Mango Kalakhand Recipe

Kalakhand that too Mango Kalakhand, the name itself makes me drooling as I am big fan of Kalakhand recipe. I already have regular version of Kalakhand recipe and as I had remaining mangoes after preparing the mango raita, I decided to prepare Mango Kalakand. Also I am happy to share that this is my 500th post. I didn't prepare particularly for this. Just it came as a coincidence. 😊

Here are some other sweet recipes for you to check 

Chocolate Burfi

Badam Halwa

Mango Halwa

Kalakhand 

Paneer Jalebi

Mango Kalakhand

Preparation time: 5 min | Cook Time: 40 min | Serves: 9

Recipe Category: Dessert | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients 
Mango Puree - 3/4 cup
Paneer / Cottage cheese - 3/4 cup
Koya - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup (adjust the sugar according to the sweetness of the mango)
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp + 1 tsp
Nuts of your choice - as your wish (like Cashews, pistachios, almonds, melon seeds)
Saffron for garnishing

Method 

1. Keep all your ingredients ready. In a pan add the sugar and the mango puree.

2. When the sugar got dissolved well, check on the single string consistency. Add the crushed koya.

3. Koya also gets dissolved. Keep on stirring. When the koya slightly thickens, add the crumbled paneer.

4. The mixture starts to thicken to half the quantity. Add 2 tsp ghee at this stage and keep stirring. Add the cardamom powder.

5. Add the crushed nuts and keep stirring. It might take another 8 to 10 minutes in medium flame or check if the kalakhand is not sticking on the sides and ghee separates.

6. Keep mixing for another 5 minutes in slow flame. Meanwhile, take another vessel and spread 1 tsp of ghee and keep it ready. Now switch off the stove and transfer it to the ghee sprayed vessel.

7. Flatten it slightly and garnish with some more nuts and saffron.

8. Again flatten by pressing it using a butter paper for even surface. Let it rest for 1 hr. Remove the butter paper and cut into squares.

9. Serve the yummy Mango Kalakhand.

Tasty Mango Kalakhand is ready.

Notes:
1. My mangoes are not that much sweet so added more sugar. So check the sweetness of the mangoes and add sugar accordingly. If you have added more also, you can adjust by increasing the paneer or koya.
2. In 3rd and 4th step, while the mixture is boiling, it may get splashed on you. So be careful while stirring.
3. You need to keep on stirring to avoid the mixture get burnt.
4. I added only almonds. You can add any nuts of your choice.
5. If mango puree is not enough to dissolve the sugar, you can add little water.

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Mango Raita | Aam ka Raita | Mango Recipes

Mango being in the season, while searching for mango recipes, I got struck with this Mango Raita here and immediately tried this out last Saturday. I kept it on the dining table, but I could not able to wait till my lunch and started eating them now n then whenever I crossed the dining table. 😜😜.. My kids were teasing me, I will finish the whole mango raita before lunch.. 😝.. Though my mangoes were not that much sweet, still I liked the taste with the combination of chilli powder and chat masala.. It's too tempting even now. Will definitely try this mango raita one more time with the sweeter mango... 

You can view some more mango recipes below
Mango Lassi
Mango and Oats Smoothie
Mango Lemonade
Mango Muffins
Mango Kheer
Mango Jam
Mango Halwa
Mango Icecream

Mango Raita Recipe

Preparation time: 8 min | Cook Time: 0 min | Serves: 3

Recipe Category: Side dish | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients 
Mango - 1
Yogurt / Curd - 1 cup
Roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Black salt - 2 to 3 pinch
Salt - as per taste
Chat masala - 2 pinch
Mint or coriander leaves - for garnishing

Method 
1. Beat the fresh curd nicely to a thick and smooth consistency. 

2. Add the cumin powder, black salt, sugar, chilli powder. Mix them thoroughly. Add the mangoes.

3. Sprinkle some more chat masala and chilli powder and garnish with coriander or mint leaves and serve it. 

Yummy yummy Mango Raita is Ready to be served. 

Notes:

1. Adding sugar is optional. But it gives a unique taste to the raita.

2. Also I didn't add the chilli powder in step 2 as I planned to give to my kids. So don't get confused with the picture and the 2nd point. I added at the final stage.

3. Go for the ripe mangoes for the best taste. 

Tags: Mango Raita, Aam ka Raita, Mango Recipes, Mango pachadi, Mangai pachadi

Mango Oats Smoothie | Healthy Smoothie Recipe | Breakfast Smoothie Recipes | Mango Recipes | Oats Recipes | Summer Special Drinks| Smoothie Recipes

Mango and Oats Smoothie is a yummy and healthy smoothie, which I tried recently. It is a very filling breakfast smoothie. I had mango pulp which I bought long before and it is going to expire soon. Actually thought of doing Mango Lassi or Mango Lemonade, but want to make it a bit healthy and included oats, dates and milk and that, prepared this healthy Mango and Oats Smoothie. If i have prepared this with fresh mangoes, it would have been much more tastier than this.

