Mango Cheesecake Pudding
I have always had a
fascination for Cheesecake. The delicate soft texture is just out of this
world. But I never could think of making one because I could never lay my hands
on a tub of cream cheese. That is the disadvantage of being posted to a very
small town.
Thanks to the group Chefs at
Large I came across some great chefs who were very generous in giving tips
about how to go about making cream cheese at home. Tried it out and was very
happy with the results. That, however, is another thread as I will also upload
how to make cream cheese at home.
I decided to start with a
bang and planned on making cheesecake for an important party at home. The only
hitch was that there were a large number of guests and I felt if I made a
traditional cheesecake cutting it into so many slices would become a problem.
So I decided to make a Mango Cheesecake Pudding with individual servings in a
bowl.
One other thing I changed in
the recipe was use of different ingredients. The recipe called for a
combination of cream cheese and milkmaid. Cream cheese is to be made with about
2 liters of Amul cream. I opted for a healthier version and used a combination
of hung curd, homemade cottage cheese/paneer and a little bit of homemade cream
cheese.
The list of ingredients might not sound too precise because I kept improvising throughout..:)
Ingredients
200 ml Amul cream
2 tbsp vinegar
Curd made from 1 liter of
milk
Paneer made from 1 ½ liter of
milk
5 mangoes, pureed
½ cup castor sugar ( I had to
use this because my mangoes were not sweet )
First make the cream cheese.
Mix together Amul cream and vinegar. Let stand at room temperature overnight.
Then put in a muslin cloth to drain the liquid. This has to be done in the
fridge overnight.
Similarly make the paneer and
curd and leave it to drain for a few hours.
Now churn all three , i.e.,
paneer, hung curd and cream cheese in the mixer. Add the pureed mangoes and
castor sugar. The mixture will be quite thick. Pour the mango mix into
individual serving bowls and keep in the fridge overnight.
To make the mango glaze
2 mangoes, pureed
1.5 tbsp gelatin
Sprinkle the gelatin over ¼
cup water. Let it stand
Heat a pan and cook the
pureed mango till the raw smell goes. Cool it.
Heat the gelatin mixture till
it becomes a transparent liquid. Add to the mango puree.
Pour the mango glaze over the
cheesecake mix. Garnish with chopped mango and mint leaves.
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