Ever wonder what all you can make in a Microwave oven. Practically anything* provided you know the techniques and the approximate cooking time for various food items. I am not much of a great cook with microwave oven but trying to make use of it for cooking as frequently as possible. I did make and blog about Masala Peanuts and Broccoli Cheddar Soup cooked in microwave. I made this Szechwan Babycorn one rainy evening and was a breeze to make in the microwave oven.
Ingredients:
Adapted from Mallika Badrinath Cookbook
Babycorn - 250g - 8 oz packet - Cut into 2 inch pieces and blanched
Corn flour - 4 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Marination:
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Light Soy Sauce - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Sauce:
Tomato sauce (Maggi) - 2 tbsp
Red chilli sauce (Sriracha) - 1 tbsp
Cornflour - 1 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Water - 200 ml
Saute:
Green chillies - 1 or 2
Garlic - 6 fat cloves - minced
Garnish:
Spring onions - optional - I didn't have at hand.. Wish I did :(
Method:
Mix the ingredients for marinade with the drained babycorn pieces and let it sit for 15-30 mins. Remove the babycorn pieces from the marinade to a plate and dust the corn flour over it and mix well. Mix the sauce ingredients to the leftover marinade. Heat oil in a wide microwave-proof bowl for 2 minutes. Add the marinated babycorn pieces to the oil and mix well. Cook for 3 mins stirring once in between. Transfer to another plate. In the remaining oil add the items under saute and cook for 3 minutes stirring once in between. Add the sauce-marinade mixture to the bowl and cook for 4-5 mins until it boils. The mixture may look watery at this stage but will thicken up. Add the fried babycorn pieces with spring onions and cook for another 2 mins. Allow a standing time of 3 minutes and serve hot.
Marinating time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Standing time: 3 mins
* - Deep frying cannot be done in a microwave oven
Linking this plate to Serve It - Microwaved event happening at my space and Denny's. And also to Spotlight - Healthy Snacks; JCO Celebrate - Monsoon of India.
Ingredients:
Adapted from Mallika Badrinath Cookbook
Babycorn - 250g - 8 oz packet - Cut into 2 inch pieces and blanched
Corn flour - 4 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Marination:
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Light Soy Sauce - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Sauce:
Tomato sauce (Maggi) - 2 tbsp
Red chilli sauce (Sriracha) - 1 tbsp
Cornflour - 1 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Water - 200 ml
Saute:
Green chillies - 1 or 2
Garlic - 6 fat cloves - minced
Garnish:
Spring onions - optional - I didn't have at hand.. Wish I did :(
Method:
Mix the ingredients for marinade with the drained babycorn pieces and let it sit for 15-30 mins. Remove the babycorn pieces from the marinade to a plate and dust the corn flour over it and mix well. Mix the sauce ingredients to the leftover marinade. Heat oil in a wide microwave-proof bowl for 2 minutes. Add the marinated babycorn pieces to the oil and mix well. Cook for 3 mins stirring once in between. Transfer to another plate. In the remaining oil add the items under saute and cook for 3 minutes stirring once in between. Add the sauce-marinade mixture to the bowl and cook for 4-5 mins until it boils. The mixture may look watery at this stage but will thicken up. Add the fried babycorn pieces with spring onions and cook for another 2 mins. Allow a standing time of 3 minutes and serve hot.
Marinating time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Standing time: 3 mins
* - Deep frying cannot be done in a microwave oven
Linking this plate to Serve It - Microwaved event happening at my space and Denny's. And also to Spotlight - Healthy Snacks; JCO Celebrate - Monsoon of India.
wow looks so awesome dear... keep rocking...
ReplyDeleteVIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA
Lovely Kirthi.. and it looks amazing. I love Szechwan flavours and this one is so simple to make..:)
ReplyDeleteReva
wow...absolutely droolworthy!! I have to try this out ASAP!!
ReplyDeletePrathima Rao
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looks delicious and love its flavor..
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummilicious click :) Loved the recipe :)
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Looks delish
ReplyDeleteExcellent dish to enjoy with a bowl of fried rice,inviting.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy krithi.. wheredo u get baby corn.. am trying to find it..
ReplyDeleteI got in the local supermarket Suja.. Near the mushroom section...
Deletewow delicious recipe,loved it...yum.
ReplyDeletewow this is yum and microwaved so just right.
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Interesting post. I tried this with Morphy RIchards Microwave Oven. The result was good but not to my expectations. I think I need to try it two or three more time to perfect this.
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