Kachi Keri Granita

One of the stories from her childhood that my mom told me long ago was about eating baraf no golo—basically a mix between a snow cone and shaved ice. In the evening after dinner, she and her family would venture out to find a street vendor who would compact soft ice shavings into a bowl and then flavor them with whatever fresh fruit syrups were on hand. She said that her go-to syrup choice was always kachi keri, or unripe mango. A common ingredient in India, kachi keri has the distinct flav