Semolina Mango Halwa
A friend of mine is travelling to Alaska on a pleasure trip. I would love to go there sometime soon. Anyways this post is not about Alaska or my travel diaries, its about how I landed up making this halwa.
Actually before leaving she emptied her fridge & gave me a Mango to use. I left it on the kitchen rack to ripe for a few days. Today I thought it was ready to use. I searched for recipes online on what all I could possibly make with 1 mango. I am a sucker for the Indian Alphonso however we don't get the same ones here. So I was very keen to see how this one tastes as I have never tried them before. Anyways coming back to the sweet dish, I finally found a recipe online which suited me as I had all the required ingredients at home. I however tweed the recipe to suit our palate. Here is what I did..
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Semolina (Rawa)
1/2 cup Sugar
2/3 cup Water
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Mango pulp
Few strands of Saffron
2 tsp milk masala (powder of all dry fruits)
2 tbsp Ghee
Almonds for decoration
Method:
Roast the semolina dry for few mins till you see it turning light golden brown. Be careful to not burn them.
In a pan, add water & sugar. Bring it to a boil. Add saffron & milk masala in the milk & pour it in the sugar water. Bring this mixture to a boil. Once it starts to boil, add the roasted semolina slowly & mix it quickly. Ensure no lumps are formed. Keep stirring. Now add the mango pulp & mix well. Add ghee to give it a silky texture. Your dish is ready. Serve it hot or cold in a bowl. Decorate with little saffron & chopped almonds on top.
As we had this for dessert today, we realized that this mango was not as sweet as an Alphonso, however this dish was mildly sweet (which is how we like it) & light to have. You could add more sugar if you think your mango is not very sweet & if you have a sweet tooth! Enjoy.. :)
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