How to make Puran Poli

Learn how to make Puran poli. To make puran poli is a highly skilled task. It is a well known sweet of Gujarat and Maharashtra. But there is a slight difference in their ingredients. In Gujarat we are using toovar dal and in Maharashtra they are using chana dal. But with both material it tests very nice, yummy and mouth watering. Originally it's a very long process to make it, but here it's a homemade recipe for Puran Poli in microwave. Actually it's a combination cooking of flame and microwave cooking. It will give same rich aroma of Indian spices as cooked on flame with less efforts. So enjoy cooking very well known Gujarati sweet with Gujarati Kadhi.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 10 to 15 minutes
Makes - 15 to 17 puran poli approx.


Ingredients to make Puran Poli:


For dough:
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 table spoon oil
Dry rice flour for rolling
Ghee for frying or smearing


For puran - stuffing:
1 cup toovar dal
1 cup sugar
2 table spoon ghee
3 to 4 saffron strands
1/2 tea spoon cardamom powder


For garnishing:
Caster sugar
Sliced almonds and pistachio


To serve with:
Gujarati kadhi
Sukhi bhaji


Method to make Puran Poli:


For dough:

• Mix whole wheat flour and oil, knead soft dough from it with sufficient water. Take some drops of oil on palm and again knead dough for 3 to 4 minutes. 
• Cover it and keep aside for 15 minutes. After again knead dough and make equal size balls from it. Cover and keep aside.

For filling:

• Wash and soak toovar dal in warm water for 15 minutes. 
• Pressure cook it with sufficient water. ( about 1 cup water for 1 cup dal.)
• When cooked transfer it in a microwave proof bowl and add ghee and sugar to it. Mix well.
• Cook for 3 minutes in microwave at HI.
• Cook till it is ready stir occasionally. Making time may be different as the make and temp. of the microwave oven.
• Prick a spoon in the middle of the bowl and if it stands without support your puran is ready.
• Transfer it in a flat dish and let it cool at room temp.
• When cool make equal size balls from it.

How to proceed: 

• Roll out 1 portion of the dough till it is of 3"diameter, place a ball of filling at the centre and fold the edges of dough over filling. Seal it properly and cut the extra dough.
• Flatten the dough and again roll carefully till desire size.
• Cook on the tavi - griddle at medium flame till light brown. Apply ghee  on it and fry. Remove from griddle and garnish with caster sugar and sliced almonds and pistachio.
• Repeat the same for remaining.
• Hot and yummy Puran poli is ready to serve. Serve it with gujarati kadhi and shkhi bhaji.

Tips for puran poli:

• Puran poli can be cooked on fire also, but it will take so much time and total attention. 
• Even frying can be avoided, in that case remove puran poli from tavi when light brown and smear ghee on both the sides of puran poli.
• For better taste serve hot.

How to make Gajar Ka Halwa

Learn how to make Gajar Ka Halwa. Here it's a classic Indian mithai - sweet. It is a very rich traditional Indian sweet. It's a homemade recipe of Gajar Ka Halwa. Normally it takes a long time to make it. But we are going to make it in microwave. Means a delicious sweet with less efforts and less fat.

Preparation time - 5 minutes
Cooing time - 10 minutes
Serves - 4 person


Ingredients to make Gajar Ka Halwa:


2 cups grated carrot
1 cup milk
1/4 cup milk powder
4 table spoon sugar
1 table spoon ghee
1/2 tea spoon cardamom powder

For garnishing:

Cardamom powder
chopped or sliced almonds
chopped cashews
Slices or chopped pistachio
Cardamom seeds


Method to make Gajar Ka halwa:

• In a microwave proof bowl mix ghee and carrot and cook for 2 minutes at micro hi.
• If carrots are not soft again cook for 1 minute. (cooking time may be different depending upon make of microwave and thickness of carrot.)
• Dilute milk powder in milk and add to carrot mixture. Again cook for 2 minutes.
• Add sugar and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Garnish with cashews, pistachio, cardamom and almonds.
• Hot and mouth watering Gajar Ka Halwa is ready to serve.

How to make Gujarati Kadhi

Learn how to make Gujarati Kadhi in microwave. In gujarat kadhi is an another option to dal. Kadhi is served with khichdi, rice or pulav. Normally it's a very long process to make kadhi on fire, but here it's home made recipe for kadhi in microwave. So no need to monitor it continually. 

