What to cook with mango. Mango juice - how to prepare and store for the winter Steaming and pureeing

Introducing a new dish into a baby’s diet is an important step in his life. To grow strong and healthy, they need to be well fed with the right foods. This recipe makes 24 standard frozen cubes (30 grams each)

Steps

1 Preparing the mango

1 Wash the mango. Rinse 4 mangoes under running water to remove any dirt.
2 Peel and core the mangoes. Using a serrated vegetable peeler, remove all skins. Cut the fruit in half and try to cut out as much of the flesh as possible.
3 Slice the mango. Cut each mango into wedges or 1-inch pieces. Keep the pieces small so they cook faster and are easier to puree.

2 Steam and puree

1 Prepare a saucepan. Measure and pour about 1 cup (250 ml) water into a large saucepan. Set up a steamer like a sieve in the pan. The steamer must be the right size for the pan.
2 Place the mango pieces in the steamer. Make sure the pieces are evenly distributed throughout the steamer and not piled up in the middle. Cover the pan with a lid.
3 Steam the mango. Bring the water to a boil. Reduce heat and let fruit cook for 5 minutes. Save liquid for puree.
4 Let the mango cool. Remove the pan from the heat and let it sit for 5 minutes. You can tell when a mango is ready by how easily it mashes with a fork.
5 Place the mango and juice in a food processor. To make mashing easier, add 2-4 tablespoons of liquid from the pan.
6 Make a puree. Bring the mixture to a smooth texture. Stop halfway through the process, scrape the sides of the mango, and finish mashing.
- To make juice, strain the puree through a strainer and separate the pieces, making the juice drinkable.

3 Freezing and storage

1 Place the puree into ice cube trays. Using a tablespoon, spoon the puree into the molds, not reaching the edge.
2 Freeze the puree. Place the molds in the freezer and freeze overnight.
3 Prepare freezer bags. Use a permanent marker to label the bags - what food is in the bag and the date it was frozen.
4 Place frozen cubes in bags. To remove the cubes from the mold, hold them under running hot water or gently bend them back and forth.
5 Place the bags in the freezer. Frozen baby food can be stored for about 2 months. Thawed food should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days. Take out only as much food as you need from the freezer.

Instead of steaming the fruit, microwave it in microwave-safe containers on HIGH for about 3 minutes.
Always consult your pediatrician before introducing a new food into your baby's diet. Mango can be given to babies starting from 8 months.
To avoid the spread of bacteria, throw away baby food that your baby starts eating and doesn't finish, or if baby food has been left at room temperature for more than an hour.

What you will need

Serrated Peeler
Sharp knife
Cutting board
Large saucepan
Steamer in the form of a sieve
Freeze bags
Food processor
Tablespoon

The divine fruit from the very heart of India has long been popular in Russia. Unusually juicy, bright, combining the flavors of lemon, peach, banana and melon, this fruit is suitable for Russian cuisine. Modern housewives know what to cook from mangoes and...

Unusual compatibility with everyday products allows you to make mango salad completely unusual, mango jam intriguing, and its recipe is simple. Housewives treat guests to mango smoothies, prepare mango chili sauce, and add variety to everyday and holiday tables. Recipes with mangoes at home are accessible to any housewife; they require the availability of only everyday products that are always in the refrigerator.

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Classmates

Like no other fruit, this fruit goes well with sweet foods and with meat, fish and vegetables. Popular mango dishes include a variety of salads, such as fruit salads. The fruit perfectly complements the taste of apple, pear, peach, and melon.

It is also an ingredient for baking cakes, meringues, pies, and making ice cream. Moreover, recipes with mango involve its use in meat and fish dishes, with shrimp.

The taste of the dishes becomes soft with sourness, exotic, indescribable. The versatility of preparing this fruit is amazing; however, the most popular, of course, remain mango salads, especially with seafood and chicken.

