Cooking Indian food in microwaves. Who says you can’t cook up some delicious Indian food in a modern microwave? It’s low-cal, clean and efficient.Curries can be cooked in the microwave on a Roast or Simmer setting (medium/high), and the meat is cooked slowly. The advantage of a microwave curry is that it is a clean and efficient way to cook and you can serve it in the same bowl you cooked it in!
Ingredients: 250g small baingans 1 tbsp. oil 4- thick green chillies 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder 1/2 tsp. garam masala 2 tsp. dhania powder 1/2 tsp. amchoor 1/2 tsp. haldi & sugar Juice of 1 lemon Salt to taste Preparation: Wash the bringals, and slit them. Slit green chillies and deseed them. Mix salt, sugar, … Read more
Ingredients: 300 grams bhindi – ladies fingers finely sliced 1 tablespoon oil 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon garam masala 1/2 teaspoon dried mango powder 1/2 teaspoon red chillies 2 to 3 fresh green chillies Salt to taste Preparation: In a non – stick frying pan heat the oil and put in all the masalas, … Read more
Kadhi pakora is very popular and quite a regular in North Indian homes. But making it takes quite some time. So here is a simple yet quick recipe for microwave kadhi pakora. It can be served with plain rice or chapatti. Serves : 4 Cooking time : 30 mins Ingredients: Ingredients for Kadhi : 1 … Read more
Ingredients: 1 cup corn 2 tbsp. oil 2 finely chopped medium onions 3-4 black cardamoms 2 finely chopped small tomatoes 1 cup beaten curd 1 tsp. red chilli powder 1/4 tsp. sugar 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder 2 green chillies – deseeded and chopped salt to taste Preparation: Microwave the corn for 4 minutes and stand … Read more
Ingredients: 8 pieces lamb chops 3/4 tsp. garlic paste 1/2 cup yoghurt 1 tsp. aniseed, red chilli powder 5 cloves 3 1/2 tbsp. oil 1 tbsp. lemon juice, ginger paste 2 tsp. gram flour a small piece of raw papaya 1/2 tsp. black cardamom 1/4 tsp. black pepper Salt to taste Preparation: Flatten the chops … Read more
Ingredients: 1 kg mutton (boneless cubes) 6 cardamoms 1 bay-leaf 5/6 cup oil 2g saffron 3tbsp. Garlic paste 1 boiled egg 4 cinnamon 8 cloves 1/2 cup yoghurt 1/2 tsp black pepper 3tbsp. Ginger paste 3 tbsp. Green chilli paste Salt to taste Preparation: Heat oil, add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bay leaf. When brown … Read more
Ingredients: 6″-7″ round dish or 2″ high with cover 100g paneer – grated 1 cup shelled peas 2 tbsp. oil 1 medium size onion 1-2 green chillies 1/2″ piece ginger 6 tbsp. ready made tomato puree 1/4- red chilli powder 1/2 tsp. cumin powder 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder Cashewnuts – optional Salt to taste … Read more
Ingredients: 200g Paneer – cut in 1/2″ cubes 1 capsicum-cut into thin long strips 2 tbsp. oil 5-6 flakes garlic – crushed 2 tbsp. ready made tomato puree 1/2 tsp sugar & garam masala 3/4 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp dhania powder Salt to taste Preparation: In a small frying pan, add oil and … Read more
Ingredients: 1/2 kg. Arbi, peeled and halved lengthways 1″ piece ginger grated finely 4-5 cloves garlic – ground 1-2 green chillies – finely chopped Juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 tsp ajwain – crushed roughly Salt to taste For Masala 5 tbsp thick curd 1 tsp besan (gram flour) 1 tbsp fresh coriander chopped 1 tbsp … Read more