Microwave Cooking: Quick Paneer Snack

The frozen paneer (Cottage Cheese) that we get in US doesn't taste as good as the homemade paneer. It is kind of rubbery! I love eating raw paneer and so does my daughter. 


For a quick paneer snack, cut the frozen paneer into small cubes, put in a bowl, add a spoon of butter salted/unsalted, and microwave it for 15-20 seconds. Larger quantity would need more time. Take out the bowl from microwave and mix the melted butter and paneer nicely. Put it back in the microwave for 10 secs or so.

Take out the bowl, sprinkle some salt, black pepper and/or chat masala over it and it's ready to snack on!

I Love it and so does my 1 year old daughter. :-)

Microwave Cooking: Indian Milk Tea

I would be amused to see an Indian who has never had tea in his life, barring the ones who may have had medical conditions. It's our wine, our tobacco (for the teetotallers like me).

And tell me how many of you have not boiled the tea off the pan and then cursed everything around the world! :) Well, I have now turned myself onto making tea in the microwave. The procedure is very simple and the taste is as good as you can get.

For two cups of tea:

• Milk- 1cup
• Water- 1.5 cups
• Tea Leaves- 2-3 TSP (depending on how strong you want your tea to be)
• Sugar- 2 TSP (or as per taste)

You can add Tea Masala, crushed or grated ginger, green cardamom Powder, cloves, or anything else that you like in your tea.

Procedure:

Combine everything in a large microwave-safe bowl and run it for 3 mins and 30 secs. In the meantime, you can do whatever you want to, without worrying about the tea. When the tea is ready, the microwave will beep. Use mittens or a kitchen towel to take the bowl out. Filter and pour the tea in the mugs, and enjoy!

Do tell me if it tastes any different from regular stove tea. :-)