Microwave Carrot Halwa

Chitra's Cuisine 2nd Anniversary

With great pride and lots of joy i'm here celebrating the Second Anniversary of Chitra's Cuisine with all of you. There were days when I used to post a recipe and wait anxiously to see if there are any viewership. Back then, I never imagined/anticipated this blog to survive 2 years. Thanks for your wonderful support and constant encouragement. On this day, I can certainly say that, I cannot dream a day without Chitra's Cuisine. You made me feel that I can cook. You made me feel I can do photography too. I'm truly privileged to have your viewership. I hope to live up to your faith in the days ahead. 

At this time, I also like to thank my hubby for encouraging my passion for photography ( which resulted in a home studio now). And of course, allowed me to build a wardrobe of utensils too :) 

Enjoy the recipe.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

Carrots - 3 long, peeled and grated(about 2 cups)

Sugar - 1 cup (adjust sugar according to your taste)

Low-fat Milk - 1 1/2 cups

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tbspn

Ghee - 3 tbspns

Slivered Almonds - 2 tbspns

Method:

In a microwave safe bowl add ghee and add grated carrots. Microwave on high for 3 minutes.

Now add milk and stir gently. Microwave on high for another 5-6 minutes, stirring for every two minutes.

Add cardamom powder and sugar. Stir again. When you add sugar, the mixture turns watery. Now microwave for another 19 minutes* on high or until the carrots turn soft and milk is completely absorbed.

Take another microwave safe bowl and add 1 tbspn of ghee and silvered almonds. Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until the color of the slivered almonds slightly change.

Now add this to the above halwa. Serve hot or chilled.
*Depends upon the Microwave you are using. I used 1.5Kw Microwave Oven.

Inspired from here

Microwave Theratipal / Palkova

Ingredients:

Sweetened Condensed Milk - 480 ml

Yogurt - 3 tbspns

Ghee/Butter - 1/2 tbspn

Method:

Grease a microwave safe bowl with ghee or butter.

Mix the condensed milk and yogurt. Microwave on high for 10 minutes (for a 1.5kW Microwave Oven) and keep stirring every 60 seconds. After 10 minutes it comes to a theratipal consistency.

Let it cool. 

Recipe Courtesy: Jeyashri's Kitchen

Sending this recipe to Shama's Easy to Cook Recipes and Jagruti's Know Your Dairy - Milk Event

Microwave Chocolate Cake

1ooth Post!!!

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour - 4 tbspns

White Granulated Sugar - 4 tbspns

Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp

Egg - 1

Unsweetened Cocoa Powder - 2 1/2 tbspns

Milk - 3 1/2 tbspns

Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 3 1/2 tbspns

Method:

Combine egg, milk, vanilla extract and oil in a bowl. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa powder. Whisk well with a fork until smooth. Grease a microwave safe bowl with a non stick  spray. Pour the batter into the bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute 30 seconds for a 1.58kW microwave oven. 

Cooking time varies depending upon the microwave oven. Refer note below.

Note:  Do not overcook. They continue to cook even after the oven is switched off or the dish is taken out. This is known as the "standing time" So if you cook the cake till it is fully done as in a conventional oven, it turns hard while cooling because it continues to cook. This is one of the most common mistakes. So the testing for "done" is slightly different for cakes in a microwave oven. When the specified time is over, the cake may look slightly moist with few wet spots. These dry out during the standing time. Also, cakes do not brown in microwave mode. So do not look for color. When the specified time is over, if the cake is obviously wobbly or not set, cook it for a minute or two more. But if looks just moist, let it stand for 10 minutes. If it is still wet or moist, cook it for 1-1 ½ minutes more.