Salads

In the age of too much and fatty food, housewives are looking for an alternative. Mango salad is just that: light and nutritious, recipes sell like hotcakes. In addition to the fact that such unusually prepared mango salads are tasty and unusual, they will not cause any significant harm to the stomach and figure if you follow the recipe correctly.

With shrimps

The popular mango and shrimp salad is easy to prepare. It will require:

shrimp – 0.5 kg;
ripe fruit – 1 piece;
green salad, it is better to take “Iceberg” - 300 g;
fresh cucumbers – 3–4 pcs.

To prepare this mango salad, boil and peel medium or large shrimp. Cut fresh cucumbers together with green salad. Stir in cooked shrimp. Particular importance is given to the dressing - it is prepared from wine vinegar, sugar (2 tablespoons each), grain mustard and mayonnaise (3 tablespoons each).

Shrimp, cucumbers and salad are mixed, adding sauce, and topped with slices of pre-peeled fruit. Salad with mango, avocado and shrimp is also popular: the taste of avocado adds sophistication to the dish.

With Chiken

Mango chicken salad is popular all over the world. The fruit perfectly complements the taste of chicken; there are many recipes, one of the popular ones is “Tropical”. Mango Chicken Salad requires the following ingredients:

chicken meat – half a kilogram;
celery – 200 g;
green salad – 200 g;
dried almonds;
natural yogurt – 3 tbsp. spoons;
mayonnaise – 2 tbsp. spoons;
lime juice – 1 teaspoon;
curry - to taste.

You should start preparing this mango salad with chicken meat, which needs to be cut into neat cubes and fried in oil with the addition of curry. Cut the fruit into small slices, chop the almonds, cut the celery into rings. Mix everything, season with yogurt, mayonnaise and add lime juice at the end. It is advisable not to deviate from the mango salad recipe.

With chicken liver

One of the unusual dishes, a warm salad with mango and chicken liver, could well become the central dish of the holiday table. For it you will need:

chicken liver – 350 g;
medium-sized fruit – 1 piece;
green salad – 100 g;
sunflower oil – 20 g;
sweet mustard – 2 tbsp. spoons;
honey - 1 tbsp. spoon;
black pepper - to taste.

According to the recipe for this mango salad, chicken liver should be fried in a frying pan until golden brown and spread on pre-coarsely chopped lettuce leaves and pieces of fruit. Prepare the dressing according to the recipe by mixing mustard, honey and olive oil. Add salt and pepper as desired.

With avocado

A nutritious and unusual salad of mango and avocado will delight adherents of a healthy diet and lovers of exotic cuisine. According to the recipe you need to take:

Chinese cabbage - half a head;
chicken fillet – 200 g;
avocado – 1 piece;
garlic – 2 cloves;
medium mango fruit – 1 piece;
orange – 1 piece;
boiled shrimp – 150 g;
cream 10% - half a glass.

To prepare this mango salad, cut the boiled chicken fillet into cubes, separate the fruit from the seeds and cut into equal, even pieces. Peel and zest the orange and cut it too.

Separately, chop the Chinese cabbage into small pieces, mix all the ingredients, adding finely chopped garlic. Season with shrimp sauce by mixing shrimp and cream. A delicious mango salad is ready.

Soup

Advanced housewives prepare mango soup; the recipe is not at all complicated, however, it can surprise relatives and guests. We take:

fruits – 2 pcs;
shallots - a bunch;
garlic – 1 clove;
ginger – 20 g;
curry - half a teaspoon;
coconut milk – 200 ml;
lime juice – 20 g;
boiled shrimp – 200 g;
cilantro herb - to taste.

Grind all ingredients except shrimp in a blender, add lime juice and coconut milk. According to the recipe, cool the soup before serving, garnish with shrimp and cilantro leaves.

Mango sticky rice

The recipe for mango stick rice came to Russian kitchens from sunny Thailand, where food is prepared from fresh natural products. Preparing sticky rice is simple, but requires knowledge of the intricacies of the recipe. Exotic ingredients are sold in Russian stores; you will need:

Thai rice – 200 g;
one large fruit;
coconut milk - half a liter;
palm sugar – 5 spoons;
salt - a pinch.

