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8 Easy Microwave Recipes

Not all heat-and-eat food is bad for you. See these healthy, dare we say gourmet-tasting recipes that you can actually nuke

by Sharon J. Yi

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Dinner: Prawn Balchao Steer clear of the seafood section at the grocery store in fear that your entire kitchen will smell fishy? This dish is your answer.

Ingredients:
500 grams shelled prawns
2-inch piece ginger
15 to 20 cloves garlic
12 to 15 whole dry red chilies
2-inch cinnamon stick
2 medium onions, chopped
4 medium tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 cup malt vinegar
1/2 cup oil
salt to taste

Directions:
De-vein prawns and wash thoroughly under running water. After towel drying, add salt and set aside. Grind ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, red chilies, cloves, cinnamon, and mustard seeds with vinegar into a fine paste. Put oil and onions in a microwave bowl and cook, uncovered, for 4 minutes. Add ground paste and tomatoes and cook, covered, for 4 minutes. Then add prawns, salt, and sugar and cook, covered, for 3 minutes.

Source: Sanjeev Kapoor, restaurant owner and author of "Microwave Cooking Made Easy"

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Wow !!! All of these dishes look sooo tasty !!! I need to team up with my mom & prepare some of these one day :)

by Lillium_Stargaz Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 09:32AM Report as inappropriate

Wow !!! All of these dished look sooo tasty !!! I

by Lillium_Stargaz Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 09:23AM Report as inappropriate

I want to try these recipes...

by Lumica6 Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 12:03PM Report as inappropriate

I made this for my family last night. It was delish and only took me about 20 minutes

by thebeautyguy Monday, August 20, 2012 at 01:58PM Report as inappropriate

I have been preparing and eating the omelette in a cup for a while now. Good variations are to add bacon bits and chopped fresh tomoto.

by patdick Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 06:52AM Report as inappropriate

Your "make it in 10 minutes flat" recipe calls for cooking this risotto for at least 26 minutes...

by Kriss Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 03:41PM Report as inappropriate

BEST ARTICLE!!! thank you so much!!!!

by featherawesome Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 07:45PM Report as inappropriate

I want to try these recipes!

by asiagirl4ever Monday, July 16, 2012 at 08:29PM Report as inappropriate

Honestly, you have just blown my mind clear out of the water. I thought I was an early adopter (of the microwave? Don't ask. Logic is for losers) of this fixing meals in the nuclear box ... But the recipes I just went through are on level 5,000 and above. I Love you. Thank you for sharing.

by matios_berhe Friday, July 13, 2012 at 08:55AM Report as inappropriate

amazing article! one of the best I've seen on totalbeauty!!!

by sportimonki13 Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 11:31PM Report as inappropriate