Indian Mango Cheese Cake

Photo: flickr user kspoddar

Ingredients

30 ounces Paneer cheese made from 1 ½

gallon of milk, (or use two containers of ricotta cheese

2 cups Fresh homemade bread crumbs - (packed)

2/3 cup Sugar

1/4 teaspoon Coarse salt

2 lrg Eggs lightly beaten

1/2 cup Melted unsalted butter

1 1/2 teaspoons Freshly-ground cardamom

(from 8 green cardamom pods)

1/2 teaspoon Almond extract

3/4 cup Finely-diced ripe firm mangoes

1/2 cup Sliced almonds

Mango Sauce see * Note

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In a large bowl, stir together cheese, bread crumbs, sugar, salt, eggs, butter, cardamom, and almond extract. Spoon into a greased 9- by 9-inch baking pan. Smooth top, and sprinkle with mango and almonds.

Bake on middle rack of the oven until top is golden, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool (it will keep in refrigerator for a week). Cut into 3-inch squares and serve with Mango Sauce.

This recipe yields 6 servings.