I am very happy to see the interest that you show in MW cooking.
All MW vessels are available in the Large Rathna Stores( 2nd or3 rd floor) in Pondy Bazar, Poppat Jamal & Currimbhoys in Adayar.
As far as I have tried one cannot make crisp roast in MW like conventional, kadai cooking.
You can smear oil on the cooked vegetable & MW it on med, turning over repeatedly.
Tur dhal, after soaking for 2-3 hrs, can be boiled to கிள்ளு பதம் only, whuch is suitable for poriyals. For soft cooking as for sambar, nothing to equal pressure cooker.
I will post a MW sambar recipe using masoor dhal, if you are interested.
Please see aLL POSTS IN
Modern Microwave Cooking
for the entire MW cooking I have posted.
I have recently given a lot of tips also, besides photos of vessels.
Regards,
Chithra.