It is Mango season right now and if you love mangoes as much as I do then, like me, you will be excited about trying new ways to enjoy the fruit.You can eat it just like that, drink it as a juice, eat it as a meal or a side dish, use it for garnishing and flavour… the options are many.
Even if you do not like mangoes, I would suggest you give these recipes a try- you will definitely fall in love!
Mango & Prawn Curry
INGREDIENTS200g King Prawns
2 Cups Mangoes, Cubed
1 Small White Onions
1 Spring Onion
1 Cup Chicken Stock
2 Cups Coconut Milk
Thai Curry Paste
1 Teaspoon Fish Sauce
1 Teaspoon Lime Juice
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 Tablespoon Scent leaf, Chopped
250g Irish Potatoes
Salt to taste
PREPARATION
· Cut Chicken wings at the joints into winglets and transfer to a bowl.
· Sprinkle some pepper, salt and seasoning cube on it to taste
· Using a spatula, combine together and then cover the bowl with the lid or cling film.
· Place the bowl in the fridge for 30 minutes so that the chicken has time to marinate.
· Place a non-stick fry pan on the cooker, add vegetable oil and allow to heat up.
· Bring out the chicken, place in the pan and fry till it gets golden brown, which should take about 10 – 12 minutes if the temperature is at 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
· Using a tong, bring out chicken, place on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Peel Mangoes and take out the pulp using a spoon.
· Transfer to a blender then add Ginger, Hebanero Pepper, Onion, and Green Chilli. Blend till it becomes paste.
· In another pan, heat up honey till it begins to bubble, then add mango paste while stirring continuously. Add ground Uziza seeds, a pinch of salt and stir till it goes from bright yellow to brown.
· Add chicken wings to the pan and combine with the mango sauce. Allow to cook for a further 1 minute then serve.
Mango Chicken Lollipops
INGREDIENTS
3 Mangoes
2 Ata Rodo aka Habanero
1/2 Onion
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Seasoning Cube
6 Chicken Drumsticks
4 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 teaspoon Curry
1 long Green Chilli
PREPARATION
· Wash and turn your chicken into lollipops by cutting off one end and pushing the bone all the way to the other end.
· In a blender, add Mango pulp, habanero pepper, curry, thyme, salt, green chilli, olive oil, onions, seasoning cube and blend till you have a paste.
· Add the mango marinade to the chicken and leave in the fridge for 3 hours or cook immediately.
· Add chicken to a baking tray and place in a pre-heated oven for 35 minutes.
· Take out and allow to rest.
Mango Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
2 Cups Mangoes, Chopped
1 Cup Spinach, Chopped
1 Coconut Milk
½ Cup Yoghurt
Tablespoons Honey
PREPARATION
· In a blender, add everything: mangoes, spinach, yoghurt, coconut milk and honey
· Blend till smooth
· Place in the refrigerator and serve chilled.
Spicy Mango Chicken Wings
INGREDIENTS
12 Chicken Wings
1 Teaspoon Salt To Taste
½ Teaspoon Ground Pepper
1 Teaspoon Ground Uziza
1 Seasoning Cube
2 Cups Vegetable Oil
1 Small Onion
2 Tablespoons Honey
1 Tablespoon Ginger, chopped
2 Habanero Pepper
2 Cups Mangoes, Chopped
2 Green Chilli’s
PREPARATION
· Cut Chicken wings at the joints into winglets and transfer to a bowl.
· Sprinkle some pepper, salt and seasoning cube on it to taste
· Using a spatula, combine together and then cover the bowl with the lid or cling film.
· Place the bowl in the fridge for 30 minutes so that the chicken has time to marinate.
· Place a non-stick fry pan on the cooker, add vegetable oil and allow to heat up.
· Bring out the chicken, place in the pan and fry till it gets golden brown, which should take about 10 – 12 minutes if the temperature is at 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
· Using a tong, bring out chicken, place on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Peel Mangoes and take out the pulp using a spoon.
· Transfer to a blender then add Ginger, Habenero Pepper, Onion, and Green Chilli. Blend till it becomes paste.
· In another pan, heat up honey till it begins to bubble, then add mango paste while stirring continuously. Add ground Uziza seeds, a pinch of salt and stir till it goes from bright yellow to brown.
· Add chicken wings to the pan and combine with the mango sauce. Allow to cook for a further 1 minute then serve.
