Dessert Made of Alphonso Mango Basil Seeds and Sago Pearls

When there are mangoes in plenty in the market, Mumbai gives you the best of the king of fruits The Alphonso then there is nothing to stop you from experimenting with the fruit and as they say, Make hay while the sun shines, I say Make desserts while  the season last !! So here goes one of my creations for you.

Ingredients

Medium sized pieces of 2 ready to eat alphonso mangoes
1/2 cup sago pearls soaked for about 2 hours in water
1/2 cup sweet basil seeds soaked in water for an hour
1/2 cup nolen gur or date palm jaggery
300 ml of skimmed low fat milk
A few sweet basil leaves for garnishing

method 
Mix the sago pearls and the basil seeds in a deep bottomed pan, see that there is enough water in them, keep to boil, once it heats up, add the milk and the jaggery, wait only till the jaggery melts to take it off the heat else the milk can curdle sometimes. Stir and keep to cool, the mixture is thick enough and has a great texture because of the sago pearls. Once chilled add the mango pieces, serve topped with basil leaves. This topping comes straight from my tiny balcony.