EGGLESS MANGO CHEESE CAKE (NO BAKE)

Hey all ! Here I am back with my 50th post :-):-)

Special thanks to some of my dear friends 

for keep on  asking about my next post :-)

"Eggless Mango Cheese Cake" :-)

 I baked this for my Hubby's birthday.. 

He loves mango either raw or as a fruit or juice :-)

That's why I chose mango flavour for this cake..

 I love cooking but baking is a whole new world

and every attempt is very exciting & interesting:-)

Lets do it :-)

EGGLESS MANGO CHEESE CAKE (NO BAKE):

 Recipe cuisine: Indian / Recipe category: Dessert

Prep time: 2hrs (1 hr for thawing) / Cook time : 3 to 4 hours

FOR THE CAKE:

Mango (Canned) : 2 cups (diced)

Cream Cheese : 200 to 225 gms
Cream : 200 ml

Agar agar or China grass : 6 tblsp (chopped)

Sugar : 3/4 cup 

Water : 3/4 cup

FOR THE BOTTOM LAYER:

Biscuit : 10 to 15 pcs (I used Parle-G)
Honey : 3 to 4 tblsp

METHOD:

1) Drain the Mango from the can & let it rest.

Take the cream cheese out of fridge & let it rest for 1 hour. 

2) Now in a blender, take the biscuits & powder it.

3) Transfer the powdered biscuits to a container & add honey.
Mix well

3) I didn't have a springform pan, so I had to place aluminium foil 

so that I can lift the cake after done. Please avoid this step if using 

Springform pan.

4) Layer the pan with the biscuit crumble & usimg a spoon make it even.

5) Now cut the agar agar or china grass into pcs.

6) Boil the water in medium to low flame & add the china grass.
Let it cook in medium to low flame.

7) Meanwhile, blend the mangoes into puree in a blender.

8) Cream cheese would have become soft by now. 
Add cream & sugar. Blend it evenly without any lumps.

9) Now add the mango puree to the cream cheese paste & mix well.

10) Add 2 tblsp of diced mango to this mixture (OPTIONAL)

11) Now the china grass would have dissolved in the water & would have become 
a paste as shown in the picture below.

12) Mix the china grass mixture the mango mixture from step 10.

13) Now pour the final mixture on the cake pan on top the biscuit layer.

14 ) Refrigerate  for 3 to 4 hours. Please take out of the fridge 20 to 30 mins before serving.

Enjoy yummy & rich Mango Cheese cake :-)

NOTE:

* I used Mango but any flavour can be used. 

Pineapple, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and so on.

* Please increase sugar as per your taste buds as cream cheesy will be salty.

* I felt i should have made the biscuit layer little bit more thicker.

So you can add 30 pcs instead of 15. I used Parle G any biscuit can be used.

Please avoid salt biscuits & cream biscuits though.

* If you are using agar agar powder instead of agar agar strands.

 Add 3 to 4tsps of powder.

* I used China grass as a vegetarian substitute for Gelatin. 

Gelatin can also be used but please check the ingredients before using.

* I used fat free cream cheese, low fat cream. Full fat cream

cheese & cream can also be used.

* I used canned mangoes but fresh mangoes can also be used.

* Please keep the cake refrigerated if not it will be very soft.

Please do try and give your feedback..

Your comments and feedback are really important to me:-)

Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..
See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)

VEG SAMOSA

Hey all! I am back with a very popular 

Indian snack recipe - "Veg Samosa" :-)

This snack is very popular in any part 

of India and loved by all age groups..

Tastes great with green chutney &

 tamarind dates chutney :-)

VEG SAMOSA RECIPE:
Recipe Cuisine : Indain / Recipe category : Snack
Prep time : 15 mins / Cook time : 30 mins
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE DOUGH
All purpose flour / Maida : 1 cup
Salt : as required
Water : as required
FOR THE STUFFING
Baked or boiled potato : 2 big
Onion : 1 big (sliced)
Green chilly : 2 pcs
Coriander leaves : 1 tblsp (chopped)
Ginger : 1 inch (grated)
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
Garam masala : 1 tsp
Salt : As needed
Oil : As required (for frying & for the dough)
METHOD:
Take the flour, add salt and mix evenly.
Add water little by little and knead the dough.
Let the dough rest in an air tight container for 15 mins.

Now make even round balls & dust it with flour.
Start rolling it into a disc and it has to be very thin as shown below.

Cover and keep the rolled samosa sheets and start to prepare the stuffing.
Slice onions, chilly & grate ginger.

Heat oil & add cumin seeds. Then add the chilly & ginger.

Now add the onions, salt, turmeric & garam masala powder. 

Mix it well & cover it with a lit. Let the onions become tender.

Now cut the baked or boiled potatoes into pcs.

Once the onion is cooked, add the potato pcs. Mix well.

Now add the coriander leaves & mix well. 

Now, heat oil in medium to high for frying.

Meanwhile take the rolled sheet & cut it into 2 as shown below.

Now, take water in a cup apply in the edges of the sheet and 
fold one half into cone shape & seal it as shown in the picture.

Start to fill the stuffing as shown below.

Now make a small fold at the back and continue to seal it with water as shown below.

The folding will help the samosa to stay stiff like the below picture.

Now reduce the oil heat to low & drop the samosas.

Let the samosas cook in low heat for 5 to 7 mins depending on the size.
Mine were big & so it took more time.

Once the samosas turn golden brown, take it out of oil.

Place it on kitchen towel before serving to remove the excess oil.

Enjoy Hot & Crispy samosas with your favourite chutney or sauce :-)

NOTES:
* The dough should be soft and firm and not sticky.
If not the samosa will drink more oil & become soggy
* Oil should be hot & in medium to high flame and when u drop 
the samosa, change it to low flame so that the outer layer will not have 
bubbles & will cook evenly. Oil temperature is very important to make 
crispy samosa.
* Rolled sheet has to be very thin if not the outer layer will become chewy.
* Green peas, carrots, peanuts & cashews can also be added to the stuffing.

Please do try and give your feedback..

Your comments and feedback are really important to me:-)

Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..

See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)