No Bake Mango Tart

This easy and delicious mango tart can be assembled in a jiffy. When mangoes are in season, make the most of it. Try making this gorgeous tart and impress your guests.

Ingredients:

For Custard:

Milk – ½ litre + ¼ cup milk

Custard powder –  3 tbsp

Powdered sugar – 4 tbsp

For the tart shell:

Biscuit crumbs (digestive or any other biscuit) – 2 cups

Melted butter – 1 cup

For garnish:

Pistachio powder – 2 tbsp

Mangoes sliced – 4 (sliced thinly)

Preparation:

First, powder the biscuit in a mixer jar or blender. Add the melted butter to it and mix well. Take a tart pan or a detachable cake pan and grease it with butter slightly. Add the biscuit crumb mixture to it and spread it evenly around the pan. Place the pan in the fridge for 30 minutes till it sets.

Meanwhile, take a cup and add the custard powder to it. Add ¼ cup of warm (not hot) milk to it and mix it well. Put the ½ litre of milk to boil. Reduce the flame to minimum when it starts to boil. Add the powdered sugar and mix well. Next, add the custard powder and milk mixture to it and keep stirring it to avoid forming lumps. When the mixture becomes semi-solid, remove it from the flame. Cover it with a cling foil and keep it in fridge for about 20 – 30 minutes.

Take out the custard mix and spread it evenly in the tart pan or cake pan. Keep it in the fridge for an hour or two and when set, garnish it with pistachio powder and mango slices.

Mambazha Puliserri(Kerala Style Ripe Mango and Yogurt Curry)

A traditional curry from the State of Kerala which is prepared for Onam Sadya (Onam feast). I first had a taste of it at my mom’s friend’s place in Calicut for Onam Sadya when I was young and used to wait for Onam to have it.

This curry has a sweet n sour taste and is a slightly thick gravy which is midly spiced.

Ingredients:

Diced ripe mangoes – 3/4 cup

Water – 2 cups

Thick Yogurt – 3/4 cup

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Jaggery powdered – 1 tsp (optional)

Salt

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

To grind:

Grated coconut – 1 cup

Cumin seeds/Jeera – 3/4 tsp

Green chillies – 3

Water – 2 tbsp for grinding

Pepper corns – 4 or 5

Seasoning:

Mustard – 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds – 4 to 5 seeds

Whole red chillies – 2

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Coconut oil – 1 tsp

Preparation:

Wash and dice the mangoes. Add them to a pan or kadai and add 2 cups of water, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Boil it and cook until the mangoes are soft and turn mushy.

In a mixie jar, add grated coconut, peppercorns, green chillies, cumin seeds and grind to a smooth paste adding water.

Add yogurt in a bowl and with a whisk, make sure that there are no lumps in the yogurt and add it to the cooked mango. Ensure that the flame is low and make sure that the curry does not boil as it may curdle the yogurt. Add the powdered jaggery and salt and mix well.

Switch off the flame and season with coconut oil, mustard, asafoetida, fenugreek seeds, whole red chillies and curry leaves.

Notes:

Add salt only after curd and jaggery are added.

Tempering in coconut oil is recommended for authentic taste.

Once yogurt is added, make sure the flame is on low and do not boil it.