Gajar-Santre Ka Shorba

Gajar-Santre Ka Shorba (Carrots blended with orange juice)


Carrots blended with orange juice
Servings: 4

Ingredients:
500 g (1.1 lb) Carrots (gajar), cut into small cubes
4 cups (1 litre) 32 fl oz Orange (santra) juice
5 tsp (25 g) Butter
1 cup (120 g) 4 oz Onions, chopped
Salt to taste 1 tsp (2 g) White pepper (safed mirch) powder
2 1/2 tbsp (30 g) 1 oz Sugar
1/2 cup (100 ml) 3 1/2 fl oz Cream



Directions:
1. Melt the butter in a pan; add onions and saute till transparent. Add the carrots and saute for a minute. Add the remaining ingredients except cream and cook on low heat till the carrot is tender.

2. Remove from heat and then strain through a muslin cloth.

3. Reheat the strained soup and stir in the cream. Remove from heat, pour into individual soup bowls and serve hot.

Mandarin Orange Cake

A new favorite of mine -- I know I'm posting extra easy peasy recipes today, but rest assured, the big stuff is coming :)



Mandarin Orange Cake

1 can mandarin oranges
4 eggs
1 box yellow cake mix
1 stick butter

Combine ingredients and add juice from mandarin oranges and beat until fluffy. Add oranges; beat well. Spread batter in greased 9"x13" and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done. When cake has cooled, frost with pineapple frosting.

Pineapple Frosting:
1 pkg instant vanilla pudding
1 8oz Cool Whip
1 8oz crushed pineapple

Mix pudding and pineapple until smooth. Add Cool Whip. Beat until fluffy, frost cake.