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MangoMisu, salad: Aam dishes to relish this summer

With mango season having begun, top restaurants in the country are already devising novel and special dishes aiming to sweep gastronomes off their feet. And the choices are plentiful: Alphonso for its taste, Imam Pasand for its sweetness, Kesar for its fragrance, and more. India loves mangoes – the quintessential summer fruit is consumed round the year in various forms — desserts, salads, pickles, etc. And it does help that our country is the top producer of mangoes. With mango season having begun, top restaurants in the country are already devising novel and special dishes aiming to sweep gastronomes off their feet. And the choices are plentiful: Alphonso for its taste, Imam Pasand for its sweetness, Kesar for its fragrance, and more. DELICACIES WITH AN ITALIAN TWIST Anand Madhan, partner at an Italian restaurant, says he and his team have come up with an exclusive mango menu featuring salads like rico mango salad and truffle mango burrata salad, and desserts. 'Mango, synonymous with sinful indulgence, also finds its space in Italian cuisine. To celebrate the fruit, we've curated a menu that is limited for the summer season,' he says. 'IMAM PASAND IS A VERY VERSATILE MANGO' Jesu Lambert, executive chef at a Chennai hotel, says his favourite is Imam Pasand. 'While Alphonso, Banganapalli, and Imam Pasand are commonly used, I'd recommend Sindhura, which is known for its innate sweetness. But my favourite is Imam Pasand. I prefer its sweetness and fragrance for culinary use. It is a very versatile variety, as you can use it for both cold and warm dishes, like aamras , sorbet and panna cotta.' Foodies, he says, should try out dishes like the green mango Thai salad, mango burrata salad, mango sticky rice, and mango sushi bites, among others, this season. Alphonso Mango Tres Leches Made with the season's freshest Alphonso, soaked in a rich blend of creamy goodness for the ultimate tropical twist on tres leches, it features moist layers soaked in creamy bliss for a tropical twist on a classic delight. AN ARRAY OF AAM-LICIOUS DESSERTS Chef Ashutosh Nerlekar, director of food production at a star hotel, has selected the king of mangoes, the Alphonso, to create a special dessert — Alphonso mango tres leches — this year. Like him, Janani Kannan, the co-founder and creative chef at a Chennai-based dessert cafe, has created a range of ' aamlicious' dishes, like the MangoMisu, right in time for the mango season this year. All about aam According to the National Horticulture Board (NHB), about 1,500 varieties of mangoes are cultivated in India, which account for about 50 per cent of the world's mango production Major mango-producing states in India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal Nutritional value: The fruit is very popular with the masses due to its high nutritive value, richness in variety, and delicious taste. It is a rich source of vitamins A and C. Good mango varieties contain 20% of total soluble sugars. The acid content of ripe desert fruit varies from 0.2 to 0.5%, and protein content is about 1% Written By: Praveen Kumar S