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Make Mango Pudding

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I love mango pudding and always order it when I have yum cha.

What is your favourite dessert to order?

Nothing finishes off a nice meal than a lovely pudding and if it is Mango Pudding it is even better, especially when it tastes of such lovely sweet and tasty mangoes.

Ingredients

  • 4 to 6 very ripe mangoes. I used 5. Peeled and diced, or 5 cups of frozen mango bits (make sure they are thawed before you start) you can get very fresh mangoes to make it even tastier.
  • 395 grams of non-fat sweetened condensed milk
  • Half a cup of water
  • 4 tablespoons of lime juice
  • Gelatine Powder, 4 and a half teaspoons -Use powder and you can see the reason why below
  • Containers or bowls for the mixture to set in. If you wish to remove and serve on a plate for a party you can spray a little bit of oil so that the pudding comes out easily.

In my recipe I have, it listed 2 envelopes of unflavoured gelatin or say 4 and a half teaspoons. I purchased McKenzie’s Gelatine Leaves which are sheets of gelatine and therefore could not put it in a teaspoon as it was not a powder. I looked online and found that McKenzie’s website had a recipe for pannacotta which would have a similar consistency as the mango pudding and it listed using 6 sheets. I used 6 gelatine leaves and it came out very nice and firm, but I think if I used another 2, so 8 sheets in total it would have been very firm like the ones at yum cha. I should have used the powder and will do so next time.

Chopping up fresh and very ripe mangoes
Chopping up fresh and very ripe mangoes

Method

1. I cut up my mangoes first and put all the flesh into a bowl and discarded the peel. I could not help myself but had to have a bit of some as I made this. The smell was overwhelming (the kitchen smelt divine!) and just reminded me of home, Queensland and being a kid. I love mangoes!

Make sure that you put the mangoes in a food processor and make them all smooth. I used a stick blender to zap the mangos and it worked a treat.

2. Once all the mangoes were sorted I tidied up my mess as mangoes seemed to go everywhere.

3. I added the lime juice to the mangoes

4. I got the gelatine sorted. If you have the gelatine leaves you need to soak them in half a cup of water to melt them a bit and then zap them in the microwave until they have melted. It is best to have them in a bowl that can go in the microwave and make sure that after a minute of soaking that you only put the gelatine in the microwave for 10-20secs at a time. This will make sure that you are not boiling the mixture just melting the gelatine.

5. Add the condensed milk and then the gelatine to the mango mixture.

6. Add mixture to your containers and then put in the fridge for 2 hours to set. If you are making this for a party it might be best to do it the day before, this way you will ensure that the puddings are set and there is no need to worry.

All ready to set in the fridge. Mango pudding will be my dessert tonight!
All ready to set in the fridge. Mango pudding will be my dessert tonight!

Recipes for a dinner party

Entree – San Choy Bau

Main – Colourful Dumplings

Dessert – Mango Pudding

Tasting the finished product. It tasted amazing and so mangoey. Loved it and will give it another go. I was very happy as it was my first attempt at making Mango Pudding.
Tasting the finished product. It tasted amazing and so mangoey. Loved it and will give it another go. I was very happy as it was my first attempt at making Mango Pudding.

 

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Note: Originally published 17th Feb 2015, still a super yummy recipe

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Happy Year of the Rooster

Gong Xi Fa Cai to everyone!

The YEAR OF THE ROOSTER is going to be wonderful for all! Well I hope so. Don’t you.

What do you do to celebrate Chinese New Year?  I like to celebrate with dumplings either home made or purchased. Maybe if we are lucky we go out to a lovely restaurant for some yummy Chinese food. Whatever you decide to do I hope you have a lovely celebration.

 

Gong Xi Fa Cai to you all! I hope that the year of the Rooster is good for you, it is meant to be an excellent year for me, and I'm keen to get working on some huge plans soon. Happy Chinese New Year!
Gong Xi Fa Cai to you all! I hope that the year of the Rooster is good for you, it is meant to be an excellent year for me, and I’m keen to get working on some huge plans soon. Happy Chinese New Year!

 

Our family loves to celebrate Chinese New Year. I’m an ox, hubby is a monkey, the twins are rats and little Alexander is a sheep/goat.   I’m meant to have an excellent year in the year of the rooster and I hope that this is true.

Do you like to look at the Chinese horoscopes? I do. If you are like me and want to figure out what is going to happen this year check out the links below:

Make yummy San Choy Bau and celebrate Chinese New Year!
Make yummy San Choy Bau and celebrate Chinese New Year!

If you would like kids to get involved and learn more about Chinese New Year I have some great links below: 

  • Education.com has some great free worksheets and kids can make a Year of the Rooster Mask. They also have some colouring in sheets to download
  • Crayola has colouring pages that you can print out or colour online. Colour in the rooster to celebrate the new year.
  • Activity Village in the UK has colouring pages, crafts and so much more available for kids. Download and enjoy.

Making mango custard
Making mango custard

Try your hand at making your own dumplings. I made some the other year and they were so yummy. I’m going to do some more this year with a difference and will post when complete. Check out my detailed post about what I did to create a Chinese feast to celebrate Chinese New Year. Note this is from a previous year so forget the mentions of the old signs.

My homemade colourful dumplings.
My homemade colourful dumplings.

 

Enjoy and have fun. Happy cooking if you do make some of these yummy recipes.

Happy Year of the Rooster from all of us at Mummy to Twins Plus One.

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San Choy Bau

This was to celebrate Chinese New Year but can be made at any time.

This is a fast and quick recipe to make, it is also healthy and also very yummy.

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Ingredients

  • 500 grams of chicken/pork/beef/turkey  (It does not matter what type of mince you choose it is up to you and what you like)
  • I brown onion
  • 2 Spanish onions
  • 3 large mushrooms
  • A cup full of bok choy
  • Half a cup of diced cucumber
  • 2 grated carrots
  • Soy Sauce
  • A teaspoon of garlic paste
  • A couple of squirts of lime juice

You can add what ever vegetables that you would like. Bean shoots, oyster sauce, water chestnuts, and chilli flakes.  I did not add these as I made it for the kids. I’m going to add the chilli for my meal.

Even though it was missing the other sauces and chilli, it was very tasty and moreish.

Chopped veggies ready to be cooked
Chopped veggies ready to be cooked

Method

  • Chop up all the vegetables
  • Wash the lettuce so that you can get some nice lettuce cups
  • Cook the mince and then add the vegetables to the pan.
  • Serve the mixture into a lettuce cup and eat!

 

The finished product, ready to eat! San Choy Bau.
The finished product, ready to eat! San Choy Bau.

I have not mastered getting enough lettuce bowls out of a head of lettuce. This is a skill that I need to learn. Do you know a trick to ensure you get more than 3 or 4?  Are yours a perfect size and shape. Mine looked a little straggly but tasted wonderful!