MICRO-OVEN...USES

USEFUL TIPS ...MICROWAVE=OVEN
Many of us do own a microwave-oven for the sake of prestige,and only for baking and re-heating purposes.But mostly, many of us dont know the uses of microwave oven  .

• I exchanged my 1st microwave oven,as I did not or say never used it after I purchased it,as I do not know how to use it to full extent..Once in a month or 2 months I used to reheat left over food at most for 3 to 4 minutes.Finally for not using it for more than 1 year it got stucked and I had to replace it with  a new one In India..
• Then I started to google full information of microwave ovens.Now  I  cook every day from morninng breakfast to night dinner in the microwave oven, freshly due to the hot temp here.
• I am sharing the information with my friends in my blog.Hence this article for you..

Time for cooking and boiling in micro-wave oven.

•  Cooking/Boiling Potatoes...Place 5 to 6 aloo in a micro-safe dish with half water. 
• Cover and cook in High mode for around 9 minutes and then allow it to stand for sometime. Then drain and peel.
• Cooking popcorns...Place a handful of corn in a micro-safe dish and cover it. Then cook on Micro high for 5 minutes and then transfer into a plate.
• Cooking curry... In a micro-safe dish put 1 tbsp of oil, 1 tbsp of ginger-garlic paste and cook on Micro high for 4 minutes.Now add some chopped tomatoes and the required masala for the flavor desired  and cook on Micro high for another 4 minutes adding some water to the mixture.
• Roasting of nuts...Spread the nuts on a ceramic plate adding salt or any other masala to taste and cook high for 3 to 4 minutes. Serve after 5 minutes.
• Cooking custard... Mix well one-cup milk, two tablespoons of sugar and two tablespoons of custard powder thoroughly and cook on Micro high mode for 2 minutes and after it is cooled place in the freezer and serve after cooled. 
• Preparing Pizza topping...Place 1 tbsp oil, 1 cup tomato puree, 1 cup tomato paste, and salt and pepper to taste in a micro-safe dish and cook on Micro high for about 6 minutes.
• Cooking vegetables...In a micro safe dish add 1 tbsp oil and add the seasoning and Micro high for 1 to 2  min ,and add onion chop and again Micro high for another 2 to 3 min,put about 250 grams of vegetables desired with salt to taste and about two cups water and cook on MicroHigh for 12 to 16 minutes depending on the vegetables.
• To make bread crumbs...Cook bread in the oven on High mode for 2 to 3 minutes and then crush it.
• Chappathi...Wrap the chapattis in a napkin or in a paper towel and heat on Microhigh for 1 minute.
• For crispy biscuits , etc...Place the biscuits, nuts or chips on a plate and heat on high for 1 minute and allow it to stand for 5 minutes.
• To prepare finger bowl...Micro High a small bowl with two tablespoons water and juice of one lemon. It can also be placed in rooms to absorb any strong odours.
• Preparing vegetable stock...Take the vegetables chop,onion chop and chopped potato and salt and cook on Micro@ 60% for 12 minutes.
• Roast nuts like cashews and groundnuts in microwave and store them for future use.  For this, spread out the nuts in the microwave safe plate (preferably plate instead of bowl) and Micro high for about 2 minutes for 1/2 cup of nuts. 
• However, just check once in between and ensure they dont get burnt. Dont consume immediately.  They become crisp when cooled. 
• Make paneer in the microwave-- Micro high 4 cups of milk in a doubly sized microwave safe bowl for 5 minutes.  Stir every 2 minutes in between. Now add 2 tbsp of curd and micro high for 1 more minute.  Leave it to cool for five minutes and then drain out the water. 
• To blanch tomatoes, use a toothpick to make holes in the tomato, and Micro high it for around 30 seconds. Allow a standing time of 2 minutes and then blanch them.
• To extract tamarind juice, add some water to it and Microhigh for 3 minutes in a microwave safe bowl. 
• Allow standing time of 5-10 minutes and extract the juice. Its much easier to do this way. 
• To get more lemon juice, Micro high the lemon for around 20 seconds in a microwave safe plate