Prepared by Winnie
This is from trial and error. A lot of people don�t know how much agar agar to put. It�s hard to measure the amount of agar agar, unless you buy the powdered form. Every agar STICK comes in all sizes. Some comes in different artificial color but I don�t like artificial colors in my food Again, powered agar, is the best, but it�s very expensive. Think of
agar agar as the GLUE or gelatin that holds the mango mixture, that�s all it is.
Other varieties, which I haven�t made yet, almond pudding,, add almond extract and milk (milk substitute, maybe coconut milk?) I haven�t made it too often, now that I�m cutting down on sugar. But it is a GREAT potluck item! A serving of mango pudding l/2 cup size costs $5 in a Chinatown�s Dim Sum place.
10 mg of agar agar (average size of ONE stick) (purchased from Chinatown is the best price)
1 can of Mango Puree from India (mango and sugar), 280 mg/30 oz
l/2 cup of boiling water
l/4 cup of boiling water in case you need it, during the melting process to make it more watery (you will know if you need it after making it over 3 times)
Recipe
1. Add agar agar (a clear, tasteless seaweed) to l/2 cup boiling water in med heat.
2. When all or as much as you can melts in approximately 5 min or so, Add mangos Keep Stirring for 4 minutes or until 95% of the agar is melted, you might get a few chunks of unmelted agar in your dessert
3. Put into a mold or pan. Let it sit in the counter for l/2 hour before putting it into the COLD fridge. Refrigerate over night.
Tip: If the mango comes out watery (i.e. not enough agar agar), separately melt some additional agar agar and add to to the mango pudding. You'll need to recook the whole/entire mango pudding.