Panna Cotta should be creamy in texture, and wobly, but should be firm. I have used fresh dussehri mangoes. You can use any mango of your choice preferably with less fibers. If fresh mango is not available, use mango pulp available in the market.
Soak gelatin powder in 4 to 5 tablespoons of water.
Meanwhile, put 1 cup of mango slices in a blender, and blend well till it attains creamy consistency. If the pulp is too thick, and you are finding it difficult to blend, add 1 or 2 tablespoon mango juice, or plain water, and then blend.
Put the container with gelatin on gas with low flame setting, and mix gelatin, till it is completely dissolve. Do not overheat.
Divide gelatin solution into two parts. Add half of the gelatin to mango pulp. Mix it well. I blended it for few seconds in the blender.
Take small glasses or bowls in which you want to serve the dish. Keep them in small bowls or muffin mold in slanted position. I have silicon muffin molds. The glasses were not very stable in that, so I transferred them in steel bowls.
Pour small quantity of mango pulp in all the glasses. Put these glasses with pulp in refrigerator for half an hour so that the pulp sets.
Heat milk on low flame. Add sugar and mix well. Switch off the gas and mix remaining gelatin solution and vanilla essence to it. Mix everything properly. The solution will thicken as it starts to cool down.
Take out the glasses with mango pulp from refrigerator. Remove the glasses from bowl and keep them straight. Pour cream solution over mango pulp so that the pulp is completely covered. Again keep these glasses in refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours, and allow the dish to set.
Mango salsa
Add chopped mint leaves and salt to mango dices. Also add lemon juice, and mix well. Mango salsa is ready
How to serve
Take out the glasses from refrigerator, and add little bit of mango salsa on top. Decorate with mint leaves and serve chilled.
Recipe Notes
Tips
If you prepare mango salsa in advance, don’t add salt to it. Add salt just before serving.
If the dish is too tight, keep it at room temperature for ten minutes (or as required). It will soften.