Freezing Fresh Mango

Maldivian Mangoes are small but very sweet with a sweet perfume. They are enjoyed raw while they are still green and tart in salads and chutneys ( or assaara as we call them). Or when ripe they are enjoyed by themselves or juiced. A friend of my dad kept sending us boxes of mangoes and even hubby would come home with a bag full of mangoes so we ended up with too many mangoes.
While sitting and chatting with my mum, and wondering out aloud about what to do with all the mangoes, my sister suggested we freeze them. She says she even freezes other fruits such as over-ripened bananas ( you can defrost and use them to make banana bread or cakes or into smoothies)

I don't know how many of you already do this but it was quite a new thing to me. With the muslim fasting month approaching its a good idea to do this.  So in this way, there is always some ripe mangoes to make deserts or to prepare juice, and there is always fruit juice to break the fast in almost all Maldivian homes.

So here is what to do :

Peel and slice the mangoes, chuck them into a zip lock bag and lay the bag in the freezer so the mangoes and in a single layer, this prevents them from bunching up and getting stuck. Pop them into the freezer and freeze.

So try this and enjoy the Mango season a little longer.....