1) Cooking Potatoes

Place some 5 potatoes in a microwave-safe dish with half water. Cover and cook in High mode for around 9 minutes and then allow it to stand for sometime. Then drain and peel.

2) Cooking popcorns

Place a handful of corn in a microwave-safe dish and cover it. Then cook on high mode for 5 minutes and then transfer it to a paper packet.

3) Cooking curry

In a microwave-safe dish put one tablespoon of oil, one tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste and cook on high mode for 4 minutes. Then add some chopped tomatoes and the required masala for the flavor desired and cook on high mode for another 4 minutes adding some water to the mixture.

4) Roasting nuts

Spread the nuts on a ceramic plate adding salt or any other masala to taste and cook high for 3 to 4 minutes. Serve after 5 minutes.

5) Cooking custard

Mix well one-cup milk, two tablespoons of sugar and two tablespoons of custard powder thoroughly and cook on high mode for 2 minutes and serve after cooled.

6) Preparing Pizza topping

Place one-tablespoon oil, one-cup tomato puree, one-cup tomato paste, and salt and pepper to taste in a microwave-safe dish and cook on High for about 6 minutes.

7) Cooking vegetables

In a microwave safe dish put about 250 grams of vegetables desired with salt tot taste and about two cups water and cook on High for 16 minutes.

8) To make bread crumbs

Cook bread in the oven on High mode for 2 to 3 minutes and then crush it.

9) Chapati

Wrap the chapatis in a napkin or in a paper towel and heat on high mode for 2 to 3 minutes.

10) To crisp biscuits, etc.

Place the biscuits, nuts or chips on a plate and heat on high for 1 minute and allow it to stand for 5 minutes.

11) To prepare finger bowl

Microwave High a small bowl with two tablespoons water and juice of one lemon. It can also be placed in rooms to absorb any strong odors.

12) Preparing vegetable stock

Take the vegetables, onion and chopped potato and salt and cook on microwave 60 for 12 minutes

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