I just love mangoes and indulge in fresh or dried ones whenever I can. I've previously made a Mango Chutney using fresh mangoes but then I read that a chutney made with dried mangoes has a richer mango flavour - so of course I had to try it out. I looked at a few recipes online and adapted my own to ingredients that I had. 500g dried mango slices 1 garlic bulb, cloves separated and peeled 1 medium-hot red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped 25g piece of ginger, peeled and roughly … [Read more...]
Mango Chutney
What better way to re-live holiday memories and transport yourself to India for an evening than to enjoy a curry served with your own delicious mango chutney. 2 mangoes, peeled and chopped (I used frozen mango) 3 apples, peeled and chopped 2 onions, peeled and chopped 1 red capsicum, chopped (I used frozen capsicum) 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup vinegar 1/4 cup chopped ginger 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp curry powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp … [Read more...]
Luscious Home-made Mango Gelato
Mangoes have to be one of my favourite tropical fruit. When I travel I try to eat as many of them as possible. I saw them on a super-special at the local fruit store and knew that I had to get more than just a few. So as well as mango lassi (mango, yoghurt and milk or water blended with some cardamom) and fruit smoothies and smoked chicken and mango salad ...., I had to try making some luscious mango gelato in my icecream maker. 1 cup sugar 4 egg yolks 1 3/4 cups milk 1/2 cup … [Read more...]