Preparation time - 3 minutes
Cooking time - 7 minutes
Serves - 4 persons

Ingredients to make Gujarati Kadhi:


1 cup sour curd (medium sour)
2 table spoon gram flour - chana flour 
1 tea spoon ginger paste
2 tea spoon green chilly - finely chopped
3 cups water

Salt to taste
4 to 5 table spoon sugar
1 small piece cinnamon 
2 pieces cloves
2 tea spoon ghee
8 to 10 curry leaves
1/2 tea spoon mustard seeds
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 pinch asafoetida



For garnishing:


Fresh coriander leaves

Method to make Gujarati Kadhi:

• First of all in a big microwave proof bowl mix whipped curd, gram flour,green chilly, ginger paste and water. Mix properly. Blend if needed.
• Now add salt and sugar to it. 
• Cook for 4 minutes at MICRO HI. Stir in between after 2 minutes.
• Transfer in microwave proof serving bowl. 
• In another pan heat ghee on fire. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to it. When they crackles add asafoetida, curry leaves, dry red chilly, cloves and cinnamon.
• Pour it to the kadhi.
• Again cook for 3 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Piping hot Gujarati Kadhi is ready to serve. Serve it with pulav, khichdi or rice.

Tips:

• Cooking timing may differ as per the microwave.
• You can change cooking time as the required thickness of kadhi.

How to make Masala Khichdi

Learn how to make Masala Khichdi in microwave.


Khichdi is a special recipe of Indian - Gujarati cuisine.
Normally we are making it by pressure cooking. But here it's a recipe of masala khichdi in microwave. Which is full of vegetable, means full of vitamins. But over all this is a tasty and healthy recipe which is good to digest.

Preparation time - 10 minutes 
Cooking time - 18 minutes
Serves - 8 persons


Ingredients to make Masala Khichdi:


1 cup washed and soaked basmati rice
1/4 cup mung dal - yellow
2 table spoon chana dal - gram dal
1/2 table spoon ghee
1/2 table spoon oil
Salt to taste
1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder
3 to 4 green chilly - crushed
1/4 tea spoon ginger paste
1/2 tea spoon garlic paste
1 big onion - chopped
1 small potato - chopped
1 small carrot - chopped
1/4 cup green peas
1 table spoon garam masalo
8 to 10 curry leaves
3 to 4 cups water 
3 to 4 whole dry red chilly
1/2 tea spoon mustard seeds
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
1/4 tea spoon asafoetida


For Garnishing:


Finely chopped coriander


To serve with:


Roasted Papad
Gujarati kadhi
Masala curd

Method to make Masala Khichdi:

• In a microwave proof big bowl mix ghee, oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry  masala, green chilly, curry leaves, dry red chilly, onion, garlic, ginger, vegetables and asafoetida. Cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add soaked rice and again cook for 2 minutes.
• Add water and salt and cover half the bowl. Cook for 8 minutes at MICRO HI. Stir.
• Again cook for 4 minutes at MICRO MED. Stir.
• At last cook for 2 minutes at MICRO LOW. And stand for 2 minutes.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Piping hot Masala Khichdi is ready to serve. Serve it with Gujarati Kadhi or Masala curd and papad.

How to make Jeera Rice

Learn how to make Jeera Rice in microwave.


Another kind of rice recipe in Indian cuisine. Jeera rice can be served with curry, dal fry or dal makhani. Here it's a home made recipe for jeera rice in micro wave.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 13 minutes
Serves - 6 persons

Ingredients to make Jeera Rice:


1 cup washed and 20 minutes soaked -
Basmati rice
1 piece cinnamon
2 pieces cloves
1 tea spoon ghee
1 tea spoon cumin seeds
4 to 5 cup water
Salt to taste (opt.)


Method to make Jeera rice: 

• In a big microwave safe bowl mix ghee, rice, clove, cinnamon and cumin seeds. 
• Cook for 1 minute at MICRO HI.
• Add salt and water. Cover half of the bowl and than cook for 7 minutes at MICRO HI. Stir.
• Cook for 3 minutes at MICRO MED. stir.
• Again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO LOW. Stand for 2 minutes. 
• Hot and quick Jeera rice is ready to serve with dal fry or dal makhani.

