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Aam Ras/Keri no Ras or Amarkhand/Mango Shrikand (Mango Greek Yogurt Dessert)

Beverages, Desserts

A traditional Indian dessert from Western India. A flavourful yogurt based dessert enhanced with the flavours of mango and cardamom, this is served with poori in Maharashtrain and Gujarati weddings. An easy no cook dessert with the goodness of mango.

Ingredients:

Ripe Mangoes – 2 (Alphonso or Badami preferred)

Cardamom powder – 3/4 tsp

Powdered Sugar – 1/4 cup or as required

Yogurt – 1/2 cup

Milk – 1/4 cup

Sliced almonds – 4 or 5 for garnish

Pounded pistachois – 1 tsp

Saffron – 3 strands + 3 strands for garnish

Preparation:

Take a muslin cloth and place the yogurt in it for an hour to allow the whey to drain out.

Deskin the mangoes and remove the pulp.

In a blender, add the mango pulp, powdered sugar, cardamom, yogurt, milk and pulse until it becomes smooth and creamy.

You can add saffron soaked in 1 tbsp warm milk to it (optional).

Garnish it with saffron strands, almonds and pounded pistachois and serve in a glass or bowl.

Chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Mango Float

Desserts

A no-bake layered dessert that you can never get enough of. This will please even the most discriminating palate. So, come and celebrate summer with this truly delicious dessert.

Ingredients:

Whipped cream or Dream Whip or Cool Whip – 1 packet

Cream cheese – 200 gms

Digestive biscuits or Plain Oreos – 200 gms

Mango puree – 2 cups

Powdered Sugar – 1/4 cup (to be adjusted depending on the sweetness of the mangoes)

Mangoes cubed – 1/2 cup

Thick yogurt – 1/2 cup

Lime juice – 1/2 tsp

Preparation:

Crush the digestive biscuits by hand and make sure that you do not pulse them in a mixie. Coarsely crush them and keep it aside.

Cream cheese:

Place the cream cheese in a bowl. Add powdered sugar to it and yogurt and mix it well using a whisk or an electric hand-held mixer. Then, add the 1 cup mango puree and mix well again. Keep it aside.

Whipped Cream or Dream Whip:

In another mixing bowl, prepare whipped cream as per the instructions on the packet (I added 1/2 cup of cold milk to one sachet of whip mix powder and beat it well for about 5 minutes until stiff peaks form). You need not add sugar to the whipped cream or dream whip/cool whip.

Mango Puree:

If you are using fresh mangoes, take the flesh off 2 mangoes and puree them in a pulser to a smooth paste. If you are using a store bought canned mango puree, take 1 cup of it and add lime juice and blend until smooth.

Assembly:

Take a loaf pan. You need not grease the pan. Add a layer of the crushed biscuits. Follow it up with a layer of cream cheese and then a layer of the mango puree. Next, add a layer of the whipped cream and a layer of the chopped and diced mangoes.

Repeat the layering again. Once done, wrap it with a cling wrap tightly and freeze it for 24 hours. Top it with crushed pistachio nuts and cut it in squares and serve.