Orange Souffle, Vegetable Grilled Sandwich And Mulligatawny Soup by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients for Orange Souffle:

• Eggs, separated  2
• Caster sugar  3 oz
• Orange color  a pinch
• Gelatin  1 tbsp
• Milk or orange juice  1/4 cup
• Milk  1 cup
• Flour  1 tbsp
• Orange essence  1/4 tsp
• Cream  8 oz
• Mandarin oranges  1 can
• Orange skin  to serve

Method:

1. Mix sugar, yolks, flour, and little cold milk to made a paste. Put this in remaining milk and cook till thick, stir using a whisk continuously. Remove and add dissolved gelatin.
2. Cool slightly.
3. Beat egg whites stiff and fold in along with the cream in the custard.
4. Add orange color and orange essence.
5. Pour in  a mold and chill, or they can be chilled in individual cups or orange skins, halved and orange pulp scooped out.

Ingredients for Vegetable Grilled Sandwich:

• Bread slices  12
• Butter  4 tbsp
• Green chutney  4 tbsp
• Cucumber slices  2
• Chaat masala  2 tbsp
• Potatoes  3
• Onions  2
• Tomato  1
• Capsicum  1
• Oil  as required
• Tomato ketchup  to serve
• Green chutney  to serve

Method:

1. Place buttered bread slice and apply green chutney on it, place another bread slice and put the grated potatoes, sprinkle chaat masala on it, put cucumber, onions, tomatoes and capsicums, the other buttered bread slice, place on a grill and toast and then serve cut in triangles with ketchup and green chutney.

Ingredients for Mulligatawny Soup:

• Onion chopped  1/2 cup
• Celery chopped  2 stalks
• Carrot dices  1
• Butter  1/4 cup
• Flour  1 1/2 tbsp
• Curry powder  1 1/2 tsp
• Chicken broth  4 cups
• Apple  half
• Rice  1/4 cup
• Chicken breast  1
• Salt  to taste
• Black pepper  to taste
• Dried thyme  1 pinch
• Cream heated  1/2 cup

Method:

1. Saute onions, celery, carrot, and butter in a large pot.
2. Add flour and curry powder, and cook 5 more minutes.
3. Add chicken stock, mix well, and bring to a boil.
4. Simmer about 1/2 hour.
5. Add apple, rice, chicken, salt, pepper, and thyme.
6. Simmer 15-20 minutes, or until rice is done.
7. When serving, add hot cream.