No Bake Oreo Cheesecake

 For the base:
Marie biscuit - 1 packets (24 nos)
Chocolate biscuit - 1 pkt 
Melted butter - 3 tblspn


For the cake:
Oreo Biscuits : 1 Big packet ( broken into chunks) 
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Hung curd - 1 cup
Fresh cream - 1 cup (used Amul cream 200ml)
Agar agar/China grass - 1 pkt (10 gm)
Water - 4 tblspn

1.I used a combination of marie biscuit and chocolate biscuits. You could use marie biscuit alone. Pulse the biscuit coarsely in the mixer along with the melted butter. Or take the biscuits in a zip lock cover and powder it coarsely with the chappathi roller. 


2.Take a round spring tin. Spread the biscuit mix on the base of the tin. The base should be firm. So press it down tight. Freeze the base for half an hour. Meanwhile prepare the cake mix.


3.Mix hung curd and cream in a bowl. To get hung curd, take almost 4 cups of fresh curd and tie it in a muslin cloth and hang it. The whey will be drained and you will be left with creamy curd.


4. Break the Oreo biscuits in big chunks. Mix in the biscuits to the curd+cream mix. Mix well so that its uniformly blended in.


5.The China grass I used were strands. I put them in warm water for 10 minutes. Then put that bowl in a pan of boiling water for the china grass to fully dissolve. Add the liquefied agar agar to the mix. Mix it well with a spatula Leave in the refrigerator for overnight, to set.


6.Once set, Open the spring tin and serve the cheesecake. You could garnish with some Oreo Biscuits, though I served it plain. 

Mango Custard Honey Tarts

Mango Custard Honey Tarts:

For the tart cups:

1 packet of marie biscuits or digestive

4-5 tbsp of butter per tart cup.

Tart moulds.

Method : 

To make the tart cups:

Step 1:

Powder the marie biscuits and keep in a bowl. Melt the butter (melt a little extra, in case you need to add some more. Add the butter to the powdered biscuit. Mix well so that it’s moist. Also add a tbsp of honey per tart mould.

Step 2:

Take the tart moulds and line it with Clingfilm. Take sufficient amount of the biscuit mixture and press against the mould. Press hard enough so that it takes the shape of the mould and not so hard that it breaks. Use the back of a spoon to make it easier to level it.

Step 3:

Now put the moulds in the freezer for an hour. Take them out and the hardened biscuit tart cups will easily come away from the moulds. Unmould and keep it back in the freezer. 

For the mango custard :

You can either make custard using the readymade custard powders available in the supermarket or make your own homemade custard. I made some yummy homemade custard.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients: 

1 cup Skimmed Milk
1 tsp Coconut extract
3 tbsp firmly packed Brown sugar
2 cup Ripe Mangoes, chunks
1 tsp Lemon juice
1/4 cup Cornstarch 

How to make mango custard:

Combine mango chunks, lemon juice and coconut extract and blend until smooth. In small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Mix until cornstarch is dissolved. Stir in mango mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Continue to cook and stir for 2-3 minutes. Transfer into a bowl and let it cool. Chill thoroughly.

Assembling the tarts.

Step 4 : 

Take out the tart cups, Pour the custard into it ( make sure the custard is properly cooled down, or the tart cups will melt!) . The custard should be thick and should set quickly. It must not be of pouring consistency.

After pouring the custard, put it in the fridge for another 1 hour. Take it out and try touching the top of the custard. It should bounce on your touch and not be gooey.

Step 5: 

If it bounces, it is ready to garnish and serve. Garnish with powdered pistachios or fresh fruits, whatever you desire. 

yummey!

MAsala MAngo and orange popsicles

Yesterday was an eventful and exciting day! I started a new venture called " Masala Popsicles". and In celebration of having done that, decided to actually make some yummy popsicles. This is an easy and yummy recipe, that anybody will love , especially kids...!
Enjoy!!!

MAsala Mango And Orange Popsicles

Ingredients
2 Cups of Chopped Mango (Fresh or Frozen)
1 Cup Orange Juice
2 Tbsp Honey
1 tsp of Lemon juice 
a pinch of aam choor ( dried mango powder)
1 tsp of Chat Masala
Kulfi, or popsicle moulds ( available in any plastic store, or Tupperware)


Method
Combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth. ( except chat masala)

Spoon equal amount of the popsicle puree into each mould. Freeze until solid, about 4 hours or overnight.
Sprinkle a little bit of chat masala all over the popsicle once, ready to serve. 
Enjoy!!!!