Bharali Vaangi(Stuffed Brinjal)

Ingredients :

• Small Brinjals - 5-6

Masala :

• Chopped onion - 1/2 Cup


• Peanut powder - 1/4 cup


• Grated coconut - 1/4 cup


• Coriander leaves (finely chopped) -1/4 Cup


• Garlic paste - 1 Tsp


• Chili powder - 1/2 Tsp


• Black Masala - 1/2 Tsp


• Jaggery - 1 Tbsp

Tadka :

• Salt


• Turmeric - 1 Pinch


• Asafoetida - 1 Pinch


• Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp


• Oil - 2 Tbsp

Procedure :

1. Heat Oil in a pan.


2. Add mustard seeds to splutter.


3. Add turmeric and asafoetida. Keep aside. It is called Tadka.


4. Hold brinjal vertically. Give one vertical Cut.


5. Turn it, give another vertical cut which should be perpendicular to first cut.


6. Mix all the ingredients of masala and stuff into brinjals.


7. Keep in a microwave safe box.


8. Spread tadka on it.


9. Close the lid. (Not completely)


10. Cook on high settings for 5 min and on low settings for 5 min.


11. Wait for 2 min.


12. Serve with chapati.

Suralichya Vadya

Ingredients :

• Bengal gram flour(Besan) - 1 Cup
• All Purpose flour(Maida) - 1 Tbsp
• Butter Milk - 1 Cup
• Water - 2 Cup
• Turmeric - 1 Pinch
• Grated coconut - 1 Cup
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 Pinch
• Green chili - 1
• Coriander leaves(Finely chopped)
• Salt
• Oil

Procedure :

1. Sieve besan and maida.
2. Mix with buttermilk and water nicely. Make sure that there is no lump.
3. Add turmeric and salt.
4. In a deep pan cook this mixture.
5. Continuously stir while cooking so that lumps will not formed.
6. When the mixture becomes thick, cover it with lid.
7. After 1 min again mix and cover the lid for 1 min.
8. Immediately spread thinly on flat metal surface using a gentle circular motion. you can use back side of metal plate.
9. Approximately 1-2 ladle mixture is required for one plate.
10. Do not grease the surface with oil.
11. You have to spread the mixture when it is hot. After cooling it will not spread.
12. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and grated coconut. Keep aside for cooling.
13. In a pan heat 2 tbsp oil.
14. Add mustard seeds to splutter.
15. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida and green chili.
16. When green chili turns golden, remove it.
17. Sprinkle this over the round.
18. With a knife cut the round into strips. Then gently roll the strips into tight rolls.

Note :

• You can use microwave for cooking. After every 30 sec you have to stir the mixture.

Khare Dane

Ingredients :

• Peanuts
• Salt

Procedure :

1. Add Salt in water and bring it to boil.
2. Add peanuts and cook for 5 min.
3. Drain peanuts from water.
4. Microwave it for 2-3 min.
5. Wait for 10 min.
6. Keep in air tight container.

Note :

• Be careful while roasting in microwave. It can be burned totally.

Stuffed Capsicum

Ingredients :

• Green Capsicum (small) - 2


• Potato -2


• Onion( small) diced - 1


• Amchur Powder - 1/2 Tsp


• Cumin seed powder - 1/4 Tsp


• Coriander Powder - 1/2 Tsp


• Cilantro


• Turmeric - 1 Pinch


• Red chili powder - 1/2 Tsp


• Oil


• Salt

Procedure :

1. Boil potato, peal and mash.


2. Heat oil in a pan.


3. Add onion and fry until it turns golden.


4. Add turmeric and mashed potato.


5. Mix amchur powder, cumin seeds powder, coriander seeds powder and chopped cilantro.


6. Add salt and red chili powder, mix well.


7. Cover the lid for 2 min. keep aside for cooling.


8. Cut upper part of capsicum, keep the upper part.


9. Remove seeds and fill potato mixture in it.


10. Cover capsicum by the uppwer part and close it using thread.


11. Heat oil in a pan.


12. Fry all the sides of capsicum till it turns golden.


13. Remove the thread and serve with chapati.

Note :

• You can microwave capsicum after filling. Apply oil to the outer side of Capsicum. Microwave it for 3-4 min on high setting.

Rava Laddu

Ingredients :

• Semolina(Rava) - 2 Cup
• Coconut - 1 Cup
• Ghee - 2 Tbsp
• Cardamom powder - 1 Tsp
• Raisin - 1 Tbsp
• Cashew nuts - 1 Tbsp
• Sugar - 1 & 1/2 Cup
• Water - 1 Cup

Procedure :

1. Mix Ghee and Semolina in a microwave safe bowl.
2. Heat on high setting for 4-5 min. Stir in between.
3. Heat coconut for one min on high setting. stir in between.
4. Mix coconut, cardamom powder, Raisins, cashew nuts and rava.
5. Mix sugar and water in a bowl, microwave it on high setting for 2 min.
6. Dissolve sugar completely and again microwave it for 2-3 min.
7. Mix the syrup with rava mixture.
8. Keep aside for 4-5 hours.
9. Prepare Round balls.
10. Keep in air tight container.

