Caramelised Mango And Pineapple: Learn To Cook With Aditya Bal

For those with a sweet tooth.

Cooking time: 20 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 mango, peeled and sliced into 4
• 1 small pineapple, peeled, cored and sliced into 2 segments
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp water
• Juice of lime
• Handful mint leaves
• Handful toasted and crushed peanuts
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
• 1 tbsp fresh coconut shavings
• 1 tsp honey

The recipe

Step 01: Nicely peel the pineapple and cut into 4 slices.

Step 02: Similarly, cut the mango into 4 slices.

Step 03: Melt the butter in a heavy frying pan and add the sugar.

Step 04: Once the sugar begins to caramelise, add a few drops of water and the lime and cook until syrupy.

Step 05: Add sliced pineapple to the syrupy mixture.

Step 06: Add sugar to the mixture and toss the ingredients.

Step 07: Now add sliced mango.

Step 08: Sprinkle mint leaves.

Step 09: Then add peanuts to the mixture and toss for 4-5 minutes.

Step 10: Stack the caramelised fruit on a plate and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Step 11: Scatter over coconut shavings and pour honey over the mixture.

Step 12: Add more peanuts and serve!

Man facts about caramelised mango & pineapple

There are many ways to spike this dish. After you have prepared the caramelised fruits, take the pan off the burner, add some rum, and then slow-cook it again, till the rum and caramel melt and blend together. In the process, if your sauce begins to thicken or clump, simply add a teaspoon or so of water.

Aditya Bal is a food anchor with NDTV Goodtimes.

From the September 2014 issue of FHM India.