Mango sheera

                                                                                                                                                                      Ready to serve Mango sheera

Time taken: 45 minutes

Serves: 4 -6

Mango season is here and this was a to do recipe in my blog list and now has been a reality.   Whenever there is Mango season i prefer to prepare Mago sheera instead of the plain one.  I even prepare the Pineapple sheera which is also called Pineapple pudding which i have put up a couple of years ago on this blog and has been very well accepted by my viewers. There are a couple of other sheera recipes like the Sheera with caramalised sugar,  sapatha (sathyanarayana swami pooja prasad) and the normal sheera is also being put up a couple of years ago.    Here goes my version of Mango sheera…..

What you need to have:

1. Semolina – 1/2 Cup

2. Sugar – little more than 1/2 Cup

3. Alphanso Mango pulp – 3/4 Cup

4. Pure ghee – 3-4 Tablespoons

5. Water – 1 Cup(adjust more if needed)

6. Safron stands – A few

7. Cardamom powder – 1/2 Teaspoon

8. Raisins & Cashews – A fistful

9. Whole milk – 1/2 Cup (optional)                                                                                    Ingredients of Mango sheera 

                                                                                   Other ingredients of Mango sheera

What you do with what you have:

1. Wash and peal Mango and cut it into pieces and pulse it in the mixie to make a puree. (keep a few pieces in tact.)                                                                                    Pealed Mango placed in the mixie bowl                                                                                       Mango pieces being pureed

2. Warm up a little milk and add crushed Saffron strands to it and keep it aside.

3. Heat ghee in a wide spatula and fry raisins in it till it bulges.                                                                                          Raisins being fried in ghee

4. Also fry Cashews in it till brown and crispy.                                                                                                 Cashews being fried

5. Place wide pan with 2 teaspoons of pure ghee in it and fry semolina in it till you get a pleasant aroma as you fry for upma.                                                                                Semolina being  roasted in pure ghee

6. In the mean while boil required quantity of water in a pan so that it can be instantly used to cook semolina.                                                                                            Water being boiled

7. Add boiled water to the roasted semolina and cook till all the water is absorbed and semolina is cooked.                                                                     Boiling water added to the roasted semolina

8. Add sugar to the cooked semolina and cook till it is absorbed completely and leaves the sides of the skillet.                                                                    Sugar being added to the cooked semolina

9. When done add saffron dissolved in milk to the cooked semolina and again cook for a couple of minutes till it leaves the sides of the skillet.                                                                     Saffron mixed milk being added to the cooked semolina                                                                               Cooked semolina would look as below

10. Finally add mango puree,  2 teaspoons of pure ghee and cook for another couple of minutes  till done.  It will turn out to be a bit loose in consistency.                                                                      Mango puree being added to the semolina sugar mix

11. Lastly add reserved mango pieces, fried Raisins, Cashews, cardamom powder,  pure ghee  on low flame and cook for another 2 minutes and switch of the flame.                            Chopped mango pieces, Raisins, Cashews and pure ghee being added to the sheera

12. Transfer it to a serving bowl and relish it.  yummmmmmm!!!!!!!!

                                              Ready to serve Mango sheera

Time taken: 45 minutes

Serves : 4-6

Good to remember:  1. Roast semolina till you get a pleasant aroma, else sheera will not turn out delicious.

2. Add ghee in steps as needed.

3. Raisins and cashews also should be fried well.

4. One can  use half the quantity of water and the remaining milk to cook the dish.