Gol Papdi

Ingredients:
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1/3 cup jaggery (gur), grated
1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds (khus-khus)
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder (elaichi)
4 tablespoons ghee

Method:
Sprinkle the poppy seeds on a 100 mm. (4") diameter greased thali. Keep aside.
Combine the ghee and wheat flour in a glass bowl and microwave on HIGH for 3
minutes 30 seconds, till it turns golden brown in colour. Mix well.
Remove from the microwave and add the jaggery and cardamom powder while the
mixture is hot. Stir well till the jaggery melts.
Pour the mixture into the greased thali with poppy seeds while still warm and spread
it evenly with the help of the base of a small bowl (katori).
Cut into diamond shapes while still warm.
Store in an air-tight container when cool.

Microwave Til Burfi

Ingredients:
1 cup white sesame seed (whole)
1 cup milk powder
1/2 stick unsalted butter
1 can condensed milk

Method:
Dry roast the sesame seeds and grind coarsely in a grinder or blender.
In a corning dish or glass dish add all the ingredients including the ground sesame
seeds.
Microwave for 3 minutes.
Grease a thali with butter and set aside.
Stir the mixture well and put it back in the microwave for another 3 minutes
Now keep watching as it tends to bubble and come out.
Stop it and keep stirring.
It will turn nice and thick.
Spread on thali, cool and cut in squares. Enjoy!!
This is using a 900 watt microwave, you may need upto 5 minutes each time if the
wattage is less. It will stay in the fridge for a month if it is not eaten up by then.

Microwave Rava Kesari

Ingredients:
::1/2 cup rava (cream of wheat)
::1/2 cup sugar
::2 1/2 cups boiling hot water
::6 tbsp unsalted butter
::1/3 cup raisins
::1/3 cup cashew nut pieces, roasted in butter and set aside
::1 1/4 tsp saffron
::5 cardamoms (opened & ground up)

Method:
Combine boiling water with the sugar in a bowl. Add the cardamom and saffron. Set
aside.
Put the butter into a clear glass microwavable bowl. Microwave on high for a minute
or until the butter melts.
Add the rava to the butter. Mix well, and microwave on high for about two minutes or
until the rava begins to foam.
Stir in the sugar syrup mixture and add the raisins into the rava. Cover tightly with
Saran Wrap and cook on high for about three minutes or until it starts to look a bit
solid.
Remove the Saran Wrap. (Be careful - the steam can scald!) Cook for
another minute or until the extra moisture evaporates.
Remove from oven. Stir in the roasted cashew pieces.

Note:
The times are approximate. Your oven probably behaves differently from
mine, so please watch the bowl through the glass throughout the
process or else your rava kesari could turn out like a rock.

Sooji Seera

Ingredients:
::1/2 teacup semolina (sooji / rawa)
::1/2 teacup milk
::6 tablespoons sugar
::3 tablespoons ghee
::1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder

Method:
Put the milk, sugar and 1 1/2 teacups of water in a glass bowl and microwave on
HIGH for about 5 minutes, stirring once in-between after 2 1/2 minutes. Keep aside.
Put the ghee in another glass bowl and microwave on HIGH for about 15 seconds.
Add the semolina, mix well and microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring
in-between after every 1 minute or until the semolina is light pink in colour.
Add the parboiled sweetened milk mixture. Mix well and microwave on HIGH for
1 1/2 minutes, stirring in-between after every 30 seconds.
Sprinkle cardamom powder on top.

Stewed Mangoes

Ingredients:
::5 large firm ripe mangoes
::6 tbsp. sugar (varied as per sweetness of the fruit)
::4 tbsp. water (varied as per juiciness of the fruit)
::1/4 tsp. vanilla essence
::3 cups vanilla icecream or whipped sweetened cream chilled

Method:
Cut mangoes in four pieces and deseeded.
Place in 10" diameter dish cut sides down.
Place the pieces next to each other.
Sprinkle sugar over all the pieces.
Mix essence in water. Sprinkle the water on mangoes.
Microwave on high for 4 minutes.
Remove keep aside.
In individual bowls, place 2 pieces of mangoes.
Place a full scoop of vanilla icecream on top.
Place a canned or fresh cherry on top.
Serve immediately.

Carrot Halwa

Ingredients:
500 gms. carrot peeled, grated
200 ml. milk
1/2 cup sugar ground
1/2 cup khoya or milk powder
1 tbsp. ghee
1 tbsp. almonds, pistachios, chopped
1/2 tsp. cardamom powder
1/4 tsp. saffron crushed

Method:
Mix carrot and milk in a deep microwave proof bowl.
Allow for ample boiling space in the bowl.
Microwave on high for 8 minutes. Stand for 5 minutes.
Stir well, add khoya or milk powder and sugar and stir again.
Microwave on high for 8 minutes. Stand for 3 minutes.
Add ghee, cardamom powder and mix well.
Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
Garnish with chopped nuts.
Serve hot or cooled.
Reheat in in microwave for 1 minute before serving.

Mango Panna

Ingredients:-
:: 1 & 1/2 cup raw mangoes (peeled and chopped)
:: 1 cup sugar
:: 1 tsp roasted cumin (jeera) pd
:: 1/2 tsp rock salt (black salt)
:: 2 cups water
:: 1 tsp fresh mint (chopped finely)

Method:-

1. Place chopped mangoes and water in a cicrowave safe bowl and
microwave at 100% power for 5-6 min.

2. Add sugar, black salt, roasted jeera powder and chopped mint.
Microwave coverd at 80% for 5-6 min. Allow to stand for 5 min.

3. Blend in a blender to make a puree and strain it. Store in air
tight bottles.

4. Mix 1/4 glass of this mixture with 3/4 glass of chilled water at
the time of serving.

5. Garnish with fresh mint leaves.