Cuban Mango Mojo | Mango Recipes

Mango is famous for sweet and sour taste combination. However in most of our mango recipes we add sugar and to make it very sweet. Mango mojo is different such that it makes the dish a tangy taste - sweet, sour and also spicy. In Cuba they use Mango Mojo as Sauce for marinating chicken and fish. But we can use it as just spread.

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Recipe Cuisine : International | Recipe Category: Sauce | Recipe Source: food.com

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 2 mins | Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients:

Ripe Mango Cubes	2 cups
Sugar	1 tbsp
Salt	½ tsp
Pepper Powder	½ tsp
Orange Juice	1 tbsp
Lemon Juice	1 tsp
Oil	1 tsp
Finely Chopped Onion	1 tbsp
Finely Chopped Garlic	1 tsp
Grated Ginger	1 tsp
Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves	1 tsp

Procedure:

1. Heat the oil in a pan, add chopped onion and garlic. Fry till they become translucent.

2. Then add the grated ginger and switch off the flame. Allow it to cool down completely. Keep it aside.

3. Wash and remove the skin of the ripe mango. Then cut it into small cubes. Discard the seeds.

4. Grind the mango cubes into fine paste using dry mixie jar.

5. Now add the fried onion mixture (from 2), orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper powder.

6. Again grind them into fine paste without water.
7.  Now transfer this mixture into serving bowl.

8. Then add the finely chopped coriander leaves and mix them well.

     Hmmmm yummy and delicious Cuban Mango Mojo is ready to serve. Serve it as a spread for bread, chapathi, dosai, etc.,

Note:

1. Use ripe and sweet mango for this recipe.

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Fresh Fig Jam / Athipazha Jam

     I have been exploring Fig based Juices only so far. Fig can also used to prepare jams which will go well with Bread and Chapattis. Kids and Adults who are not keen to take Fig as fruit or juice will definitely like this.

Recipe Cuisine : International | Recipe Category: Jam

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 25 mins | Yields:  1 ¼ cup

Ingredients:

Fig  Puree*	2 cups
Sugar	½ cup
Water	2 ½ cup
Lemon Juice	2 tbsp

* You need 15 -20 figs approximately to make 2 cups puree.

Procedure:

1. Wash and peel the skin of the figs.

2. Chop them into small chunks.

3. Grind them into a coarse paste using the mixie. Take 2 cups of this puree.

4. Heat the heavy bottom pan, add the fig paste and water. Mix them well.

5.  Cook till the mixture becomes thick. Mean while, smash the un-grinded figs using the smasher or back side of the ladle.

6. Now add the sugar and mix them well. First the mixture becomes watery and starts to thick.

7. Stir occasionally and cook till the mixture does not stick the walls of the pan. And the bubbles completely stop forming again and again.

8. Transfer the jam to the container and allow it to cool down to room temperature.  You can use 3 days at room temperature or refrigerate and use it for 10 -15 days.

      Enjoy with bread, chapathi and dosai also.
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Papaya Orange Jam

     Even though papaya is a very healthy fruit, lot of people have aversion towards it because of its taste. Papaya orange jam is a recipe idea to make people have papaya. The essence of the orange completely dominates papaya and makes it sweet and tasty. My kid and husband finished off the entire preparation in no time, making this a must try recipe.

Ingredients:

Ripe Papaya Puree	1 cup
Orange  Juice	¼ cup
Sugar	½ cup
Water	1 cup

 Procedure:

1. Remove the skin and seeds of the papaya. Chop it into small pieces. Blend it into puree form using the mixie. Keep it aside.

2. Take the juice from orange and strain it. Keep it aside.

3. Heat a heavy bottomed pan and place the papaya puree and water on it. Mix them well and allow it to cook well.

4. Then add the sugar and orange juice. Mix them well; Keep the flame at medium level.

5. Within a short time you can observe bubbles starting to appear.

6.  Cook till the bubbles stop appearing and the mixture becomes thick.

7. Store it in a clean and dry bottle and use it after the jam has cool down.

Note:You can store and using it for more than 15 days using the refrigerator.

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Jam Biscuit / Jam Cookies - Cookies Recipes

This is an aromatic, yummy and crispy cookies recipe. It is also kids special cookies because the  biscuits are filled with jam.  

Ingredients:

Maida	1 cup
Butter	½ cup
Powdered Sugar	½ cup
Baking Soda	1 tesp
Vanilla Essence	1 tesp
Jam	as required

Procedure:

1. Preheat the oven at 200^o C for 10 mins.

2. Sieve the maida and baking soda together, and keep it aside.

2. Beat the butter well and add the powdered sugar with it.

3. Mix them well till the sugar dissolves completely.

4.  Now add the maida and mix them well. Knead a soft dough like a chapathi dough.

5.  Now roll the dough into ½ inch thickness and cut with a cookie cutter into round shape or any shape.

6. Now make an impression at its center using your thumb and fill it with jam.

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