Mango Flavored Low-Fat Tapioca Pudding (Sabudana Pudding-Kheer)

 Tapioca is good for people who are sick,under-weight or who fast during day. If you over weighted, it's better not to eat too much of it.It will add more pounds to your body.But once in a while, you can try this low fat recipe.

This is a low-fat dessert recipe since I use fat-free milk. If you want you can use regular milk.In that case, it will be more delicious but very fatty food. I have added some ripe mango too, that added some rich flavor  into this pudding.

Prep Time:10 Minutes 
Cook time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup small pearl tapioca( Sabudana)

3 cups milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sugar or more based on your liking of sugar

1/4  teaspoon cardamom powder

1 bay leaf

2 tbsp butter or ghee( Optional)

1/2 cup mango pulp (Try to use ripe fresh mango)

1 tbsp plain yogurt (Optional)

( In case, if you find the pudding too much watery while cooking , you can add 1 tbsp plain yogurt, after a while , it will thicken your pudding.)


For Garnishing: Use any  three of the following:

1 tablespoon sliced pistachios

Few strands of saffron

Chopped almonds

Few Raisins

Chopped Dates

Directions:

1. Wash and soak the tapioca in  water for at least two hours, Sabudana will soak up most of the water and become light and fluffy.
2. Drain excess water from tapioca and mix the ripe  mango with it.
3. Boil the milk in  pan. After milk comes to boil, let it boil for about another 8 to 10 minutes making sure stirring occasionally so that  milk does not burn in bottom of the pan. But you don't have  to worry about fat free milk since does not have any fat on it that will stick on the bottom.
4. Add the tapioca-mango mixture.
5. Cook until tapioca is soft and has become translucent this should take about 4 minutes.
6. Next add sugar, cardamom,butter,bay leaf,raisins and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat. As kheer will cool become little thicker in consistency.
7. Garnish with your favorite topping.
8. This pudding can be served chilled or warm.

Enjoy and have fun.