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Home » Meal Type » Drinks » Green Apple Panna: Delicious Summer Cooler

Green Apple Panna: Delicious Summer Cooler

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Green Apple panna, a refreshing summer drink made out of green apples, seasoned with roasted cumin powder, black salt and mint leaves. This summer cooler, Panna, is synonym to summer season in India. Summer is the time when you most enjoy this fresh chilled drink that not only beat the heat but also helps in keep you hydrate and energize.

Cut green apples

This green apple panna is inspired from a very popular North Indian drink known as “Aam Panna “,  which is another regular at my place. This summer cooler is really good for kids as well, as they really enjoy the sweet, sour, tangy flavors of this homemade Green apple Panna.

Why Green Apple Panna?

Who doesn’t know the saying; an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Line any other variety of apple, Green apples have a lot of health benefits to offer. They are packed with nutrients, fiber, minerals and vitamins that are good for the overall health.

Green apples are low in fat, high in fiber and extra rich in Vitamin A & C. Apart from being an excellent source of various vitamins and minerals, green apples are quite rich in calcium content as well. Eating a green apple every day can strengthen bones and teeth as well.

In case of green apples, they are little sour and sweet in taste. Which means, Green apple panna doesn’t required lots of sweetener to balance out the flavors unlike green mangoes which are tarter and tangier.

Green Apple Panna served over ice.

What exactly is Panna?

Fresh green apple panna is a very delicious sweet and tangy summer cooler made with a tart fruit of your choice, fresh mint leaves, roasted cumin powder, black salt and sugar. It is very refreshing and have cooling properties because it uses significant amount of mint and black salt. If you find it interesting you may also like another panna recipe “Plum Panna” on my blog.

Green apple Panna ready to enjoy.

Cooking Tips to make the Best Green Apple Panna:

  1. Choose firm and fresh green apples without any bruises.  
  2. This recipe uses 4 green apples and yield 8 cups of drink. Approximately one apple yield 2 cups of apple panna. That should be the consistency of drink.
  3. You can also use other variety of apples as well but the tartier the apples are the better the drink will taste. So, make sure to use only the tartier variety of apples for this recipe.
  4. If the green apples are more on sweeter side you might not need to add any sweetener to the drink. If the green apple panna is not tangy enough, then increase the quantity of lemon juice.
  5. Apple Panna stores well for a week in the refrigerator in an airtight container. 
  6. For a healthier version, I have used crushed/powdered jaggery as it blends easily when pulsed with the Panna. But if you have no jaggery on hand, you can substitute it with sugar or coconut sugar or any other preferred sweetener in hand.
  7. You can also soak and seeded dates.
Ingredients for green apple panna

Some FAQs about Green Apple Panna recipe:

Can other variety of apples be used in this recipe?

Yes, you can use other variety of apples but remember use the tangy ones. Sweeter apples wouldn’t bring out the right flavors. 

How to make roasted cumin seeds powder at home?

Making roasted cumin powder is very easy. Just roast handful of cumin seeds on low heat in a pan. Keep stirring and tossing for even browning and brown until you start getting nice aroma and dark brown color. Switch off the heat and let them cool down a bit, and then grind them into powder using a spice grinder or dry jar of nutri-bullet. Store in a clean and dry jar for later use.

Where I can find black rock salt?

Black rock salt or kala namak is easily available at amazon or if you have any Indian store nearby you can also find it there.

What if I don’t find fresh mint leaves?

Do you know that fresh mint can be easily dried in shades and save for later use when you can’t find the fresh mint or when mint is not in season. When in abundance I always dry enough quantity of mint leaves. To make dry mint leaves powder sort the leaves and rinse them well. Then spread out these leaves on kitchen towel and allow them to dry under shade. Don’t dry them under the sun otherwise leaves will turn black. To maintain the color of the leaves, leaves should be dried in room or under the shade. It will take 3-4 days to entirely dry them. Once dry, the leaves will become crisp. Rub the dried leaves between your palm to powder them. Sieve the powdered mint leaves and store in air tight spice jar for later use.  

Don’t think! Start now to make your delicion Green Apple Summer Cooler!

