Mango Pudding

 The one thing I miss about Indian summers is the king of all fruits, the one and only, Mangoes. I preferred eating them directly, biting into the skin and sucking its juice and all. Cut mango doesn’t give the same experience.  

But now as I am aging and probably getting more and more used to the easy lifestyle, I no longer want to deal with the mess of eating them like that. Even for desserts I prefer using canned pulp more than the fresh ones, just for convenience sake… Or sometimes buy cut fruits over whole fruits. I think in the process of building a comfortable life, I am becoming more and more lazy *sigh*..  

Anyways, found this extremely easy Vegan Mango dessert recipe in one of the FB groups I follow. If you use all readymade ingredients like me, then this recipe is as simple as putting all ingredients together and serving. But the consistency will be more "payasa" like than pudding :) 

You can prepare this well in advance, making this perfect for potlucks and parties. Enjoy!!

Ingredients

Mango pulp - 1/2 cup

Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Chia seeds - 2 tbsp

Fresh mango - chopped into bite size pieces

Sabudana - around 2 tbsp or as needed(not in the original recipe)

Method

I used canned mango pulp and organic canned coconut milk. [If using fresh - check notes]. 

Optional - If using sabudana, soak it for at least 30 min and boil in water till it becomes transparent. Rinse in clean cold water to take off extra starch. 

In a mixing bowl, add mango pulp, coconut milk, chia seeds [and cooked and cooled sabudana]. Mix well and refrigerate for 2-3 hrs. 

If you want to serve fancy, you can follow this method - The blogger serves it making layers of this and mango bits like in parfaits. But the mixture has to be thick for that. You have to use fresh pulp and not canned, as canned pulp tends to be runny. 

I just put everything together and served in small bowls. 

Recipe Source - I found this recipe on FB- "https://www.facebook.com/groups/Gharka.khana/permalink/4533191493371843/". 

Notes - 

• For fresh pulp - take overripe mangoes. Peel the skin, take out the seed, and run the pulp in a mixie.