CITRUS COOLER
Ingredients
1 tbsp Orange Squash
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp thick fresh cream or 2 tsp vanilla ice-cream
1 bottle lemonade

Method
Chill the lemonade.  Put the fruit in a tall glass and then add the orange squash.  Add the lemon juice and ice-cream and top with the chilled lemonade.  Garnish it with orange and serve chilled.
 

QUICK ORANGE MOUSSE
Prepare this pudding whenever unexpected guests turn up.

Ingredients
1 packet (100 gm) orange jelly
1 family pack (1/2 litre) vanilla ice-cream
1 tsp lemon juice
A few drops orange essence or orange colouring
Sweetened cream for decoration

Method
Dissolve the jelly in three teacups of boiling water.  Pour over the ice-cream and place over the ice.  Add the lemon juice and beat continuously until light and fluffy.  Add the orange essence.  Pour into individual tall glasses and put to set in the refrigerator.  Just before serving, decorate with sweetened cream.  Serve cold.
 

ORANGE SANDESH
Tangy orange lends a special flavour to sandesh.

Ingredients
500 gm paneer
4 to 5 tbsp powdered sugar
1 tsp orange juice
2 drops orange essence (optional)
2 drops orange colour (optional)

For decoration
Segments of 2 oranges
4 almonds, blanched and sliced
4 pistachios, blanched and sliced

Method
Knead the paneer thoroughly with the sugar.  Add the orange juice, orange essence and orange colour and mix well.  Spread half this mixture to form a 125 mm square on a plate or dish.  Arrange half the orange segments on top.  Cover with the remaining paneer mixture, spreading it evenly on top chill.

Try out these innovative orange-based recipes and enjoy – by Tarla Dalal. Source Asian Age 8/1/2008