ORANGE SANDESH

Preparation Time : 15 minutes.

Cooking Time : 10 minutes.

Serves 6 to 8.

Ingredients
500 grams paneer
4 to 5 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon 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
1. 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.
2. Cover with the remaining paneer mixture, spreading it evenly on top chill.
3. Decorate with the remaining orange segments, almonds and pistachios.