Candied Orange Peels

Recipe Source: My Singapore Kitchen

Ingredients

Orange Peels: 3 oranges (approx.)

Sugar: 1 cup   

Method Of Preparation

Pressure cook the peel cut into two in a pressure pan for two whistles with two cups of water.

Take out the peel and cut them into strips. Discard the water.

Add in the peel and 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water and cook further for half an hour in low flame in a non stick pan.

The peels become glazed with the sugar syrup.

Let them cool and once cooled dip them in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar.

Take out the peels and line them in the baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Bake them for 15- 20 minutes at 100 degreeC . Do check in between so that it don't get burnt.

Remove the tray and let it cool completely.

Store in airtight containers and use them as per requirement.

Orange-Carrot Juice

Ingredients

Orange: 6

Carrot: 2 big

Sugar: 1 ½ cups or as needed

Chilled water: needed

Method Of Preparation

Peel orange and add this into the fresh juice extractor.

Then add the carrot and extract the juice.

Then add sugar to the extracted juice and stir well.

Then add needed chilled water and serve chilled

Note: if the orange is not sour you can add juice of 1 lemon.

Grape Pudding Salad

What about a salad with pudding, it was really very tasty, my kids luvd it a lot and was asking for more. So try this, here goes the recipe.
Ingredients

Grape Pudding Chopped: 1 cup

Apple chopped: ¾ cup

Orange Chopped: ½ cup

Grapes Chopped: ¼ cup

Pineapple Jam: 2tbsp (optional)

Sugar: 1tbsp (optional)

Method of Preparation

Take bowl mix everything except jam.

Top with jam, sprinkle sugar and serve chilled.

Tips: Pudding should be firm enough to make the salad. So increase 1gm of china grass from the said quantity.

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Mandarin Jam

This is my first try on jam, I am happy it came out well. I was not so confident so I tried with less number. Mandarin jam with brown bread, fantastic combination, Try and give me your feedback.

Ingredients

Mandarin Orange:  4

Sugar: 1 ½ cup (or according the taste)

Cinnamon powder: a pinch

Lemon juice: 3 tbsp

Method of Preparation

Remove the skin and chop the flesh. Take care that the white part not to come it. It will add bitter taste.

Mix the flesh of mandarins, sugar and cinnamon powder in a pressure cooker.

Wait for 1 whistle to come and simmer the flame and keep for 20-25 minutes.

Switch off the flame; wait for the pressure to settle.

If necessary you can transfer this to a non- stick pan and do the balance process or you can do it the same cooker.

Open the lid and switch on the flame. Add lemon juice at this stage. Stir frequently, till it comes to the jam consistency.

Be careful not to make it too thick, when it is slightly thick switch off the flame. When cools you will get the jam consistency.

Transfer it to dry bottle, close the cap only when it is fully cooled.