Modern Microwave Cooking

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  1. Varloo

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    Re: MW Date-Rolls - ideal for Navarathri “give-away” sweets!

    Dear Chithra,
    looks very delicious and easy to make too.Shall try for A's birthday tomorrow, I have much dates with me an condensed milk is also at hand.
     
  2. Chitvish

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    MW Ukkarai - I used my FP as well!

    Gram dhal - 1 cup

    Jaggery - 1 ¼ cup

    Gratd coconut - 2 tbsp

    Cardamom powder - 1 tsp

    Cashews - 6,7

    Ghee - 4 tsp

    Spread gram dhal in a plate & MW medium for 4-5 mts, stirring once in between, till aroma comes.

    Remove, cool & soak in 2 cups of water for 2-3 hrs.

    Pressurise with the same water for 7 mts on low after the first whistle comes.

    Cool, open & drain.

    Grind using the mincing bladeof FP, as fine as possible, adding maximum 1-2 tbsp of water, towards the end.

    Grind adding the jaggery gradually.

    It will become a paste.

    Transfer to a shallow microbowl with 2 tsp ghee.

    MW Hi for 5 mts.

    Then MW on Med for about 20 mts, stirring every 5 mts & checking.

    When it becomes small clusters, remove & cool.
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    When thoroughly cooled, run in the mixi for 1 mte to make it completely granular.

    Spread coconut in a plate & MW medium for 3-4 mts till dry.

    Heat 1 tsp ghee in a small ladle & fry cashews.

    Add to the dish with cardamom powder.

    Heat the remaining ghee & fry the coconut for a mte to golden colour.

    Add to ukkarai.
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    MW Poha Chivda - No more deep frying, please !

    Thin variety poha - 1 cup

    Unsalted peanuts & roasted channa dhal (pottukadalai) - 3 tbsp, each

    Finely chopped green chillies & curry leaves - 2 tsp each

    Salt, haldi

    Powdered sugar - to taste

    Citric acid crystals - a pinch

    Oil - 1 tbsp

    Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

    Place the poha in a shallow MW container & MW Hi for 1 mte.

    Set aside.

    In another MW container, combine oil with Mustard seeds & MW Hi for 2 mts.

    Add green chillies, curry leaves, both the nuts & haldi.

    MW Hi for 1 mte.

    Add this to poha, mix well & MW hi for 1 more mte.

    Remove & add citric acid, sugar & salt.

    Cool thoroughly & store air tight.
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    MW Paneer-Methi - Quick-to-make, but delicious with roti!

    Chopped methi leaves - 1 ½ cups

    Paneer 1 cm cubes - 200 gms or 1 cup

    Thinly sliced onions - /2 cup

    Chopped tomatoes - 11/2 cup

    Chilli powder - 1 tsp

    Salt, haldi, sugar

    Oil 1 tbsp

    Combine paneer, ¼ tasp haldi, ½ tsp red chilli powder, a pinch of salt and 1 tsp oil in a MW plate.

    Mix well so that all paneer pieces are coated with the masala.

    MW Hi for a mte & keep aside.

    In a micro bowl, combine remaining oil & onions.

    MW hi, covered for 3 mts, stirring once in the middle.

    Add tomatoes, remaining haldi, sugar, remaining salt & chilli powder, methi leaves & 1 tsp of water.

    Cover & cook on Hi for mts, stirring twice in the middle.

    Add the cooked paneer, mix well & MW Hi for 2 mtes.

    Serve hot.
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    MW Mint Thokku - goes with tiffins, bread, roti, rice…..

    Mint leaves - 2 cups

    Green chillies - 3-4 (or to taste)

    Ginger - 1 “(or more)

    Tamarind paste - 2-3 tsp

    Salt
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    Grind all the above adding, minimum water, to a paste.

    Oil - 1 tbsp

    Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

    In a shallow bowl, add oil & MW hi for 1 mte.

    Add mustard seeds & MW hi for 2 mtes.
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    Add the paste & MW on nedium first & medium Lo till oil floats, stirring in between. It takes about 25-30 mts. Stir every 5 mts.
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    Served, here, with uthappam.
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    MW Tomato Thokku - keeps for a week.

    Tomatoes - ½ kg

    Red chillies - 8-10 (or to taste)

    Salt

    Oil - 2-3 tbsp

    Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

    Hing - ½ tsp

    Chop tomatoes & immerse red chillies in warm water for 10 mts to facilitate grinding.

    Grind tomatoes, red chillies & salt to a paste , without adding water.

    Heat oil in a shallow casserole & MW hi for1 mte.

    Add mustard seeds & hnig & MW Hi for 2 mts.
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    Add the paste &MW on medium for 15-20 mts, stiiring frequently or till oil floats.
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    On Stovetop:

    Heat oil in a kadai & temper mustard seeds & hing.

    Asdd paste & cook, stirring, on medium fire till oil floats.
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    MW Croutons - use up left over bread!

    2, 3 day old bread is good enough.
    Do not trim the edges.
    Cut each slice into 9 or 12(if big) pieces.
    The flavour can be minced garlic or jeera or ajwain.
    Use butter or refined oil or olive oil.

    Bread slices - 4, cubed

    Garlic - 1-2, minced fine
    Or
    Jeera or ajwain ½ tsp

    Take oil + flavouring in a bowl & MW Hi for 1 mte.
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    Remove & add bread cubes.
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    Mix well & MW Hi for 2 mts.
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    Remove & keep on stiring till they become crisp.

    Some MW ovens may take 30 secs extra.

    Can be preserved for 2-3 days.

    Serve with hot soup.

     
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    MW Malai Burfi - spare just 7-8 mts?

    Collect the malai that settles on top of the milk on cooling. Keep refrigerated till you get 1 cup.

    Malai - 1 cup

    Sugar - ¾ cup

    Ghee - 1 tbsp

    Nuts - to garnish

    Mix the first 3 ingredients in a MW bowl.

    MW Hi for 7-8 mts (stirring ever 2 mts) till the mass leaves the sides of the vessel.

    Empty on a greased plate & garnish with nuts.
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    Cut when cool.
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    MW Wheat Flour Halwa - unbelievably easy “wheat halwa” !

    Wheat flour - 1 cup

    Milk - 1 cup

    Sugar - 1 cup

    Ghee - 1 cup

    Cardamom powder - ½ tsp

    Saffron colour - a dash

    Cashes, broken - 2 tbsp

    Take ½ cup ghee in a big micro bowl & MW Hi for 2 mts.

    Add wheat flour, mix well & MW hi for 4 mts, stirring once after 2 ms.

    Add milk, whisk to blend & MW Hi for 2 mts.

    Add sugar & colour & MW Hi for3 mts.

    Last add the remaining ½ cup ghee, cashews & cardamom powder & MW Hi for 2 mtes.

    Serve hot.
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    Jiffy Malai chocolate - made with collected malai!

    Remove the top of the milk, strain to remove milk & collect in the fridge.

    Malai - 1 cup

    Sugar - ¾ cup

    Drinking chocolate (or Boost) - 2 tbsp

    Mix everything in a large MW bowl.

    Cook on Hi for 10-12 mts, stirring every 2 mts.

    When it becomes a mass & is ready to leave the vessel, remove.

    Stir till it becomes like a dough.

    Spread in a greased tray & cut.

    This is a delicious chewy sweet.
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