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MANGO COCONUT CHIA SEEDS PARFAITS



    Sustaining this Omani heat by feeding our souls with this chilled breakfast on a hot summer morning, Mango and Coconut Chia Seed Parfaits. Made these for dessert last evening but saved a couple for the breakfast! Had it with granola on top this morning and it was just a perfect start of the day. Enjoy these summer beauties either at breakfast or as a dessert to end your meal...it’s that versatile. Replace the yogurt with your favourite alternative to turn this into a delicious vegan treat. What summer treats are you making with mango to start your day?

    SERVES: 6-8

    PREP TIME: It takes overnight or 4 hours for soaking chia seeds, 10 minutes to prepare mangoes

    ASSEMBLING TIME: 10 minutes



    INGREDIENTS


    For Coconut Chia Seeds Layer:

    • 400 ml coconut milk (full fat)

    • 4 tbsp mixed chia seeds (white and black)

    • 2tbsp agave syrup or maple syrup

    For Mango Layer:

    • 6-7 alphonso mangoes (medium to large), peeled and cut into cubes and keep 1 cup aside for topping

    • 1 1/2 cups of mango purée, made with the remaining mangoes

    For Yoghurt Layer:

    • 450g yoghurt

    • 2 tbsp caster sugar (optional)



    METHOD

    1. Soak chia seeds in coconut milk overnight or at least 4 hours until it’s swelled, slimy and thick. Add agave syrup, mix and keep aside.

    2. Peel mangoes, cut the cheeks of 4 firm mangoes and dice it into 1.5 cm cubes. Remove the pulp from rest of the the mangoes, blend them to a smooth puree. Keep aside to use later.

    3. In a bowl, take yoghurt and sugar and whisk together to make it smooth and creamy.

    4. To serve, arrange them in 250ml capacity glass goblets, drop few cubes of mangoes at the bottom of each glass, pour 3-4 tbsp of coconut chia mix, layer it with mango puree, then layer it with yogurt and finish with few more diced mangoes on top. Refrigerate to chill for 2 hours before serving.


    COOKS NOTES:

    • You can serve these for breakfast with granola on top. Replace the yoghurt with your favourite non-dairy yoghurt like coconut or almond to turn this into a delicious vegan treat.


    BREAKFAST GRANOLA


      Do you eat your breakfast for dinner or as a snack? I do that all the time with my homemade granola. Healthy nutritional breakfast is a kick-start and power boost to keep your energy levels up high to work the whole day. Greek yogurt topped with granola, chia, cherry compote and fruits is my all time favorite. I eat this as dinner sometimes or to ease my pallet for sweet cravings I have it after my meals. It’s that versatile! Try my homemade granola recipe and you won’t buy a store bought one. Do you also like to eat the way I eat my granola?

      SERVES: 8-10 servings

      COOKING TIME: 40 minutes

      PREP TIME: 10 minutes

      TOTAL TIME: 50 minutes



      INGREDIENTS

      • 3 cups rolled oats

      • 1/2 cup almonds, sliced

      • 1/4 cup pecan nuts

      • 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds

      • 3 tbsp sunflower seeds

      • 1 tbsp flax seeds

      • 100 g pitted majdool dates, chopped

      • 1/2 cup water

      • 1/2 cup honey

      • 3 tbsp coconut oil



      METHOD

      1. Mix all of the dry ingredients in a bowl.

      2. Separately mix water honey and oil, whisk together to combine, pour it in the dry ingredients, mix them all together.

      3. Spread the granola mixture on a large baking tray and place it in a preheated oven for 40 minutes at 170°C, tossing every now and then to get even toasting.

      4. Leave to cool completely and store it in an airtight container.


      COOK'S NOTES:

      • Serve these as it is with cold or warm milk, or have it with Greek yogurt, fruit compote and fresh fruits. You can also sprinkle on parfaits for desserts.

      • Easily turn this into a vegan recipe by using raw, locally sourced honey from a reputable bee farming source, or use vegan honey!


      APRICOT AND NECTARINE PIE


        Hey everyone! It’s summer in Oman, but honestly, when is it not! You get to see lot of stone fruits in supermarkets, so I picked up these luscious golden apricots and juicy nectarines, and made this quick rustic pie for my friend’s farewell lunch. It’s super simple, easy, quick and very delicious.


        Serve it with a generous scoop of ice cream and you will love the perfect marriage of those piquant tangy sweet fruits and creamy sweetness of vanilla ice cream! I was almost gonna put the scoops of ice-cream on top to take a shot but my pie was still quite warm to hold the shape of scoops intact. I just couldn’t wait any longer for it to cool down completely to take that perfect shot of pie topped with ice-cream as the sun was going down rapidly and was almost getting dusky and I didn’t want to lose that perfect lighting from the sun for my photo shoot. So here’s my virtual treat for you guys.




        SERVES: 8-10

        PREP TIME: 30 minutes

        BAKING TIME: 40 minutes

        TOTAL TIME: 1 hours



        INGREDIENTS


        For Pastry:

        • 1 1/4 cup plain flour

        • 1/2 cup/ 115g cold unsalted butter, diced

        • 1/2 tsp salt

        • 1 tbsp caster sugar

        For Filling:

        • 4-5 apricots

        • 2-3 nectarines

        • 4 tbsp caster sugar

        • 3-4 tbsp cold unsalted butter, diced

        • 1 egg



        METHOD

        1. To make pastry, in an electric mixer bowl, add flour, salt, sugar and butter, blend with a paddle attachment until the mixture resembles wet sand; add cold water, starting with 3 tbsp, pulse for few seconds until the dough combines together and forms a ball along the side of blender bowl, if it’s still not combined together add additional tablespoon of water.

        2. Now, take pastry dough out on a floured surface and gently roll it into a ball, take care not to over work the dough. Tightly close it in plastic wrap, refrigerate for 30 minutes.

        3. Preheat oven to 180°C, line the large baking tray with parchment paper.

        4. Remove pastry dough from fridge, unwrap and roll it down on a floured surface into 12” circle, place rolled dough on a prepared tray, slightly make a mark by very gently pressing a 9” pastry pan into the center of the dough to make the indentation for you to know how far you need to spread the fruit slices.

        5. Wash and dry the apricots and nectarines, cut them into 1cm thick slices, arrange the slices by slightly overlapping each other and cover the whole marked surface of pastry, leaving the edges blank.

        6. Sprinkle sugar over apricot and nectarine slices and place small knobs of butter all over. Lift the blank pastry on top of the sliced fruit, and fold the pastry every 3-4 inches as you go around to secure the filling inside.

        7. Lightly beat the egg and brush the bare edges of the pastry and bake it in the oven for 35-40 minutes until edges turn golden brown. Let it rest to cool before transferring to the serving platter. Serve it with vanilla ice-cream.


        COOK'S NOTES:

        • To make it vegan, omit regular butter and the egg wash in pastry and use non-dairy butter and milk instead.



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