100% Microwave Cooking

Gobi Matar (Cauliflower Peas) Sabzi

Ingredients

1 medium sized cauliflower (soaked in boiling water for 1/2 hr)
1/2 cup cooked peas
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp bengalgram dal
1/2 tsp blackgram dal
Few curry leaves
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp sabzi/curry powder/all purpose masala powder

In a microwave safe bowl, add the oil, mustard seeds, bengalgram dal and blackgram dal and micro high for 30 seconds. Add curry leaves, turmeric, cooked peas, cauliflower and some water. Micro high for 5 minutes till water dries up and cauliflower is cooked. Add salt and curry powder and micro high again for 1 minute.

Serve with rice.

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Dal Palak

Ingredients

1 medium sized bunch of spinach/palak(cleaned and chopped)
1 cup cooked greengram dal
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 green chillies slit into half
salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Few curry leaves
1 tsp lemon juice

In a microwave safe bowl, add oil, mustard seeds and cumin seeds and micro high for 30 seconds. Add the rest of the ingredients except lemon juice and about a cup of water to it. Micro high for 4 minutes, stirring once in between.

Add the lemon juice, mix well . Serve hot with rice/rotis.

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Cauliflower Kootu

Ingredients

1 medium sized cauliflower (soaked in boiling water for 1/2 hr)
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
Few curry leaves
1 cup cooked greengram dal
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
A bit of asafoetida
3 tsp kootu masala powder
2 tbsp grated coconut

Grind the coconut and kootu masala powder together.

Add oil, mustard seeds in a microwave safe bowl and micro high for 30 seconds. Add curry leaves, cooked dal, cauliflower florets, turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida and masala paste.

Add more water if required and cook covered at micro high for 5 minutes till cauliflower is done, stirring once in between.

Serve with rice/rotis.

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Steamed Corn

Ingredients

1 cup of corn
Salt to taste
2 tsp butter
1/4 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp kasuri methi

Add water to the base of the steamer and add the corn in the upper portion. Micro high for 4 to 5 minutes.

Add rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Serve hot...for a quick and healthy snack

This is my contribution to Srivalli's MEC: Steamed Dishes event