How to make Cheese Corn Tomato Soup

Learn how to make Cheese Corn Tomato Soup.


If you are bored from same tomato soup. Here it's a recipe for home made corn tomato soup with the richness of cheese.Cheese corn tomato soup is creamy but tasty. Another good thing of this soup is that it is made in microwave. So quick and delicious.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 5 minutes
Serves - 4 persons


Ingredients to make Cheese Corn Tomato Soup:


1/2 cup tomato pure
1/4 cup sweet corn - cream style caned
2 table spoon corn flour
1/4 cup grated cheese
Salt to taste
1/2 tea spoon black pepper powder
2 cup water


For garnishing:


cheese
Coriander 


Method to make Cheese Corn Tomato Soup:

• In a microwave proof bowl mix tomato pure, sweet corn, corn flour, Salt, black pepper powder and water.
• Cook for 5 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add grated cheese and mix properly.
• Garnish with cheese and coriander.
• Hot and creamy Cheese Corn Tomato Soup is ready to serve.

How to make Sweet Corn Soup

Learn how to make Sweet Corn Soup.


This is a Chinese soup recipe made in microwave. The home made recipe for Sweet Corn soup is very healthy, delicious and of course quick.


Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 8 minutes
Serves - 4


Ingredients to make Sweet Corn Soup:


1 cup boiled sweet corn or caned sweet corn
2 table spoon corn flour
1/2 cup boiled vegetables 
(carrot, french beans, corn etc.)
1/4 tea spoon aaji no motto (m.s.g.) (opt.)
1 table spoon vinegar
Salt to taste
4 cups vegetable stock 
1/4 tea spoon black pepper powder


For garnishing:


Boiled sweet corn


To serve with:


Chilly vinegar
Chilly sauce
Soy sauce

Method to make Sweet Corn Soup:

• Mix sweet corn, corn flour and water in a microwave proof bowl. Cook for 4 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add other vegetables and spices and again cook for 4 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with boiled sweet corns.
• Hot and tempting sweet corn soup is ready to serve.
• Serve it with chilly sauce, chilly vinegar and soy sauce.

For vegetable stock:

• Add all the vegetable in a big microwave proof bowl and add water to it.
• Cook for 5 to 6 minutes at MICRO HI.
• crush and strain it.

How to make Pav Bhaji

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Pav Bhaji. Youngsters likes fast food so very much. So here it's a home made recipe for very famous fast food - Pav Bhaji. It contains lots of vegetables. But in this recipe we are going to make it in microwave. Means a healthy, tasty and quick fast food.

Preparation time - 10 minutes

Cooking time - 40 minutes

Serves - 4 persons

Ingredients to make Pav Bhaji:

3 finely chopped onion

6 blanched and chopped tomatoes

3 potatoes

2 peeled and chopped carrots 

1/2 cup green peas

1 1/2 cup chopped cauliflower

3/4 cup chopped cabbage

6 table spoon oil or butter

1 tea spoon ginger paste

1 tea spoon garlic paste

2 table spoon pavbhaji masala

1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder

1 tea spoon red chilly powder

1/2 chopped capsicum 

Salt to taste

For garnishing:

Chopped coriander

Fried cashew

Chopped spring onion

To serve with:

Butter pav

Chopped onion

Lemon slices

Method to make Pav Bhaji:

• Wash potatoes. Put in a plastic bag and microwave for 5 minutes. Peel and mash coarsely.
• In a deep microproof bowl, put carrots, peas, cauliflower and cabbage. Add � cup water. Mix and microwave for 8 minutes. Let it cool. Mash roughly.
• In a microwave dish add butter , onions, ginger-garlic paste, 2 tbsp pav bhaji masala and turmeric powder. Mix well. Microwave for 4 minutes.
• Add blanched and chopped tomatoes and roughly mashed vegetables. Mix well. Add 2tbsp butter, salt to taste. Cover and microwave for 10 minutes. Stir once in between.
• Add 1 cup water. Mix and microwave for 5 minutes.
• Add 1 tsp pav bhaji masala, and 1 table spoon butter.
• Garnish with chopped coriander, spring onion and cashew.
• Hot and delicious Pav Bhaji is ready to serve.
• Serve it with butter pav, onion and lemon slices.

Tips:

• Refer microwave cooking tips for the process of blanching tomatoes.