Green Apple Panna served in a clay cup
5 from 2 votes

Green Apple Panna: Delicious Summer Cooler

Green Apple panna, a refreshing summer drink made out of greenapples, seasoned with roasted cumin powder, black salt and mint leaves. This summercooler, Panna, is synonym to summer season in India. Summer is the time whenyou most enjoy this fresh chilled drink that not only beat the heat but alsohelps in keep you hydrate and energize.
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Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Chilling Time15 mins
Total Time1 hr 5 mins
Course: Drinks, Instant Pot Recipe
Cuisine: Global, Indian
Diet: Gluten Free, Hindu, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: Apple Panna, Green Apple Panna
Servings: 8 People
Calories: 60kcal
Author: Rupali Agarwal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot or pressure cooker
  • Immersion blender
  • Strainer
  • Cutting Board
  • Utility knife
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Spatula
  • Clay Cups

Ingredients

Produce:

  • 600 gram Green Apples 4 medium size apples
  • 28 gram Ginger 2 tablespoons grated
  • 2 tbsp Lime Juice juice of one lime
  • 28 gram Fresh Mint Leaves one cup leaves
  • 4 cup Water 2 + 2 divided
  • 4 cup Ice

Spices:

  • 28 gram Jaggery 2 tablespoon
  • 1/2 tsp Salt adjust as per your taste
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • 2 tsp Black Rock Salt
  • 2 tsp Cumin Seeds Roasted Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Dry Mint Leaves Powder
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Instructions

  • To get rid of the wax coating, soak the green apples in hot water and vinegar solution (16:1) for 15-20 minutes. After 20 minutes give them a good rub and rinse them under tap water.
    Whole Green apples in a bowl
  • Now Core and chop clean apples into cubes, no need to peel them. In video I have showed two ways of coring apples, you can do either way.
    Green Apples being cut into slices
  • Add the chopped green apples to the inner pot of Instant Pot. Add 2 cups of water to the apples.
    Cut green apples in the IP pot
  • Put the lid on and pressure cook on high pressure for one minute. Make sure the venting knob is in the sealing position.
    Instant pot settings
  • Allow the pressure to release naturally. Once the pin drops, carefully open the Instant Pot. After the apples are boiled, they will lose their vibrant, rich green color and may not look pleasing, which is absolutely fine.
    Green apples in IP after pressure cooking
  • Let the boiled apples cool down a bit before adding other ingredients to cooked apples.
    Green apples in IP after further cooling down
  • Once the apples are cold enough add grated ginger, lime or lemon juice, jaggery or your preferred sweetener you are using and green mint leaves.
  • Blend everything together using an immersion blender. If you don’t happen to have immersion blender then transfer the boiled apples with other ingredients to a blender jar and blend until smooth.
    Blending everything together with an immersion blender
  • Once blend smooth, pass the pureed green apple panna through a fine-mesh strainer.
    Pureed mix being passed through strainer
  • Strain through the strainer, stirring and pressing to extract all the liquid into the bowl. Discard all the leftover fibers.
    strainned panna
  • Now add all the spices to strained apple puree. Black rock salt(check notes), black pepper, roasted cumin seeds powder (Check notes), bit of salt and powdered mint leaves (check notes) to the pureed apple Panna.
    Adding all the spices
  • Mix until thoroughly combined.
    after mixing the spices
  • Add more chilled water and ice to adjust the consistency of panna.
  • You can also add few hand torned mint leaves and key lime slices and store the drink in refrigerator until ready to serve.
    Panna with ice, mint and lime being added
  • Add few cubes of ice in a glass and fill the glass with this chilled panna and enjoy this refreshing drink.
    Green Apple Panna served in a clay cup

Video

Nutrition Facts
Green Apple Panna: Delicious Summer Cooler
Amount Per Serving
Calories 60 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 742mg32%
Potassium 124mg4%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 196IU4%
Vitamin C 6mg7%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Sanjali

    August 16, 2020 at 5:41 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you for sharing, this recipe was a big hit with my family!!!

    Reply
  2. Shraddha Patil

    August 9, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    5 stars
    I made this today and loved it. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
  3. Mausam

    July 21, 2020 at 7:29 pm

    5 stars
    I had couple of really sour apples and I made this today. It was such a big hit in my home. Everyone liked it. It has quite similar taste of aam panna. Thank you Rupali for sharing this.

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    • Rupali Agarwal

      July 21, 2020 at 7:31 pm

      Thank you for your feedback! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!

      Reply

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