Boil the rice, which should become translucent when done. Make the sauce by mixing coconut milk and palm sugar. The sauce will seem sugary, the salt will give it an unusual taste and a “zest”. Pour the sauce over the rice and garnish with fruit slices on top.

Puree

The exotic fruit is also suitable for baby food; babies will eat mango puree with pleasure: it is sweet and does not need to be chewed. Adults will also enjoy the puree.

According to the recipe, remove the skin and pit from the fruit, cut into pieces and heat treat for 5–10 minutes. This can be done either in a double boiler or in the microwave.

When the fruit becomes soft, place the mixture in a food processor and puree it. Since the baby will not eat all the puree at once, it is frozen in the form of cubes.

Chili chutney sauce

The spicy-sweet sauce came to us from hot Asian countries. The main components of the dressing are mango and hot chili peppers, and what the sauce is eaten with is often of interest to lovers of exotic food.

Mango chutney goes best with meat and cheese; the recipe is recommended for vegetables and fish.

Ingredients:

red chili peppers – 8–10 pcs., depending on the required spiciness;
red sweet peppers – 8–10 pcs;
one large fruit;
olive oil – 2 tbsp. spoons;
red onion – 2 pcs;
rosemary - a bunch;
Bay leaf;
small cinnamon stick;
salt and black pepper - to taste;
brown sugar – 60 g;
balsamic vinegar – 100 g.

Bake the peppers on the grill or in the oven, let them cool, remove the skin. Peel the fruit, remove the pit and cut into cubes. Mix all ingredients in a mixer, the sauce is ready.

Beverages

When they have already tried to make a lot of this exotic fruit, housewives are wondering what else can be made from mango? Of course, drinks: juicy, hot, moderately sour and moderately sweet. The recipes are varied.

Mango lassi

Mango lassi is an Indian cocktail, the recipe of which includes the following components:

low-fat cream (buttermilk) – liter;
ripe, large fruit;
sugar – 3 tbsp. spoons;
lemon – 1 piece;
ice - several cubes.

All ingredients according to the recipe - mixed peeled fruit, buttermilk and sugar in a blender, strain through a fine sieve. Add lemon juice and ice cubes, the cocktail is ready.

Compote

Such a familiar drink to Russians as compote can be made from mangoes. It is as easy to cook as any other fruit. The fruit is peeled, the pit is removed, cut into cubes and placed in boiling water, about a glass of sugar is added, boiled for 15–20 minutes, the compote is ready.

Children will especially love compote for its unusual spicy-sweet taste. And on the holiday table it will stand out with its rich yellow color. According to the recipe, it is served cold.

Smoothie

A smoothie is a kind of cocktail; you can add any fruits and ingredients to it to taste. For example, a mango smoothie recipe might look like this. Pieces of peeled fruit are blended in a blender with traditional yogurt in equal parts.

According to taste and consistency, you can add banana to this smoothie recipe to bind the ingredients and vanillin for aroma. Smoothies will undoubtedly decorate any table.

Dessert dishes

Fans of sweet dishes will undoubtedly appreciate the mango dessert. Sweets are healthy and not that high in calories. In addition, preparing them from fruits is not difficult.

Jam and jam

Those who are familiar with this southern fruit know that it cannot be stored raw for a long time. Therefore, making mango jam is a good solution for preserving the taste and aroma of this exotic fruit. Here is one of the recipes you will need:

mango - kilogram;
granulated sugar - kilogram;
lemon – 1 piece;
mint - a few leaves.

Cut the fruit into medium pieces, remove the seeds from the lemon, otherwise they will add bitterness to the jam. Cover the fruit with sand and let it sit for 30 minutes, then bring to a boil over heat and skim off the foam. Then cook for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. The jam will be richly yellow and the syrup will be transparent.