How to make Coffee Cake

Learn how to make Coffee Cake. Coffee is another delicious flavor after chocolate. So here it's a home made recipe for delicious coffee cake.

This recipe can be served with rich chocolate sauce as well as condensed milk also. And of course vanilla ice cream is always in. And above all it is made in microwave so easy and quick also.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 4 minutes
Serves - 6 persons

Ingredients to make Coffee cake:


140 gram refined flour
1 tea spoon baking soda
1/2 tea spoon soda-bi-carb
200 grams condensed milk
1 table spoon instant coffee powder
1/4 tea spoon cinnamon powder (opt.)
60 grams margarine
1/2 cup water


For garnishing:  


Chocolate sauce
Condensed milk


To serve with:


Vanilla ice cream

Method to make Coffee Cake:

• Sift refined flour, baking soda and soda bi carb together for 2 to 3 times.
• In other bowl mix other ingredients and add flour mixture slowly. 
• Place a small microwave proof tumbler at the center of greased cake bowl. Pour cake mixture around the tumbler and cook for 4 minutes at MICRO MED.
• After that remove from microwave and keep a side till come at room temp.
• At the time of serving spread chocolate sauce or condensed milk over Coffee Cake.
• You can serve it with vanilla ice cream also.

Chocolate Sauce:

Ingredients to make Chocolate sauce:

1 cup milk
1 1/2 - 2 table spoon cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 table spoon corn flour
1/4 tea spoon vanilla essence 


Method to make Chocolate sauce:

• Mix all the ingredients in a big microwave proof bowl and cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Stir well and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Let it come at room temp. add vanilla essence and mix properly.

Tips:

• If you want to store chocolate sauce for a long time add water in stead of milk.

How to make Paneer Biriyani

Learn how to make Paneer Biriyani.


Paneer is a good source of calcium. Here is a home made recipe for special Mughlai recipe - Paneer Biriyani. This recipe is made in microwave so, good in taste and good for health also. 

Preparation time - 15 minutes
Cooking time - 17 minutes
Serves - 6 persons


Ingredients to make Paneer Biriyani: 


for biriyani:


1 cup basmati rice - long grain rice
200 gram paneer pieces
10 - 15 cashew nut 
1 table spoon curd
1/2 tea spoon lemon juice
1/2 tea spoon garam masalo
1 table spoon freshly cut mint leaves
2 cups water
Salt to taste


For tadka:


1 table spoon ghee
1 table spoon oil
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 1/2 table spoon biriyani masalo


For paste:


1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tea spoon ginger paste
4 to 5 whole dry red chilies
1/2 cup tomato
1 table spoon crushed garlic


Crush all the ingredients and make fine paste.


For garnishing:


Fried onion
Roasted cashew
Fried raisin

Method to make Paneer Biriyani: 

• Wash rice and soak them. Keep a side for at least 15 minutes.
• Mean while mix paneer, curd, salt, lemon juice and other spices in a mixing bowl. Keep a side for at least 30 minutes.
• Mix all the ingredients of tadka in a big microwave proof bowl and cook for 1 minute at MICRO HI.
• Add  paste to it and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add rice and paneer and cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add water and salt and stir properly.
• Cover half the bowl and cook for 7 minutes at MICRO HI. Than for 3 minutes at MICRO MED.
• And at last cook for 2 minutes at MICRO LOW. Give standing time of 2 to 4 minutes.
• Hot and delicious Paneer Biriyani is ready to serve.
• Garnish with fried onion, roasted cashew, coriander leaves and fried raisin. 
• You can serve this with whipped curd.

How to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy

Learn how to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy. In Indian cuisine vegetables with gravy is in. So here it's a home made recipe for stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy. It is a low oil and medium spicy recipe. And above all it is made in microwave so healthy and quick also.


