Kini's Kitchen

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup besan / chickpea flour 1/2 cup curd 1 green chilli finely chopped 1/2 tsp chopped ginger 1 tblsp sugar 1/2 tsp turmeric / haldi powder 1 tblsp oil Salt to taste 1/4 cup water 2 tsp ENO fruit salt Chopped coriander leaves 2 tblsp fresh coconut gratings FOR THE TADKA: 2 tblsp oil 1 tsp mustard 1 tsp jeera/ cumin seeds 1 sprig of curry leaves 1 finely chopped green chilli 2 tblsp sugar 4 tblsp water PROCEDURE: Put besan,salt sugar turmeric powder,chopped chilli, ginger,in a bowl , mix well. Add curds,oil,water and whisk well untill all the ingredients are combined well. Grease one big Micrwave bowl and keep ready. Add ENO fruit salt to the batter and mix gently  Pour the batter in the MW safe mug till 3/4 of the mug. Micro it for 2.5 to 3 mins. Heat oil in a kadai add mustard, when it starts crackling add jeera, curry leaves,chopped green chilli and fry for 2 mins. Add sugar, water and mix well, turn off the flame. Once the ...

INGREDIENTS: 3 tblsp all purpose flour / maida 3 tblsp sugar 1/4 tsp baking pdr or cooking soda 2 tblsp cocoa pdr 3 tblsp melted butter (I used refined oil) 3 tblsp milk 3 tsp choco chips 1/4 tsp vanilla essence PROCEDURE: Take one microwave safe mug , put maida, sugar, baking pdr,cocoa pdr Now add the wet ingredients, milk,melted butter, choco chips,vanilla essence With the help of a fork mix well  Micro it for one minute 20 seconds on a high heat Remove the mug , insert one knife and check if it is baked. If the knife comes out clean it is ready to eat If not then again micro it for 20 to 30  seconds  Enjoy the cake  with vanilla icecream and chocolate sauce

Tried this Kaarate  sagle/ bittergourd sabji ,frying it in MW with minimum oil..usually we deep fry bittergourd and use generous amount of oil to fry onion also...This time I fried onion also in MW with only 2 tsp oil..So sharing the recipe with all of you..pls try this... INGREDIENTS: 1 bateittergourd/ kaarate/ karela  2 finely chopped onions Salt to taste 3 tsp oil FOR THE MASALA: 1/2 cup coconut gratings little tamarind in 1/2 tsp oil roast 1 tsp coriander seeds,4 methi seeds and 3-4 red chillies and grind with coconut and tamarind into a semi coarse masala paste and keep aside PROCEDURE: Wash bittergourd ,scrape the outer skin and cut into 4 pieces lengthwise  Cut the lengthy pieces into thin slices,apply 2 tsp salt and keep for 30 mins After 30 mins aqueeze all the water, from karela ,add 1 tsp oil ,mix and put on a MW safe plate and micro it for 10 - 15 mins,check in between  and mix it Transfer it in a boel,put chopped onions in the ...

The recipe of this yummy and quick cake belongs to my FB friend Preethi Prasad !! This is a mug cake prepared in Microwave in just 2 mins.tastes awesome so sharing the recipe with you all !! Tried it with some variations according to our taste! INGREDIENTS: 1/4 cup maida/ all purpose flour 2 tsp cocoa powder 2.5 tblsp sugar powder 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup+ 1 tblsp milk 2 tblsp oil 2 tsp milkmaid(optional) 2 tsp nuts chopped (optional) PROCEDURE: Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl Whisk milk and oil slowly Fold in all the ingredients and mix well Pour in a mug and micro it for 2 mins  And your cake is ready !! NOTE:Adding milkmaid is not in the original recipe! 

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup milk 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups maida / all purpose flour 3 tblsp cocoa pdr 1/2 tblsp baking pdr 1/2 tblsp baking soda 1/2 cup oil 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 2 tblsp lime juice PROCEDURE: In a mixing bowl put milk and sugar and mix until sugar dissolves. Add vanilla essence and mix seive all the dry ingredients and add to the sugar, milk mixtue add oil and give a nice stir Finally add lime juice and mix Butter the MW dish and Micro it   for 5 mins  Cool it for 10 mins and then cut into pieces

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup maida 1/4 cup cocoa powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup oil 2 tblsp milkmaid 3/4 cup sugar powder 1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1 cup milk (room temp.) 2 tblsp water PROCEDURE: In abowl mix maida ,cocoa,soda,mix well and seive 2 times In other bowl whisk oil,sugar,vanilla,milk and 2 tblsp milkmaid/condensed milk Add flour mixture to this lil by lil.Add water and mix well Microwave for 6-7 mins Check after 5 mins Let the cake remain untouched for 10-15 mins

INGREDIENTS: 2 potatoes,peeled n cut into cubes 1/2 cup finely chopped fenugreek leaves 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 2-3 green chillies crushed 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp finely chopped garlic Salt to taste 2 tsp oil PROCEDURE: In a MW safe bowl put potato cubes with lil salt and 1/4 cup water and micro it for 4-5 mins. Take another bowl and put 1 tsp oil,add chopped garlic,onion and crushed chilli and micro it for 3 minutes Add methi leaves,lil salt ,turmeric powder and micro for 3 minutes Add potato cooked,salt to taste and mix well and again micro for 3 minutes add 1/2 tsp lime juice and mix. Serve hot with roti!!

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups peanuts 1 cup besan (gram flour) 1 tblsp rice flour 2 tsp oil less than 1/4 cup water Salt to taste for masala : 1 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric) 1/2 tsp amchur powder 1/2 tsp daniya powder (corriander ) 1/4 tsp hing powder (asafoetida) PROCEDURE: Put peanuts in a microwave bowl and micro it on high or 100% power for 3 minutes Take out bowl ,add flours,and spices,mix well with your hand Add water, oil and again mix well so that masala coats peanuts well Put the bowl back in ovenand cook for 7 - 10 minutes,taking out at every 2 minutes to mix peanuts and remove the lumps using fork (as it is very hot be care ful ) The best way to know that nuts are roasted is to keep eye on them after 7 minutes