FRUIT SALAD

A fruit salad is a refreshing and light dessert option. I like it with a single scoop of pink icecream. As kids this was our favorite homemade treat during the hot summers. 
INGREDIENTS: These are my choice of fruits , all of them cut into small pieces so that the flavors mix in. 

1. 2 cups chopped pineapple
2. 4 small oranges(around 2 cups) , peel removed , orange segments taken out into pieces
3. 2 ethapazham(kerala plantain), chopped(no other variety can be substituted) OR 2 cups chopped apple
4. 2 cups chopped ripe mango
5. 4 Tbsp. sugar
6. 1 tsp vanilla essence

METHOD

• Pineapple and orange juices helps keep the chopped apples and bananas from browning. So chop the juicy fruits first. 
• Put the chopped pineapple into a bowl.
  

• Peel the orange , segment the oranges without its cell wall. Chop the orange segments into smaller pieces. Put this into the bowl.
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

• Add sugar , vanilla essence to this . Stir and then add the chopped apples and mangoes. Stir well . Chill well in the refrigerator.