Preparation time - 20 minutes
Cooking time - 12 minutes
Serves - 4 persons



Ingredients to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy:


For stuffed capsicum:


3 green capsicum
1/2 cup boiled and mashed potato
1/4 cup boiled green peas
1 tea spoon roasted cumin powder
1/2 tea spoon crushed green chilly
1/2 tea spoon crushed ginger
1 table spoon chopped fresh coriander
1/4 tea spoon black pepper powder
Salt to taste

For stuffed tomato: 


3 big tomatoes
1 cup grated paneer - cottage cheese
1 tea spoon crushed green chilly
1 tea spoon chaat masala
1 table spoon freshly cut mint leaves
Salt to taste


For gravy:


2 cups tomato pure
1 cup coconut milk
1 tea spoon sugar (opt.)
1 tea spoon red chilly powder
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
4 to 5 cloves
3 to 4 whole dry red chilies
Salt to taste
1 table spoon oil

Method to make Stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy:


for capsicum:

• Wash capsicum and put them on plate and cook for 3 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Cut capsicum from upper side and make them seedless.
• Mix all the ingredients of stuffing in a bowl and fill it properly in the capsicums.
• Keep a side.

For tomatoes:

• Repeat the same process for tomatoes, and make them seed less.
• Mix all the ingredients of tomato's stuffing in a bowl and stuff it in tomatoes properly.
• Keep a side.

For Gravy:

• Mix oil,cumin seeds, cloves, whole red chilly in a microwave proof flat dish and cook for 1 minute at MICRO HI.
• Add all the ingredients of gravy in that bowl and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add stuffed capsicums and tomatoes in it and cook for 5 to 6 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with finely chopped coriander.
• Hot and low cal Stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy is ready to serve.

Tips:

• For making coconut milk crush fresh grated coconut with little water properly and than pass it through muslin cloth. (strain it.)
• This vegetable can be made with only tomato or only capsicum also.

How to make Vegetable Jalfrezi

Learn how to make Vegetable Jalfrezi. This home made recipe is a perfect blend of Indian spices and fresh vegetables. Vegetable Jalfrezi is made from lots of fresh - available vegetables. For more health and connivance and health it's an honest try o make it in microwave. It is a recipe with sweet and spicy taste.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 8 minutes
Serves - 4 persons
Ingredients to make Vegetable Jalfrezi: 


1 cup boiled vegetables
(green peas, carrot, french beans, potatoes etc.)
1 finely chopped onion
1 finely chopped tomato - blanched
1 tea spoon green chilly paste
1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 tea spoon oil or butter
2 table spoon fresh cream
1 tea spoon red chilly powder
1 tea spoon sugar
1 tea spoon sliced ginger


For garnishing:


Freshly cut coriander

Method to make Vegetable Jalfrezi:

• Mix oil, onion, tomato and chilly, garlic in a big microwave proof bowl. Cook for 4 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add other ingredients with 1/2 cup water and cook for 4 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with coriander .
• Hot and delicious Vegetable Jalfrezi is ready to serve.

How to make Palak Paneer

Learn how to make Palak Paneer. This is a home made recipe for delicious Palak Paneer in microwave. So that it can be quick as well as healthy also.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 8 minutes
Serves - 4 person




Ingredients to make Palak Paneer:


250 gram paneer 
1 cup palak pure
1 cup tomato pure
1/2 cup finely chopped onion 
1/2 tea spoon crushed garlic
1/2 tea spoon crushed ginger
2 tea spoon crushed green chilly
1 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 tea spoon garam masalo
2 tea spoon oil
Salt to taste


For garnishing:


Paneer 
  or 
Fresh cream

Method to make Palak Paneer:

• In a microwave proof bowl mix oil, cumin seeds, onion, green chilly, garlic and ginger. Cook for 3 - 4 minutes at MICRO HI. stir well.
• Add palak pure and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI. Mix well.
• Now add tomato pure, paneer and other spices and cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with paneer or fresh cream. Hot and delicious Palak Paneer is ready to serve. 
• Serve it with roti, naan, paratha or kulcha.

Tips:

• Cooking time may be differ by make of microwave.
• For blanching palak in microwave add sufficient water in a big bowl of palak and cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.

How to make Paneer Bhurji

Learn how to make Paneer Bhurji. In Indian food there are lots of vegetables and curries we can serve with roti, paratha or naan. Among them here it's a recipe for very popular paneer bhurji. As per today's fast life I have tried to make it quick. It is a home made paneer bhurji in microwave.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 5 minutes
Serves - 4 persons



Ingredients to make Paneer Bhurji:


1 1/2 table spoon oil
1 tea spoon cumin seeds
1/2 tea spoon crushed ginger
1/2 tea spoon crushed garlic
1 onion finely chopped
300 gram paneer
2 blanched tomatoes finely chopped 
1 tea spoon chopped green chilly
1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
1 tea spoon red chilly powder
Salt to taste
2 table spoon finely chopped green capsicum


For garnishing:


1 table spoon cream cream
2 table spoon chopped coriander leaves

Method to make Paneer Bhurji:

• In a big microwave proof bowl mix oil, onion, ginger - garlic paste and cook for 3 minutes at MICRO HI.
• After that add all remaining ingredients to it and cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with cream and coriander.
• Hot and delicious Paneer Bhurji is ready to serve.

