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Mango recipes: Cheesecake, Jelly Cubes, Souffle and more

By Reshma Aslam
May 26, 2016 16:52 IST
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Before the summer gets over, here are some really cool mango recipes you must try your hand at.

Reshma Aslam shares some exotic but easy-to-make mango recipes.

Mango Ice-cream in Chocolate bowl

Mango icecream in chocolate bowl

 

Ingredients

For ice-cream

  • 2 cup heavy cream
  • 200 ml condensed milk
  • 1 cup mango pulp
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

For chocolate bowl

  • 100 gm dark chocolate
  • 1 balloon

Method

For chocolate bowl

  • Blow the balloon and keep it in the refrigerator. The balloon should be the size of a regular serving bowl.
  • Melt the dark chocolate. Take care that it is not too runny.
  • Take a plate, put a small spoon full of chocolate on it. Keep aside.
  • Remove the balloon from the refrigerator and dip it in the bowl with melted dark chocolate.
  • Coat the balloon with the chocolate to create a bowl shape.
  • Place the chocolate balloon on the plate with spoon full of chocolate and allow it to set for an hour or so in the refrigerator.
  • Pop the balloon and remove it from the chocolate bowl.
  • Chocolate bowl is ready.

For ice-cream

  • In a bowl, add heavy cream and beat well till peaks are formed.
  • If you using an electric beater, beat it for 6 to 7 minutes and if using hand beater then beat it for 15 minutes.
  • Add the condensed milk and beat it again.
  • Add the mango pulp, vanilla essence and gently mix it well.
  • Place it in an airtight container and deep freeze overnight
  • Mango ice-cream is ready

How to serve

  • Take the chocolate bowl and add desired scoops of ice-cream into it.
  • Garnish it with fresh mango pieces and serve.

Mango Strawberry Trifle

Mango Strawberry Trifle

Makes: 2 to 3 glasses

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mango, chopped
  • Small vanilla sponge cake
  • 1 cup vanilla custard sauce
  • 1 cup mango juice (Maaza or Slice will do)
  • 1/2 cup whipped cream
  • 1 packet strawberry rex jelly
  • 1 trifle glass

Method

For strawberry jelly

  • Read the instructions on the jelly packet and set it accordingly.
  • Add less water than what has been mentioned in the instructions on the packet.
  • When the jelly is set, cut it into small pieces and keep it aside.
  • Break the sponge cake into small pieces.
  • Add the pieces into the trifle glass.
  • Add 1 to 2 tbsp of mango juice over the cake.
  • Add some chopped mango and 2 tbsp of custard sauce.
  • Add few jelly cubes and one layer of whipped cream.
  • Repeat the same process of adding cake, juice, mango pieces, sauce, jelly and whipped cream.
  • Mango strawberry trifle is ready to be served.
  • You can make 2 to 3 such glasses with the above mentioned ingredients.

Mango Jelly Cubes

Mango Jelly Cubes

Ingredients

  • 2 cup mango pulp
  • 3 tsp agar-agar
  • 1 and 1/2cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 lemon

Method

  • Take water in a bowl and add agar-agar. Let it dissolve well.
  • Bring the water to boil till all the agar-agar dissolves.
  • Add sugar and bring it to boil again.
  • Add mango pulp and remove from heat.
  • Add the juice of lemon and keep on stirring till it cools down.
  • Put the entire contents on a cake tray and let it set in the fridge.
  • When set, cut into small cubes and serve chilled.

Mango Souffle

Mango Souffle

Ingredients

  • Pulp of 2 mangoes
  • 200 gm fresh cream
  • 4 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp gelatine
  • 1 lemon

Method

  • Take a mixing bowl and add fresh cream.
  • Beat it well, add sugar and beat it further.
  • When sugar dissolves, add mango pulp and beat well again.
  • Take a small bowl and add the gelatine.
  • Add hot water and stir well till the gelatine dissolves.
  • Add this gelatine in the mango mixture.
  • Add lemon juice and mix well.
  • Set it in a bowl.
  • Garnish it with fresh mangoes and serve.

No Bake Mango Cheese Cake

No Bake Mango Cheese Cake

Ingredients

For the filling mixture

  • 4 ripe mangoes pureed
  • 1 tbsp gelatine dissolved in 2 and 1/2tbsp hot water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • Mix all the above ingredients and keep it aside.

For the crust

  • 1 cup digestive biscuits powdered
  • 2 tbsp butter

For Cheese Cake

  • 200 gm cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 cup whipped cream

For Mango Glaze

  • 1/2 cup mango puree
  • 2 tbsp sugar powdered
  • 1/2 tsp gelatine dissolved in 1 tbsp water

Method

For the crust

  • Take the ingredients of the crust in a mixing bowl and mix well.
  • Set this mixture in the base of a spring form cake pan. 

For cheese cake

  • Beat the cream cheese well till nice and fluffy.
  • Add sugar and beat well.
  • Add whipped cream and beat again.
  • Add filling mixture and beat again.
  • Assemble the entire contents on the cake crust.
  • Let it set in the fridge for an hour.

For mango glaze

  • Mix all ingredients of the mango glaze well.
  • Remove cake from the fridge and pour the above mixture over it.
  • Let it set in the fridge overnight. Serve.

Photographs: Kind courtesy Reshma Aslam

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