Mangoes

[Rachel turner]

has anybody any receipes for using mangoes -i will have a bountiful supply soon - other than chutney.- thanks

[Angela]

I went to a BBQ the other day and had a Mango cheesecake and in the biscuit base there was coconut - it was really delish
I don't have the exact recipe but found this one on the internet


Ingredients
For the cheesecake
200ml/7fl oz double cream
2 tbsp mascarpone cheese
1 tbsp caster sugar
75g/2¾oz flaked almonds
100g/3½oz desiccated coconut
For the base
100g/3½oz flaked almonds
100g/3½oz desiccated coconut
55g/2oz butter, melted
For the mango topping
½ mango, peeled and finely chopped
1 tbsp honey




Method
1. For the cheesecake, whisk the cream with an electric hand whisk until ribbons are left when you lift the whisk out of the cream. Fold in the mascarpone, sugar, flaked almonds and desiccated coconut and place into the fridge to chill.
2. Meanwhile, for the base, combine the base ingredients in a bowl and mix well to break up the almonds slightly. Press into the base of two 10cm/4in chefs' rings.
3. Remove the cheesecake mixture from the fridge and use to almost fill the chefs' rings, leaving a 1cm/½in gap at the top.
4. For the mango topping, mix together the mango, honey in a bowl and spoon on top of the cheesecakes. Level off the tops with a palette knife and chill in the fridge for ten minutes.
5. To serve, remove the cheesecakes from the fridge. Holding the outside of the rings with a hot cloth, place the cheesecakes onto serving plates and slide off the rings.

[New Gal]

Mango and yogurt milkshakes, called lassi, will post a recipe asap, on my moby at the mo but they are delish!

[jewel]

The mango cheescake also benefits from a dash(well a good slurp ) of malibu as well....our local eatery does this recipie and it is so delish

[New Gal]

Heres the recipe for the shake/lassi, quite simple really!

Ingredients
1 ripe mango, peeled and chopped (or tinned mango or tinned mango pulp)
150ml/5fl oz milk
175ml/6fl oz natural yogurt
2 tsp sugar



Method
1. Put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz.
2. Pour into glasses and add some ice cubes.

[New Gal]

Also found this and it sounds absolutely delish

Mango and orange mousse with baked bitter chocolate mousse

Ingredients
For the mango and orange mousse:
1 medium ripe mango
½ medium orange
50g/1¾oz sugar
6 tbsp water
300ml/10fl oz/½pt double cream
2 leaves gelatine
For the baked bitter chocolate mousse:
75g/2½oz bitter chocolate
15g/½oz unsalted butter
15g/½oz caster sugar
2 egg whites
pinch salt
½egg yolk
For the sauce:
1 medium mango, finely diced
1 orange, zest only
1½ oranges, juice only
2 tsp sugar
To serve:
1 tbsp Cointreau, or other orange liqueur



Method
1. For the mango and orange mousse: soak the gelatine leaves in cold water.
2. In a small saucepan, bring the sugar and water to the boil, add the shredded zest of half an orange, simmer for 3-4 minutes and remove from the heat. Add the gelatine, which will dissolve immediately. Remove the poached zest and reserve for decoration.
3. Peel and coarsely dice the mango and place in a liquidiser with the juice and zest of half orange. Reduce to a purée.
4. Place the cream in a large bowl and whisk to ribbon stage.
5. Add the syrup/gelatine and whisk in.
6. With a metal spoon, beat in the mango purée. Spoon into metal rings on a tray and place in a freezer for 1 hour 20 minutes, or until set.
7. For the baked bitter chocolate mousse: preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas6.
8 Place the chocolate pieces and butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water until melted. Beat in half an egg yolk.
9. Place 2 egg whites and the sugar in a large bowl with a pinch of salt and whisk to stiff peaks.
10. With a metal spoon fold in the chocolate mixture and when incorporated spread across a baking tray lined with buttered silicone paper.
11. Transfer to the oven for 6-8 minutes. Remove and cool
12. For the mango sauce: thinly slice the mango and finely dice it. Place in a bowl.
13. Place the finely chopped zest of the orange together with the juice of 1½ oranges into a small saucepan with 2 tsp sugar. Boil until reduced to 1 tbsp. Pour over the diced mango and reserve.
14. To assemble: cut discs of cooled chocolate mousse to the same size as the mousse ring. Soak with a drizzle of orange liqueur.
15. Place a disc of chocolate mousse in the centre of a plate, run a knife around the mango mousse and place on top. Top with a further disc of chocolate mousse and a few strands of the poached zest.
16. Surround with about 5 tsps of the mango dice in syrup and serve.