You can check some summer special recipes below
Blueberry Milkshake
Strawberry Lassi
Almond Banana Carrot Smoothie
Dates Almond Milk
Apricot Milkshake

Mango and Oats Smoothie for breakfast

Preparation time: 12 min | Cook Time: 0 min | Total time: 12 min | Serves: 3

Recipe Category: Smoothie | Recipe Cuisine: International

Ingredients

Mango pulp - 1 cup

Hot milk - 1 cup

Cold milk - 2 cups

Rolled oats - 1/2 cup

Dates - 5 to 6

Honey - 1/4 cup or as per taste

Ground cinnamon - 1/4 tsp + 2 pinch for garnishing 

Method

1. Dry fry the oats for 3 to 4 min, until they become light brown in color. 

2. Wash and deseed the dates. Soak in hot milk for 10 min or until mushy. 

3. Transfer the dates, oats to the food processor and add in the mango pulp, honey, cinnamon powder and milk to it and grind it.

4. Garnish with extra ground cinnamon and serve it. 

Notes: 

1. If you want you can add oats directly without dry frying it or you can even soak oats in hot milk and grind it. 

2. Add fresh mangoes for more tastier smoothie. 

3. Adding ground cinnamon is purely optional. 

4. You can replace the milk with almond milk or soy milk.

Tasty healthy delicious Mango and Oats Smoothie is ready for the breakfast

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How to make Mango Muffins | Easy Muffin Recipes | Mango Recipes | Muffins for breakfast | Kids recipes

I prepared this Mango muffins along with the Mango and Oats Smoothie which I posted earlier. There I mentioned I need to finish my mango pulp as it's expiry date is nearing.. So I tired this Mango Muffins with that pulp and this is the first time I added eggs in baking. It came really soft and tasted great. 

You can also view some tasty muffins below

Blueberry Muffins
Eggless Bourbon Brownies
Banana Walnut Muffins
Nutella Brownies
Dates Cake

Easy Mango Muffins for Breakfast

Preparation time: 15 min | Cook Time: 20 min 
Total Time: 35 min | Serves: 4

Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients

All purpose flour - 1 cup headed

Baking soda - 3/4 tsp

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Ground Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1/5 tsp

Vegetable Oil - 1/4 cup

Egg - 1

Honey - 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp 

Mango pulp - 1/2 cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Method 

1. Add all the wet ingredients together and beat them until smooth as shown. 

2. Mix the dry ingredients and sift them twice at least so that the baking powder and baking soda gets well mixed. Add this little by little to the wet ingredients. 

3. Best both of them until they are about to form spikes. Add the nuts and dates and just give a little stir. 

4. Transfer the content to the muffin cups and bake them for 15 to 20 min or insert a stick in the muffins and check they come out clean. 

5. Serve the hot muffins.

Notes:

1. If you want to check whether muffins are ready, check after 15 min. 

2. You can replace the cashews with walnuts and dates with raisins. 

3. Fresh mango pulp and little mango pieces can also be added, which enhances the taste.

Easy and Tasty Mango Muffins are ready

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Mango Rice / Mangai Saatham

I want to prepare this mango rice for a long time and now only got the time. My mom used to prepare this when she gets a chance. She add turmeric to the rice and it becomes light yellowish rice. But here, I have not added, since i wanted it to be with the natural colour itself. 

Ingredients

• Cooked rice - 2 cups
• Raw Mango - 1
• Onion - 1
• Mustard seeds - 2 pinch
• Urud dal/black gram - 1/2 tsp
• Chana dal/Bengal gram - 1 tsp
• Green Chillies - 2 (chopped finely)
• Curry leaves - few (10 to 15)
• Cashew nuts - 10 to 12
• Ghee - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 1 tsp

Method

• Grate the raw mango.

• Cut onion lengthwise.
• In a kadai/wok, add oil and when hot add mustard seeds, urud dal, chana dal and fry till light brown colour.

• Add the curry leaves and onion and green chillies.
• Fry till onion becomes translucent.
• Now add the grated mango and fry for another 2 min.

• Add the cooked rice and mix well.
• In another small pan, add ghee and cashews and fry till it becomes slight brown colour.

• Now transfer the fried cashews with ghee to the mango rice and mix well and serve.

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Mango Halwa

Some of my blogger friends might think, why I am posting all mango recipes. The reason is simple as my father and uncle family came from India and brought lots of raw and ripe mangoes. Before they get wasted, I want to use them all. So, I request my friends to kindly bare with me with some more mango recipes to come...

Ingredients

• Ripe Mango - 2
• Sugar - 3/4th cup (if mango is more sweet, reduce the sugar by 1/2 cup)
• Ghee - 3 tsp
• Nuts - Cashews - 10 n  Pistachios - 15

Method

• Make mango puree by grinding in mixie.

• In a flat bottomed pan or kadai, add puree and sugar and star mixing.

• When it is reduced to half its quantity, add 2 tsp ghee.

• In another small pan, add 1 tsp ghee and the nuts and fry for few minutes or until it becomes golden colour.
• Add the fried nuts to the manga halwa.

• Keep on stirring until the ghee, separates out from the mixture and it becomes to the thick texture as shown below.

• Pour the halwa to the greased plate and leave it for 2 to 3 hour or until it cools down completely.

• Cut into squares and serve.

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My Event - Dish name starts with M
Only Mango by pari and Anu