When serving for a party I blend all the ingredients in my blender minus the alcohol and pour it in a pitcher and keep it cool. I also like to keep the glasses rimmed beforehand so I am spending less time in the kitchen when my guests arrive. That way if I have someone who is not drinking alcohol, I pour some orange juice and this mango concoction in their glass. You can use you’re a cocktail measure to add the spirits. But if you know that every guest at your party drinks liquor the recipe below is spot on and you can simply bring it together in your blender.
You can use fresh or frozen Mangoes in this recipe and puree it to make fresh juice and use as much sugar as you like to sweeten it to your taste. You might also need to use some ice or cold water to make it thinner. I use canned Mango Pulp from the Indian grocery store as the variety of mangoes used for that pulp is very vibrant and the sweetness is to my liking. For the spice I use Thai chili as I like my drink to have a kick, but feel free to use Jalapenos or other chili of your choice. I did deseed half of one chili to reduce the heat and that is tip you can keep in mind too! Keep the seeds for more heat and remove them to cut it down.
The citrus salty rim is the highlight of a Margarita for me. And the addition of chili powder is life changing in this drink. It also looks extremely attractive. I have no shame in saying I am one of those who rotates the glass to sip all the way around to eventually get all the citrusy chili salt. I also used fresh mint to garnish but that is optional. Serve on ice or use a piece of frozen mango instead.
Total Time – 10 mins
Yields – 4 glasses
INGREDIENTS
- 4 cups mango juice
- 2 small limes
- 2 green chili
- 6 oz tequila
- 6 oz orange liqueur
CHILI SALT RIM
- 1 lime wedge for rimming
- 3 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- Sliced lime for garnish
- Mint leaves for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR THE RIM : Spread the chili powder and coarse salt on a small plate. Moisten the rim of the glasses with the lime wedge. Dip the edge of the rim into the mixture and gently shake off any excess. Repeat for all the glasses set aside.
- Add all margarita ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Taste and adjust sweetness/strength of alcohol as desired.
- Pour the blended concoction in rimmed glasses filled with ice and add a wedge of lime to the glass and mint leaves for garnish.
