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Microwave Aloo Mutter | BM5 | Post 1

Microwave aloo mutter is so delicious and really easy to make! An amazing weekday dinner recipe 🙂

And its time again to do Valli’s wonderful marathon, one week of theme based blogging and this time we chose the theme as microwave cooking. And this microwave aloo mutter is a dish for the theme!

 

microwave aloo mutter

 

Now I always do microwave cooking off and on but the motivation for doing a 7-day posts on microwave came from the tea I whipped up in microwave when my gas wasn’t working. So when Valli this time asked me to pick up a theme, I kept wondering what till the last minute and finally picked Microwave Meals. Though I am going to be cheating here and posting mostly microwave curries, sabzis and rice :P.

So today we look at Mircowave Aloo Mutter, which actually came out pretty yum and hubby refused to believe I made it in microwave.

We really under-use our microwave, is what I feel. It is really easy to cook in the microwave, once you have an idea on the timings and what exactly can be cooked in it. If you are looking to cook elaborate meals, then gas stove cooking is good, but if it is things like thawing frozen food or just creating a simple dish, then microwave is sure a great option.

I think if you want to start teaching your children how to cook, microwave cooking is a great option. Start by teaching them how to heat dishes in the microwave and move on to simple recipes. Like a mug cake. Or simply boiling corn in the microwave and making a simple butter salt pepper corn dish.

While microwave does require special kind of vessels (I personally prefer glass or ceramic for it), it is definitely a great piece of equipment to have in the kitchen.

Here is the recipe to the awesome aloo mutter curry I made in the microwave.

Microwave Aloo Mutter | BM5 | Post 1

 Aloo Mutter made in the microwave is so delicious and really easy to make! An amazing weekday dinner recipe 🙂
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 4 potatoes Medium size
  • 1 cup Peas frozen (thawed)
  • 1 onion large (sliced)
  • 2 tomatoes diced
  • 1/2 tsp jeera seeds
  • 1 tsp Dhaniya powder
  • 1/2 tsp aamchur powder
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp tava masala optional
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • to taste salt
  • 1 tsp oil

Instructions
 

  • In a glass plate or directly on the microwave tray, keep washed potatoes along with a small bowl of water so that the potatoes don't get dried and wrinkled. Microwave on high for about 4-5 minutes till potatoes are done. Keep aside for cooling.
  • In the meanwhile, take a big glass bowl, add the oil and jeera to it and microwave for 2 mins.
  • Add the onions to it and microwave for another 4 minutes till the onions soften and start to turn pink.
  • Now add the tomatoes and microwave for another 4 mins till tomatoes look somewhat cooked.
  • In the meanwhile, peel and dice the potatoes.
  • After the tomatoes are done, add the peas and all masalas and microwave for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the potatoes and microwave for another minute or so and let it rest for about 5 minutes so that the flavors mix well.
  • Serve with hot rotis :D.

Notes

Check out the Blogging Marathoners doing BM#5 along with me.
Curry in a hurry under 30 min:** Aarthi, Divya, Jayashree, Jayasree,Kaveri, Pavani,
Seven Days of Indian Sweets:**Gayathri,  Priya Suresh,
Seven Days of Microwave Meals:**Monika,
Seven Days of Regional Specials:**Cool Lassi(e), Harini,Vaishali 
Seven Days of Colorful Dishes Kid's Special:**Kalyani
Summer Coolers:**Kamalika, Srivalli
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Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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Comments

  1. Jayashree says

    May 23, 2011 at 5:48 pm

    Nice one, Monika. I use the mw extensively and am always on the look out for new recipes. I look fwd to seeing all that you cook up in it.

    Reply
  2. harini-jaya says

    May 23, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    Good one. I have never prepared gravy curries in the MV. Preparation of Sweets is totally a different story 🙂

    Reply
  3. Writerzblock says

    May 23, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    Nice!! Never thought we could do this in a microwave!!

    Reply
  4. divya says

    May 23, 2011 at 7:20 pm

    Lovely one… i have never tried this in Microwave… will try it out soon…

    Reply
  5. aarthi says

    May 23, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    This looks so good

    Reply
  6. Swaram says

    May 23, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Aweeeeeeesomeeeeee!
    I will participate next time too! My food blog really needs a revamp 😉

    Reply
  7. Priya says

    May 23, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Omg, mouthwatering here, simply inviting and delicious..

    Reply
  8. jayasree says

    May 23, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    Aloo mutter looks delicious. Well explained the MW cooking steps.

    Reply
  9. Kaveri says

    May 23, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    A good recipe for me to try in the Mw..Looks wonderful

    Reply
  10. Suma Gandlur says

    May 24, 2011 at 12:05 am

    Looks delicious. I cook frequently in MW and looking forward to your MW cooking session. 🙂

    Reply
  11. Puja says

    May 24, 2011 at 2:46 am

    Looks fantastic ~ just need some rotis to polish it off 🙂
    <a href=”http://usmasala.blogspot.com” rel=”nofollow”>US Masala</a>

    Reply
  12. Usha says

    May 24, 2011 at 3:31 am

    I don’t cook in mw that much and looking forward to your recipes!

    Reply
  13. Priya Mahadevan says

    May 24, 2011 at 5:15 am

    this is a neat idea – I never use my MW for cooking – must try 🙂

    Reply
  14. Pavani says

    May 24, 2011 at 6:22 am

    I never use mw to cook an entire dish. Your curry looks amazing. Looking forward to all your mw dishes this week.

    Reply
  15. Gayathri Kumar says

    May 24, 2011 at 7:27 am

    Looks so inviting..

    Reply
  16. Srivalli Jetti says

    May 25, 2011 at 6:12 am

    Lol I can agree on hubby not believing the dish was made entirely in Mw..happens all the time with me..:)..

    Reply
  17. umsreflections says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:10 am

    I’ve never done any dish like this in microwave…this sounds simple….lemme try this !!! 🙂

    Reply
  18. Kalyani says

    May 25, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    nice MW version ….

    Reply

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Monika is an ex-IT person turned into a food blogger, consultant, home baker and an amateur food photographer. She loves music, writing, food, and travel, but not necessarily in that order ;)

Sin-A-Mon Tales is a canvas for her food memories. Apart from Sin -A- Mon Tales, Monika also writes for many online websites and publications. She's an avid reader and can always be found with a book in her bag, which mostly is as bright as her. She's an obsessive traveler and is always looking for the next food story. Read More…

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