Tips:

• You can make same recipe on flame also. For that you have to do same process on flame. But stir continually.
• For blanching process of tomatoes in microwave refer microwave cooking tips .

How to make Chocolate Mousse

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Chocolate Mousse. This is a chocolaty egg less, home made recipe. Chocolate mousse is very famous and yummy desert. Which is very easy to cook and easy to eat also.

Cooking time - 10 minutes

Serves - 4

Ingredients to make Chocolate Mousse:

1 cup (125 gram) dark chocolate - grated
200 gram cream
1 1/2 table spoon vanilla custard powder
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 tea spoon gelatin (dissolved in 1/4 cup water)  


For garnishing:


Whipped cream
Chocolate chops
Chocolate vermicelli 
Cherry 
Strawberry

Method to make Chocolate mousse:

• Mix custard powder, sugar and water in a microwave safe bowl. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
• Add chocolate and lukewarm gelatin water, mix properly.
• Beat with a beater or blander.
• Pour the mixture in small glasses and freeze for 3 - 4 hours.
• When set properly garnish with chocolate chips, chocolate vermicelli, cherry, whipped cream or strawberry. 

Tips:

• You can use non stick pan in stead of microwave oven, but it will take more time and in that case you will have to stir it continually.
• If you don't want to prepare single serving you may freeze it in a big bowl, but it will take more time to set.
• Freeze cool Chocolate Mousse is ready to serve.

How to make Paneer in Microwave

Learn, how to make home made paneer in microwave.

Paneer (cottage cheese) is a very popular ingredient of cooking. Now it is not necessary to bring it from shop. Because here it's a easy and quick recipe to make paneer in microwave. 

Cooking time - 4 minutes

Preparation time - 7 minutes

Ingredients to make Paneer:

Milk	:	3 cups
White vinegar or lemon juice	:	1 � 2 table spoon

Method to make Paneer:

1. Take all 3 cups of milk in a microwave safe bowl and cook for 2 minutes at high temperature.
2. Now add white vinegar or lemon juice in it and stir well. Again microwave for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes till the milk starts curdling.
3. Remove from microwave and strain it.
4. The whey gets separated out and what remains is curdled milk - paneer.
5. Press it with a big spoon so that all the whey strains out.  
6. continue the process till all the whey strains out. Let it cool for 5 minutes.
7. creamy fresh paneer is ready for your favorite recipe.

How to Make Tomato Rice

Learn, how to make delicious, home made tomato rice recipe in microwave.

Tomato rice is very good option for rice lovers. This recipe contains rice,coconut milk and of course tomatoes so, it is good source of vitamin c and proteins.

Serves - 6

Preparation time - 10 minutes

cooking time - 15 minutes

Ingredients to make Tomato Rice:

Basmati rice	:	1 cup
Tomato pure	:	1 cup
Coconut water	:	1 cup
Finely chopped onions	:	� cup
Ginger garlic pest	:	1 table spoon
Cumin seeds	:	1 tea spoon
Red chilly powder	:	1 tea spoon
Garam masalo	:	1 tea spoon
Curry patta	:	8 � 10
Water	:	1 � cup
Oil	:	2 table spoon
Salt to taste

For garnishing:

Boiled green peas

Sliced tomato

Finely chopped coriander

Method to make Tomato Rice:

1. Mix oil,rice,onion,crushed ginger garlic cumin seeds and curry patta and cook at high temperature in microwave proof bowl for 3 minutes.
2. Add other ingredients and mix well. Cover with clean film, make some small holes on it, so that steam can release.
3. Cook for 7 minutes at micro- hi, than 3 minutes for micro - med and 2 minutes for micro - lo. At last stand for 2 minutes.
4. Garnish with green peas,tomatoes and coriander leaves. Delicious hot Tomato rice is ready to serve.