powder is dry and cold, so it is good to make soft drinks in summer by adding a third of a teaspoon of powder to 1 cup of water. Due to their cooling nature, they are used in hot season as well as in winter to activate Vata dosha in the body. Mango can be used as a head and forehead lotion for hot headaches, mixed with olive oil and rubbed on the soles of hot feet. Mangoes are good for the heart as a tonic drink that cools hot disturbances in the heart. It also lowers blood pressure if used as an infusion 2-3 times a day for 5-6 days or mixed with sugar and honey (one-third of a teaspoon of powder per 1 tablespoon of sugar or honey). Mangoes mixed with olive or coconut oil are used to treat hives, itchy rashes and other itchy skin rashes. Mango powder removes and dissolves savda (black bile, corresponding to vata dosha) and mucus. Mango powder can be used to make a honey drink that can be consumed for a long time to maintain the normal state of all four moisture levels in the body: 1 glass of honey, 2 glasses of water. Boil for 40-45 minutes, constantly removing the yellow wax, until only one honey remains, that is, all the water must boil. Then take mango powder (1 tablespoon), mix it in a third of a glass of water and slowly pour it into the honey, boil it, filter it through cheesecloth and pour it into a glass container. Take 1 tablespoon of honey 2-3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. You can mix half a glass of water. They can be drunk for a long time, 2-3 months.

Be careful! Care must be taken with mango powder as this spice catches fire easily.

Use: for seasoning soups and vegetable dishes. Can be mashed and sprinkled before serving. Also suitable for bakery products.

Composition: dried mango powder.

Allergens : Packaged in an environment containing peanuts, sesame seeds, gluten-containing products, wheat, milk powder, soy and mustard.

Country of origin: India

Storage conditions: store in a dry, cool place

Net quantity: 100 g

Best before: look on the package