MANGO AND THYME GRANITA

It is scorching times in Delhi with the temp. at a hot 45 C. And also mango is in season. so i made this amazing recipe using fresh ripe mangoes. N moreover my 8 months old daughter loves it. She loves all things sweet and cold. So this is for my daughter, Sahiraa.


Ingredients-

1-1/2 ripe mangos, peeled and roughly cut (about 2-2 1/2 cups)
1 tsp lime zest
2 cups water
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbs. fresh lime juice
1 tsp fresh thyme

Method-

* In a food pro­cessor, combine the mango, lime zest and thyme.
* Process until completely smooth, 1 to 2 min.
* Transfer the purée to a medium bowl and add the water, sugar, and lime juice.
* Stir with a large spoon or whisk until the sugar has thoroughly dissolved.
* Pour the purée into a shallowbaking pan.
* Put the pan in the freezer and stir every 30 minutes, being sure to scrape the ice crystals off the sides and into the ­middle of the pan, until the mixture is too frozen to stir, about 3 hours, depending on how cold your freezer is (some granitas can freeze in as ­little as 1 hour).
* Use a large dinner fork to stir and scrape.
* Cover the pan with plastic and freeze over­night.
* When ready to serve the granita, place a fork at the top of the dish and pull it toward you in rows, moving from left to right and rotating the pan as well.
* Scrape up the shaved ice and fill your chilled glasses or bowls.
* Enjoy !!!!!!