Apple Jam

Ingredients :

• Apple - 1 Cup
• Sugar - 3/4 Cup
• Lemon juice - 1 Tsp

Procedure :

1. Peel apple and cut into small pieces.
2. In a medium size bowl mix apple and sugar.
3. Microwave it on high setting until apple tender.(5-6 min)
4. Grind it using grinder.
5. Microwave it on high setting to thicken it.(3-4 min)
6. Add lemon juice mix well.
7. Keep in a air tight container.

Amala Pickle

Ingredients :

• Amla - 2
• Carom Seeds - 1/2 Tsp
• Turmeric - 1 Pinch
• Red chili powder - 1/4 Tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 Pinch
• Cumin seeds - 1 Pinch
• Ginger Grated - 1 Tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 Pinch
• Fenugreek seeds powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Oil - 1 Tsp
• Salt

Procedure :

1. Wash and cut amla into small pieces.
2. Add Turmeric, red chili powder, ginger, crushed carom seeds and salt .
3. Mix well and keep in microwave for 1 min.
4. Heat oil in a pan.
5. Add mustard seeds to splutter.
6. Add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds powder and asafoetida.
7. Pour this on amla.
8. Mix well.

Instant Lime pickle

Ingredients :

• Lemon - 3
• Muster seeds - 1/4 Tsp
• Muster seeds powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Fenugreek seeds powder - 1 Pinch
• Red chili powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Turmeric - 1/4 Tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 Pinch
• Oil
• Salt
• Salt

Procedure :

1. Wash and wipe lemon well.
2. Cut 2 lemons into small pieces.
3. Add turmeric, red chili powder and salt, mix well.
4. Heat 2 Tsp oil.
5. Add mustard seeds to splutter.
6. Add asafoetida.
7. Turn off the heat and add mustard and fenugreek powder.
8. Add this to lemon.
9. Now add lemon juice of remaining lemon.
10. Mix well and keep in microwave for 1 min.
11. Serve after cooling.

Instant Dhokala

Ingredients :

• Bengal gram flour(Besan) - 1 Cup
• Sugar - 2 Tbsp
• Semolina(Rava) - 1 Tbsp
• Salt - 1/2 Tbsp
• Lemon juice - 1 Tsp
• Eno Fruit salt - 1/2 Tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp
• Coriander leaves
• Curry leaves
• Dry grated coconut
• Asafoetida(Hing)
• Oil
• Water

Procedure :

1. Grease Microwave safe plastic mold with oil.
2. Take 1 Cup water, keep 2 Tbsp water aside from this.
3. In a bowl mix Bengal gram flour, 1 Tbsp sugar, lemon juice, salt and water.
4. In a bowl add 2 Tbsp water and eno fruit salt.
5. Add this to bengal gram flour.
6. Pour this mixture in greased mold.
7. Cook in microwave on high setting for 3-4 min.
8. Wait for 2 min.
9. In a bowl add 1/2 cup water, 1 Tbsp sugar.
10. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, add mustard seeds to splutter.
11. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves.
12. Add this to the water.
13. Cut the dhokala into small pieces.
14. Pour the solution over the dhokala pieces and toss well.
15. Garnish with coriander leaves and coconut.
16. Serve with fried green chili and tamarind chutney.

Gajar Halwa

Ingredients :

• Carrot - 1 Cup
• Ghee - 1 Tablespoon
• Milk - 3/4 Cup
• Sugar - 1/4 cup
• Cardamom Powder
• Almond
• Cashew nut
• Raisin (Kishmish)
• Ricotta Cheese (Khoa)(optional) -1/8 Cup

Procedure :

1. Wash the carrot and grate it.
2. Heat ghee in pan & rost grated carrot.
3. Add milk & Ricotta Cheese. (If Ricotta Cheese is available use 1/4 Cup milk)
4. Cook over medium heat until all the milk gets dried up. You should stir the mixture occasionally to prevent any sticking.
5. Add Sugar, cardamom powder, Raisin, Almond & cashewnut pieces.
6. Mix well and cook until dried up.

Procedure for Microwave cooking :

1. Add grated carrot, ghee in a bowl.
2. Microwave it on high setting for 2 miutes.
3. Add milk and Richotta cheese.
4. Microwave it on high setting for 8 minutes. Stir after every 2 minutes and watch closely after 6 min.
5. Add Sugar, cardamom powder, Raisin, Almond & cashewnut pieces.
6. Microwave it for another 1 min.