Mango Ice Cream (आम की थन्दएई)

I tried last Christmas making the Mango Ice cream using online recipe. It turned out little bit too sweet so then I modified the recipe little bit and here is my version of recipe. This one become popular in my family. It is very easy to make and you can serve this dessert on birthday parties, social gathering or you can make this one for your office potluck.

Ingredients:-
(1). 1 can of kesar or alphonso mango pulp
(2). 1 can fat free condensed milk
(3). half cup 2% milk(whole milk)
(4). half cup whipped cream

Recipe:
In one bowl add 300gm or 10oz of mango pulp, 10oz (roughly two third of can) fat free condensed milk and 2%milk and mix it well using whisk. Nov add whipped cream and whisk it to make sure everything is blended well. Now take this mixture and pour it into cake pan and keep it in the freezer for 5-6 hours.
After 6 hours take the ice cream out and scoop it in the bowl and serve chill.

Mango Ice Cream

Tips:- You can pour this mixture in parchment paper covered muffin pan and freeze it. After 3 hours in freezer take the pan out and insert wooden ice cream stick in semi solid ice cream put in the freezer again for another 2-3 more hours. Voila you have individual ice cream on stick. Or in Indian term it will be Mango Gulfi.

You can make whipped cream at home.
All you need is half cup heavy cream , 2 teaspoon sugar( or to taste) , 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence(Optional), a bowl and a whisk.Take heavy cream in bowl and start whisking. Add sugar and again whisk it. Whisk the cream until it becomes fluffy. Don't whisk too much otherwise it will become butter. Freeze this fluffy cream in freezer for couple of hours and you whipped cream is ready. You can use hand blender for whisking.

Baby Food (छोटे बच्चों का खाना )

As we adult love different foods , infants/babies also loves try new texture and tastes once they start swallowing/chewing.  These tips for mothers/caregivers who have 6-12 month old babies and want to cook food for their little humans. Cooking at home for little humans are more safe , can be creative and economical. 

(1).Green beans puree:-

Starting Age:- 4 months to 1 year

Ingredients: -

• 1 cup Frozen cut green beans
• steamer basket
• pot
• hand blender

Recipe:-
Take 1 cup frozen green beans and wash in water well. Put washed green beans in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the vegetable in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA free plastic container and freeze it for later use. Try avoiding adding water as boiled vegetable has enough water in it. If needed take the water that you used for boiling(couple tea spoon should do the trick).

Tips:- Same way you can make carrot puree(cut fresh carrots in small pieces); peas puree.


(2) Apple Puree:-
Starting Age:- 4 months to 1 year

Ingredients: -

• 1  medium size apple
• steamer basket
• pot
• hand blender

Recipe:-
Wash apple and peel the apple. Cut apple into small pieces. Put  diced apple pieces in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the apple pieces in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA free plastic container and freeze it for later use.You don't need to add extra water in this as fruit will release enough water.

Tips:-once baby becomes 7-8 month(or sitter) old you can add pinch of cinnamon powder in this puree for flavor. For sitter baby you can add other fruits such as grapes or apricot with apple for more taste. Same way you can make pear puree


(3) Sweet Potato Puree:-
Starting Age:- 5 months to 1 year

Ingredients: -

• 1 sweet potato(not peeled)
• steamer basket
• pot
• hand blender

Recipe:-
Wash sweet potato and cut them in big chunk(round) . Put cut sweet potato in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the skin from sweet potato and put peeled chunks in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA free plastic container and freeze it for later use.

Tips:- Same way you can make  peach puree, potato puree