Microwave veg pulao

As the name suggests this is a pulao entirely made in the microwave including the sauteing part; which means i used just one utensil for the entire process .

...microwave is something which most of us in india dont make full use of . Besides reheating we seldom do much in it..There are so many uses of it & i am trying to do justice to it by looking for all pieces of info about its uses , be it books internet what not.

I dont know if this is an info to any of you but since the discussion is on microwave i thot it worthwhile to add here , that u can cook potatoes in a ziplock in the MW in just 3-4 mts..

this pulao that i made makes good use of this super gadget ..

...Three cheers to human inventions..!!

Recipe source: Nita Mehta's microwave cooking

Ingredients:

1. Basmati Rice - 1 cup
2. Potato - 1 (chopped)
3. carrot - 1 (chopped)
4. Green peas - 1/4 cup
5. ginger paste - 1 tsp
6. garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
7. Oil - 5 tbsp
8. water - 2 cups
9. chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
10. turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
11. salt to taste
12. tomato - 1 chopped
13. lemon juice - 1 tsp
14. mint - few leaves chopped

Spices to be powdered -
pepper corns - 10
fennel seeds - 1 tsp
cardamom - 3-4
cloves - 4-5
cinnamon - 1 inch piece
bayleaf - 1/2 a leaf

How to make it:

Make coarse powder of all the spices .Put the powdered spices in a thin muslin cloth & tie it well. This is your spice bag.

Soak rice in water.

In a large microproof bowl put in potato, carrot, peas, ginger-garlic paste & oil. Micro HI for 3 mts.

Take out the bowl add drained rice, 2 cups of water, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt & the spicebag . Stir once. Micro covered on HI for 6 mts .

Take out the bowl again. Add the tomato, lemon juice & mint. Stir again. Micro covered on HI for 7 more mts.

Remove. Stir with a fork lightly without breaking the rice. Pulao is ready.Remove the spice bag & serve with love.

...the best prt of microwave cooking is that once u've put the food in it u can do some other job ..if the timing u give perfect ur food will also be cooked perfectly..neither over nor under..!!

ps: As i am now in a MW cooking spree all u friends pl share all pieces of info on this topic..thanks in advance..!