Mango jam is prepared like jam, the recipe changes a little towards the end. At the end of cooking, the mass is mixed with a blender until a homogeneous consistency is obtained, jam is obtained.

Ice cream

A delicacy like mango ice cream will not leave anyone indifferent. To prepare it you need the fruit itself, half a glass of sugar and half a lemon.

Make a puree from the peeled fruits, dilute the sugar with a glass of water, heat it up - you get a syrup.
Mix the fruit puree with the syrup and carefully pour into freezing molds.
Don't forget to place an ice cream stick in each of the molds.
Cold dessert with mango is ready. Mango ice cream is easy and quick to make at home.

Arabian mango sorbet is the name of our Russian ice cream. In southern countries, this word also means non-frozen fresh fruit puree. Making mango sorbet at home is as easy as making ice cream; the recipes are similar.

Mousse

Mango mousse is an unusually light, nutritious dish; to prepare the mousse according to the recipe you will need:

2 fruits;
eggs – 4 pcs;
sour cream – 100 g;
lemon – 1 piece;
powdered sugar – 50 g;
gelatin - 2 plates.

Soak gelatin in cold water, chop lemon zest, heat lemon juice and mix with gelatin, cool. Peel the fruit and blend in a blender. Separately beat the yolks and powdered sugar, combine all the ingredients, adding sour cream.

Finally, place the beaten egg whites into the mixture, mix gently and place the mixture in the refrigerator for an hour and a half. According to the recipe, it is not recommended to store the dish in the cold for less than this time.

Passion fruit mousse cake

Mango mousse cake with passion fruit, the recipe of which is quite complicated, will surprise your loved ones and friends with its light taste and pleasant aroma of tropical fruits. For a cake, a sponge cake is prepared in one of many ways.

Then they begin to make the mousse, which will require the fruit itself, eggs, sour cream, powdered sugar and gelatin. The mousse is made according to the recipe, and then it is sandwiched between sponge cakes and the cake is decorated with caramel or chocolate.

To decorate a mousse cake, ganache is often used - a chocolate cream that goes well with the taste of an exotic fruit.

Pie

Among desserts, mango pie is popular; its recipe with cottage cheese will allow you to avoid extra calories and kilograms, unlike preparing it the traditional way with flour. For the pie you need:

butter – 120 g;
sugar - half a glass;
mango is a medium fruit;
vanilla - half a spoon;
eggs – 2 pcs;
baking powder - 1 teaspoon;
cottage cheese – 200 g.

Melt the butter, add chicken eggs, cottage cheese and sugar. Place the mixture in a mold and place slices of exotic fruit on top. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes.

Dessert with chia seeds

Chia is the grain of the familiar sage, but grows in southern, mainly Asian countries. Chia is not only an aromatic and tasty supplement, but also very healthy. Chia Seed Mango Dessert requires the following ingredients:

honey – 1 teaspoon;
mango is a medium fruit;
fresh natural yoghurt – 150 g;
chia seeds – 10 g;
peanuts – 15–20 nuts.

Beat honey, mango and yogurt thoroughly in a blender, pour into glasses and place in the refrigerator, preferably for 5-6 hours. Garnish with peanuts before serving. The recipe calls for other decorations to suit the hostess’s taste, fresh berries and fruits, colored and chocolate dragees.

Useful video

The key to any delicious dish is high-quality ingredients. Fruits are no exception. The video will help you learn how to choose a juicy and ripe mango at the market or in a store:

Conclusion

Mango is an exotic fruit that helps prepare healthy, natural, tasty dishes, recipes for which are in demand during the general dominance of artificial products with additives. This is a beautiful, fragrant, juicy, bright exotic fruit. Suitable for preparing any dishes.
For example, simple recipes for mango salads will delight lovers of healthy eating and, of course, gourmets. For lovers of soups and purees, mango recipes are simply irreplaceable. The fruit is also good for making ice cream, mousses, cakes with mango mousse and pies.
The cooking recipes are endless. Whatever mango goes with, the culinary fantasies of modern housewives allow it to find new uses.

