Mix Vegetable Salad

Salads are very nutritious and easy to digest. In summer having chilled salads are very refreshing and at the same time they dont make you feel heavy.

Salad should preferably be made with fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables.When made with different colorful and seasonal vegetables it is a visual delight for the eyes too.

For weight watchers as well as health conscious people salad is a great option. So go ahead and enjoy this simple delicious salad. If necessary you can have it with bread or soup to make a complete meal.

In this salad you can add or omit the vegetables according to your choice. But make sure to add at least one fruit . This gives a natural sweetness to the salad without having to add sugar.

Ingredients :

1 no ...........................Capsicum
1 no ..........................Tomato
1 no ........................Potato (boiled )
1 no .........................Onion ( Chopped)
1/2 cup......................Cabbage ( Chopped)
1 no..........................Orange
Lemon Juice
Salt
Pepper

Method :

Wash Capsicums and tomatoes.
Remove the seeds of the capsicum and chop it into cubes.
Remove the seeds and pulp of  tomatoes and cut into cubes.
Remove the skin of potato and cut it into cubes .
Separate the segments of oranges and deseed them and make 2 to 3 peices.
Now mix all along with onions and cabbage and chill in the fridge till serving time.
At the time of serving add lemon juice, salt and pepper powder as per your need.



Note :

Adding salt in the beginning makes the salad watery .
So add salt just before serving.
This will help the salad to remain crispy.
Skinned potatoes if kept in fridge for some time become easy to cut.
The cubes retain their shape and  dont crumble.

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Chocolate and Orange Trifle pudding

Chocolate and orange trifle pudding is a  simple yet unbelievably delicious dessert. I usually make this pudding with various flavours and whatever crush is available at home . So you can expect some more flavours during this summer season to keep you cool.

This time around I had some orange crush and so combined it with some chocolate and the combination was this sinful pudding.

This dessert will surely keep you refreshed in summers and make the kids vacations happier and more memorable.


Ingredients :

1 n 1/2 cup.....................Chocolate cake crumbs
100 gm .................chocolate slab ( Used Morde bitter chocolate)
1 cup...................orange crush
4 tsp.....................agar agar
1 cup....................fresh cream ( I used Rich Brand )
1 tbsp..................chocolate sprinkles

Method :

Melt the chocolate slab in a microwave oven for 20 seconds or till it melts.
Take 6 glasses and arrange the chocolate crumbs at the bottom equally.
Pour a spoon ful of molten chocolate on it and keep the glasses in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Sprinkle agar agar on cold water and set aside for 10 minutes.
Heat 1 cup water and add it to the agar agar and whisk till it dissolves.
Now add this to the orange crush and mix well .
Let it cool completely.
Pour this on the set chocolate and again keep in the fridge till the jelly sets completely .
Now pour the remaining molten chocolate on top distributing evenly and set in freezer for 10 minutes .
Now beat the cream till stiff with a blender. This should take 8 to 10 mintues.
Top the glasses with this cream and garnish with chocolate sprinkles.

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Orange Cake with Chocolate Icing

It was celebration time as there was a teenager's party at my place. I wanted to bake a cake which would be suitable for their palate. Children of this age group aren't fascinated by fancy shapes or decorations. What they want is something experimental and new  but down to earth.

 So finally I zeroed in on this cake. I usually like citrus flavours in cakes, cookies or desserts as it gives a nice twist to the sweet dish . So I decided to combine orange and chocolate flavours.

So here's my recipe for the orange cake. This cake was super yummy and a great hit with the children and adults.

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Ingredients :

 2 cups...............All purpose flour
2 .....................eggs
1 cup...........Orange juice
           (I used Tropicana Orange 
juice pack as fresh oranges are                              not available)
1 cup.....home made white butter
1 cup ............sugar
2 tbsp.......cocoa powder
1 tsp.............baking powder
1/2 tsp............baking soda
2tbsp.....chopped candied orange peels
1 cup.........................fresh cream ( I used Rich brand)
200 gm .....................bitter chocolate slab( Morde brand)








Method :

In the grinder mix All purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda for 2 minutes and keep aside.

Againg in the grinder add the butter and sugar and mix well for 2 minutes, add broken eggs and mix for further 2 to 3 minutes .
Add orange juice and cocoa powder and again mix for 2 more minutes .

Butter the cake tin with and smear little flour on it and pour the cake mix .

In the mean while preheat the oven for 15 minutes at 150 degrees.
Now take out the mixture from the grinder in a vessel and go on adding all purpose flour little at a time and go on gently folding it .
Add the chopped peels and if thick can add little milk.
Keep the tin in oven and bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes and then at 150 degrees for 10 more minutes.

When cool invert the cake and cut it into two slices .
Sprinkle some orange juice on both the slices to keep them moist.
Whip fresh cream for 10 to 15 minutes or till stiff and spread 3/4 th of it on lower half slice.

Melt the chocolate slab on a double boiler and add remaing 1/4 the cream to it.
Spread this on the top of the cake.
Your orange cake is ready.