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!


MICROWAVE BHARAWAN BAIGAN


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, chilli powder,' garam masala', 'amchoor', 'dhania powder' and haldi together.
  • Add a little lemon juice to make a wet paste. Fill the paste in the bringals and green chillies.
  • Pour oil in a pan and stir fry the stuffed brinjals for 3 minutes.
  • Arrange in a dish, sprinkle a little water on them and then Micro on high, covered for 5 minutes and stand the dish for another 2 minutes.
  • Serve garnished with lemon wedges and fresh coriander.( The cooking time of bringals is generally 15 minutes on the stove)