Mangolicious Sandesh

With the rising heat in summers, the only exciting thing is the mangoes, also the king of fruits.. and it truly rules my heart.... Being in Gujarat for almost a decade now, I am half gujju, and so are my taste buds taking up the gujju tastes. My love for kesar mango is fully rooted to my gujarat influence. This year I am overdone with doze of mango by consuming 30 kgs in probably a month.



While I am taking my last lap in mango season, the combination of bong genes for my never satiating sweet tooth and mango gets this Mangolicious Sandesh on plate.

I love taking shortcuts wherever I can... So, all I did was getting a pack of Amul paneer, slicing some mangoes, and making puree and combining all together on a plate. Here you go...

• Amul Paneer 200 gms (you can use any fresh paneer. Like i said, needed a short cut)
• Sugar 3/4 cup (More if you like it sweeter, I had to adjust as per family's taste buds)
• Ripe Mangoes 2 large
• Small cardamom 6-8 pieces
• Rose water Few drops
• Greased plate or paper cups

Method

1. Pre-prep: Cut thin slices of mangoes, around 3-4 large slices. And with rest of the left mango, blend it into a smooth puree. Do not add water to it
2. Knead the paneer well on a plate till you get rid of all the lumps. Divide this paneer in two equal portions
3. In a mixer jar, add 3/4 of the measured sugar.. which is around half cup, small cardamom and rose water and half paneer. Blend it till its smooth. Set it aside.
4. Take the second portion of paneer in the jar, add the left over sugar and mango pulp/puree. Blend n set aside.
5. Time to assemble. If you plan to set it on a plate, grease it with little ghee/butter. Spread the plain mixture on the plate
6. Lay the mango slices over it
7. Top the mango with the mango flavored paneer blend. Smoothen the top coat with a knife. Cover the plate with a cling film or aluminium foil and set it in fridge for 3-4 hours.

Cut and serve....

If you want to assemble in paper cups.. Make small equal balls of both the mixture. take a white ball, flatten it slightly, top it with a mango piece, and over it place the mango puree ball and press a bit to flatten. Follow the same procedure for all the balls