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Mango juice is a healthy and refreshing drink, and in Europe it has surpassed even apples and bananas in popularity. After all, mango is a unique fruit; it is edible at any stage of ripeness. So, if you bought unripe mangoes, don’t be upset, but make juice from them for the winter.

Mango juice is sold in stores, but it is too watery and its benefits are very questionable. It’s better to make the juice yourself, especially since it’s very simple.

When choosing a mango, do not look at the color of the peel, it can be different. Choose with your nose. If the fruit does not smell at all, it means it is unripe. If you can clearly smell the fermentation, alas, it is already overripe. If mango has a pronounced, pleasant fruity aroma, this is exactly what you need.

Take 1 kg mango. Ideally, they will be of different degrees of maturity.

0.5 l of water;
200 g sugar.

Wash the fruits, wipe them dry, peel them and remove the pit.

Cut the mango into pieces and place in a blender bowl. Grind the pulp until you obtain a homogeneous puree. You can use a juicer, in which case the pulp can be used for cooking.

Juice with pulp is the healthiest, therefore, it is not recommended to strain it.

Add water, sugar to the puree and put the juice on the fire. Boil the mango juice, immediately pour it into bottles and cover with lids.

In the same way, you can make mango juice along with apple, pineapple, or any other juice to diversify the taste and make it more exotic.

How to make mango juice, watch the video:

Mango puree is a product containing a large amount of useful substances that are easily absorbed by the body, and has a juicy and bright taste. Our article is devoted to the benefits of mango puree and recipes for preparing various dishes with this exotic fruit.

Exotic fruit

Translated from Thai, “mango” means “royal fruit”. It is one of the most common in Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen tree growing up to forty meters in height. To grow fruits on an industrial scale, breeders have developed low-growing varieties (dwarf) that are convenient for harvesting.

They differ from each other in the size of the fruit and the color of the foliage. The mango tree is sensitive to growing conditions, light and humidity levels. Red, yellow, orange, green fruits have the shape of an egg, fibrous pulp, and a flattened large stone. A tropical delicacy grown in natural conditions, it has a unique combination of flavors of peach, pineapple, lemon, banana, soft pulp with appetizing freshness.

Beneficial features

Mango is a delicious food containing a large amount of vitamins, amino acids, antioxidants, organic acids, glucose, fiber and dietary fiber. Its complex of vitamins and microelements helps strengthen the immune system, improve intestinal function, normalize microflora, and eliminate bloating.

Combination of vitamin B6 and glutamic acid improves memory, stimulates the functioning of brain cells, and has a positive effect on the nervous system.
Potassium Helps regulate blood pressure, normalize acid-base balance, and prevent cancer. Fiber and fiber help cleanse the intestines of toxic substances.

Despite its many positive properties, mango has some contraindications for consumption.

It is not advisable to give mango puree to children under one year of age. The sensitive gastric mucosa may react acutely to fresh product. Heat treatment will soften the perception of exotic fruit.
Individual intolerance and allergic reaction of the body.

How to cook?

Before use, you need to select a ripe fruit, which, when pressed, will quickly restore the dent. The mango in the middle may be overripe, loose, and the alcoholic smell will give away the fermentation processes. The ripe fruit smells of delicate sweet shades, its peel is smooth and shiny.

To peel the fruit, use a sharp knife. Next, having separated the pulp from the pit, cut it into pieces. Everything must be done carefully, as the fruit is very juicy.

There is an option to cut the mango along the pit. Without breaking the skin, you need to make several cross-shaped cuts in the pulp, turn the fruit inside out and cut off the pieces with a knife. We select a very overripe fruit with a spoon, after dividing it into two parts.

This delicious fruit goes well with a variety of foods, thereby making it possible to diversify your daily diet. Mango puree is easy to prepare at home. Used as an addition to dishes, sauces, cocktails, jellies, smoothies, or independently.

