Certainly, if you’d like to create a Chamoyada with the phrase “pickles are extra” in mind, you can include pickled fruits as an optional, additional topping for your Chamoyada. Here’s how to make a Chamoyada with pickles as an extra topping:
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cubed (or use frozen mango chunks)
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup chamoy sauce (adjust to taste)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon chili powder (adjust to taste)
- 2 cups crushed ice
- Pickled fruits (pickled mango, cucumber, or other fruits of your choice)
- Tamarind candy straws (optional, for garnish)
Instructions:
- In a blender, combine the ripe mango cubes, chamoy sauce, lime juice, granulated sugar, and chili powder.
- Blend until you have a smooth and well-mixed puree. Taste the mixture and adjust the levels of chamoy, sugar, and chili powder to achieve the desired balance of sweet, sour, and spicy.
- Place the crushed ice in a glass or serving cup.
- Pour the mango-chamoy mixture over the crushed ice.
- If you’re adding pickled fruits, layer them on top of the Chamoyada, following the phrase “pickles are extra.”
- Insert tamarind candy straws for garnish or as a sweet and tangy treat.
- Serve your Chamoyada with pickles as an optional topping immediately, and enjoy!
Including pickled fruits as an extra topping will provide additional tanginess and complexity to your Chamoyada, making it a unique and delicious treat with sweet, sour, and spicy elements.