Hi Mamta!

I love your website and tried the Microwave Dahi vada yesterday. They turned out real good. My husband was all praises for these dahi vadas. But when I told him they were not fried, he did not believe me! Now we want to try more of your microwave recipes, using less fat.

How can I see more recipes which are made using a microwave. When I try typing 'microwave' in the serch engine, it yields no results. Is there a list of Microwave recipes on your website that I can see?

Would really appreciate your help.

Thank you!

Komal

Hello Komal

I am glad that you find my website useful, thank you for your comments. More than half the credit for it goes to my daughter Kavey and her husband Pete, who set it up and run it.

I don't do much cooking in microwave, Kadhi dahi pakoras and vadas are an exception. I find that the food cooked in microwave doesn't generally taste as good as the food cooked conventoionally. I believe that Neeta Mehta has written a book on the subject, you might consider trying it.

Best wishes

Mamta

Thank you so much Mamta! I will definitely try and get a hold of Nita Mehta's book. I agree with you about the taste of food cooked in Microwave, I just want to experiment with someone's tried and tested recipes.

Again I think your website is very nice, very well arranged, easy to surf and some great recipes! A really good job, and most recipes remind me of my mom's cooking, who is in India. I miss her and her great cooking.

Will continue surfing thru your website and try something tomorrow.

Komal

Would love to try this recipe but can't find it. Thanks.

Lydia see the notes at the end of this recipe Vada 1, Lentil Dumplings in Yoghurt Sauce

It explains how to make them in the microwave

Steve

The 'search' tab in the toolbar above is good for finding cooking methods as well as ingredients! For instance if you enter 'microwave' or 'pressure +cooker' it will list recipes using these equipment.

Winton

Thanks Steve for link and Winton for search tips. Reason why I could not find it is because I searched for Microwave Dahi Vadas.

Don't forget the plus (or even minuses!) Lydia - see:

http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_search_help.php

What a coincidence - I have just put down a microwave cookbook before I came to this site.

Microwave Subzis by Tarla Dalal - she has a web site where you can see the books she has written and some recipes.

http://www.tarladalal.com/

Love to share this with you.

CARAMEL MICROWAVE CUSTARD

Based on 650 Watt Oven

4 cups of Milk -- any of the following combinations/options

4 cups Homo, or

4 cups comprised of 2 1/2 cups Half & Half --10% cream + 1 1/2 cups Carnation Evaporated Milk, or

4 cups comprised of 2 1/2 cups 18% + 1/2 cup Evaporated Milk, + 1 cup 1%

All the above options work but not all cream -- curdles. My preference is option 2 or 3.

5 large eggs

4 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)

Vanilla essence and grated nutmeg

Rinse an 8 inch microwave dish -- leave a tbs. of water or two in it. Sprinkle with 1/4 (1/8th works too) cup sugar, more if you like. Swirl pan to dampen sugar. Should resemble very wet sand but should not be liquidy when you swirl the pan. Zap it at 4 minutes on HIGH. Watch it after 3 minutes though. Swirl it to ensure the caramel coats the pan.

Cool while you make the custard.

Whip eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla. Strain for a nice smooth custard. Add grated nutmeg. Pour the custard batter over the cooled caramel. Wait a couple of minutes till the bubbles subside. Cook for 11 minutes (not more) MED HIGH. The center (a 3 inch diameter) appears slighly jiggly/soft -- don't worry it sets while it cools.