Puree is introduced into children's diets from a certain age and after consultation with a pediatrician. Heat-treated mango puree will be more gentle on children's digestion. The product contains many vitamins, amino acids and microelements to strengthen the health of babies and normalize their digestive processes.

Mango puree is indispensable in salad dressings with chicken and seafood, in mousses, and Asian sauces. Yogurt, cottage cheese or ice cream seasoned with mango puree will acquire an original, exotic taste.

The excellent compatibility of mango with other products allows you to enjoy bright and healthy dishes and desserts.

The ripe soft fruit makes an excellent mango puree. It is preferable to feed a small child a slightly boiled product (to avoid bloating). To do this, after peeling the mango pulp, cut it into small pieces and grind in a blender to a mushy mass. Before the puree simmers, it is advisable to add two or three tablespoons of water. After several minutes of heat treatment, after cooling, transfer the finished product into a feeding bowl.

Indian milk drink recipe contains a complex of vitamins and a lot of pleasure. Mash one peeled ripe mango in a chopper, three tablespoons of sugar with one liter of low-fat cream, season everything with the juice of one lemon. It is customary to drink this cocktail chilled, adding a few ice cubes. The calorie content of the drink allows its consumption even when following a diet.

The decoration of the daily diet will be smoothie based on yogurt with the addition of mango puree and various fruits, fruits or berries. The bouquet of aromas can be combined with vanilla, and taste preferences can be adjusted by the amount of products used.

Do frozen mango puree It's not difficult at all. In eastern countries, it is customary to call this dessert sorbet. Mix one mango puree with half a glass of sugar diluted in a glass of clean water. Pour the finished mixture into molds and freeze.

Milkshake with ripe mango pulp will highlight the tropical notes of the fruit. Mix two cups of mango puree with three tablespoons of sugar in a shaker until smooth. After this, add two glasses of cold milk and one scoop of white ice cream. Before serving, the drink can be decorated with mint leaves.

Easy to prepare tender creamy panna cotta. Bring eight hundred milliliters of cream to a boil with the seeds of one vanilla pod and sugar (to taste). Add ten grams of pre-soaked gelatin to cooled, strained cream. Pour the resulting mass into molds and refrigerate for three hours.

If you use agar-agar instead of gelatin, the setting time will be reduced by three times. At this time, prepare mango puree by mixing the pulp of one peeled fruit with the zest of half a lemon, two tablespoons of sugar and one hundred milliliters of water until smooth. Spread the desired amount of exotic puree onto the frozen panna cotta.

Quick herb sauce will make any piece of cooked meat unique. Grind the pulp of one soft mango, add to it one tablespoon of honey and lemon juice, a pinch of cloves, paprika, pepper, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. This sauce will make the dish truly original.

For the recipe for making mango puree, watch the following video.

After the child reaches 6 months, mothers, on the advice of pediatricians, begin to actively introduce complementary foods. Usually these are vegetables or, which are typical for our region. Having met many of them, many have a desire to pamper their child with something exotic. In this case, mango puree will be a good choice. It is tasty and contains many useful substances.

Although pediatricians advise parents to buy ready-made purees in jars, some parents are eager to prepare food for their children themselves. The recipe for them is given below. It is prepared very simply, like any other.

The main thing is to choose the right fruit: A ripe fruit should have a red-yellow color and should not be too hard. Mango puree can be made raw or cooked. But for the first acquaintance, it is preferable to give the child stewed fruit to avoid unnecessary colic and bloating in the tender tummy.

Mango puree recipe for children:

1. Ripe fruits look something like this. Perhaps they also differ in variety. But in this recipe the following mangoes were used.

2. Peel the thick skin of the mango and remove the large bone from the center. Cut into pieces and place in a blender bowl.

3. Add a couple of tablespoons of clean water and twist into a uniform mass - puree.

4. Place in a small saucepan and simmer the puree on the stove for a few minutes. After heat treatment, mango does not lose its rich yellow color and looks very appetizing.

5. Cool the mango puree to room temperature and place it in a baby bowl.

Bon appetit!