Strawberry cheese cake |Eggless no bake strawberry cheesecake

This was one of the recipes on my to do list.Made a resolution to make it finally in year 2015.But cream cheese was something which I couldnt find here.

This is an easy yummy no bake version of strawberry cheese cake using fresh cream & hung curd.

Then I stumbled on this recipe on sharmis passion which uses hung curd .So without wasting a minute I ran to the kitchen to set out cheese cake.



Another thing I didnt had spring pan form which is needed to make this cheese cake .

So I DECIDED TO SET THIS CAKE IN INDIVIDUAL SHOT GLASSES.



So no excuses for delaying cheese cake .I have followed exact recipe without any changes



I have used china grass as the setting agent in this cake

China grass

Ingredients:

Recipe Reference : SHARMIS PASSION

Biscuits (Digestive Marie/Plain marie) - 4
Fresh Strawberries - 1/2 cup packed (about 10-12 depending on size)
Melted butter - 2 to 3 tsp
Hung curd - 1/2 cup
Fresh cream - 1/2 cup (i used amul cream)
Sugar - 3 tbsp (adjust according to the  taste of strawberry)
China Grass (Agar agar) - 1/2 tbsp
Water - 2 tbsp



Method :
1.Hang curd in a muslin cloth for an hour to drain water completely to get  hung curd. Set aside. Then crush biscuits roughly and powder to a semi fine mixture.


2.Next add the melted butter to the powdered biscuits and mix well such that the mixture becomes moist. With a spoon  fill it up as a base layer in each glass and press firmly with the back of a spoon or fingertips. Keep  this in the refrigerator as we make other layers.

3. Chop strawberries roughly and puree it in a mixer with sugar. Heat the puree in a pan until a single boil, (This boiling step is purely optional you can use normal puree also). Set aside.(see tip 2)

4. In a mixing bowl, mix hung curd and cream well.Now pour strawberry puree(reserve 1/4 cup for the top layer) and mix well. Check for sugar and adjust according to your preference. 
If adding sugar, beat well until sugar is dissolved completely. 

5.In a pan add water allow it to boil, keep a small heat resistant cup containing china grass(agar agar) with water. Allow it to boil until you see a clear liquid when the china grass is dissolved completely.

6. Now add the china grass water mixture to the hung curd cream mixture, give a quick stir. Pour this immediately in cups as a second layer . Chill it for 4-5 hrs or even overnight for best results. 

7.Then add the remaining strawberry puree as a third layer and serve chilled.If you add china grass while making strawberry sauce(refer tip 2) then after pouring the 3rd strawberry layer, set it for an hour and serve chilled. 


Easy yummy no bake version of strawberry cheese is ready.

Tips:

1.Tie around 1.5 cups of curd for an hour in a muslin cloth to get 1/2 cup. Add more quantity of curd if its watery to get the desired 1/2 cup.
2.You can even add  1/2 tsp of china grass with 2 tsp of water for the 3rd strawberry puree layer.
The quantity in each layer is purely your choice. If you like the sauce more then top it up more.
3.You can use any digestive biscuits  or evn plain marie biscuits
4.For best results it is recommended to set cake overnight.
5.Pour the strawberry sauce,Only after setting second layer or else  it will get blended with the 2nd layer.