[Claire]

I love mangoes just as they are! Had some gorgeous ones this week from our local Asian supermarket. Like the sound of the cheesecake and the mousse. Sitting here wishing I had some right now!!!!!

[New Gal]

I love mangoes just as they are! Had some gorgeous ones this week from our local Asian supermarket. Like the sound of the cheesecake and the mousse. Sitting here wishing I had some right now!!!!!

My family is obsessed with them and we got our first batch last week.

I stay away from them though, they aren't very good for you if you follow a holistic approach to food as are deemed to have 'hot' qualities and mark your skin if you are olive/dark skinned.

They can also irritate and inflame eczema.

[Glyphdoctor]

I once sat next to an agricultural expert on a plane. He told me Egyptian mangoes were the best in the world, but you have to enjoy them in Egypt as the best mangoes don't ship well.

[Glyphdoctor]

Heres the recipe for the shake/lassi, quite simple really!

Ingredients
1 ripe mango, peeled and chopped (or tinned mango or tinned mango pulp)
150ml/5fl oz milk
175ml/6fl oz natural yogurt
2 tsp sugar



Method
1. Put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz.
2. Pour into glasses and add some ice cubes.

I've been doing lassi everything lately. Just reminded me I was going to make an apricot one this afternoon....

[New Gal]

I don't mind it now and again but only if its well chilled.

Never tried an apricot one!

My stepmother makes a really simple one of yogurt, bit of milk, ice and pinch of salt to taste. She drinks gallons of the stuff, I can't bear it!

Evian all the way for me!

[Glyphdoctor]

I used to drink milk by the gallon in the US. Don't like the milk here, so I find lassi is the best I can do.

[Lisak]

I love Mangos but here in the Uk, they just aren't juicy, they are all a little fibrous for me.

I'd say Australian ones are on par with Egyptian ones, juicy and sweet, yummy!

[New Gal]

You can get really nice sweet and juicy ones from Asian grocers as Claire said, think they get them in from India and Pakistan, they aren't fibrous at all and are dead cheap, you can get a big box of 5 or 6 for less than a fiver

[Ebikatsu]

I make a sorbet with my surplus ones.

Mango Sorbet a la Ebikatsu

Just whack about 6 mango pulps into a blender with the juice of 2 limes and a 1/2 cup of sugar and a tiny pinch of chilli powder.
Pour it into a plastic tub and freeze for about 2 hours then scoop it out and blend it again, only for about 30 secs then pour back and refreeze it.

[pinkmagic]

Agree with New Gal. Go to an Asian grocers, the Pakistani mangoes are on par with the Egyptian ones. In what way can they mark your skin New Gal?
Have a lovely mangoe and turkey curry recipe, will dig it out and post when I have a little more time.

[New Gal]

Agree with New Gal. Go to an Asian grocers, the Pakistani mangoes are on par with the Egyptian ones. In what way can they mark your skin New Gal?
Have a lovely mangoe and turkey curry recipe, will dig it out and post when I have a little more time.

Certain foods have 'hot' and 'cold' properties.

Foods like mangoes, fish, Indian pickles are deemed 'hot' and so affect your skin and kidneys. And because olive and Asian skins suffer from pigmentation problems anyway, sometimes, these foods can make your skin have bruise like marks on it. Speaking from experience here as I had a serious pickle addiction when I was younger and funnily enough, mango pickle was my favourite, the hotter the better.

Melon, fresh orange juice etc are deemed to be 'cold' in their properties and an excessive amount can cause stomach problems like bloating and joint pains

[Rachel turner]

Wow thanks a lot , i will have a try at the recipes - my husband seems to think i can transport a couple of kilos to each member of my family back home - im sure the luggage would be over allowance. So the more i use up the better.