Nut Cake

TOTAL TIME : 20 mins
Preparation time : 5 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins


Serves 8

Ingredients : 
250 g of chocolate
45 g of walnuts
45 g of hazelnuts
45 g of almonds
170 g of sugar
1 tablespoon of flour
240 g of butter
4 eggs
125 g of vanilla flavored sugar
1 pinch of salt

Preparation : 
1. Chop the nuts.
2. Chop the chocolate into small pieces and place in a microwave container, add 1 tablespoon of water and melt on maximum power for 2 minutes, in the oven.
3. Separate the egg yolks from the whites, adding the yolks one by one to the chocolate while stirring constantly. Add the sugar, the vanilla flavored sugar, the nuts and the flour.
4. Whisk the egg whites until they form peaks and add a pinch of salt.
5. Gently fold into the mixture.
6. Pour the cake mixture into the buttered crisp plate and cook on crisp for 9 minutes,then cook on microwave power at 650 W for another 4 minutes.
7. Give it an appropriate standing time. And your cake is ready.
8. Cool it down and serve.

Carrots With Parsley

TOTAL TIME : 12 mins
Preparation time : 5 mins
Cooking time : 7-8 mins


Serves 4


Ingredients :
500g of carrots
50g of butter
2-3 tablespoons of water
2 teaspoons of fresh,chopped parsley
salt,pepper

Preparation :
1. Scrape, wash and slice the carrots.
2. Place them in a deep, glass dish with the butter and water.
3. Add salt, cover and cook for 7-8 minutes at 750W.
4. Sprinkle on the parsley, mix, add pepper and leave for a few minutes before serving.

For a Special Touch : 
Try using sesame seeds in place of parsley.

Lemon Sauce

TOTAL TIME : 9 mins
Preparation time : 5 mins 
Cooking time : 4 mins


Serves 4

Ingredients : 
1/2 teaspoon of flour
1/2 l of water
100g of sugar
chopped rind and juice of a lemon
50g of butter

Preparation :
1. In  a dish, mix the flour with a little water to a smooth paste. Gradually add the remaining water, the sugar, the roughly chopped lemon rind and the lemon juice.
2. Heat on full power for 2 minutes.
3. Stir and return to the oven for another 2 minutes.
4. Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the sauce, stirring until it has completely melted.
5. Serve immediately.

Stuffed Tomatoes

TOTAL TIME : 18 mins

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 8mins

Serves 4 

Ingredients : 

4 large,firm tomatoes

1 clove of garlic

6 green olives

6 anchovy fillets/ fresh meat fillets (for non-veg eaters), can be skipped if made totally veg(instead use vegetables finely chopped )

soft part of two bread rolls

1/2 teaspoon of chopped basil

40g of grated cheese

Preparation: 

1.Wash the tomatoes,cut them in half and scoop out the insides,which should be put aside.

2.Finely chop the garlic,the flesh of the tomatoes, the olives and the anchovies/the vegetables. 

3.Crumble the soft bread and add it to the mixture, together with the basil. Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly.

4.Arrange the tomatoes in a dish and fill with the prepared mixture.Sprinkle with the grated cheese.

5.Place the dish on the rotating plate and cook on "combination grill" and microwave for about 6-8 minutes at 350W.

6.Serve hot.

Potato Rounds

TOTAL TIME : 28 mins
Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time : 18 mins


For 12 rounds 


Ingredients :
1kg of potatoes (peeled)
100g of chopped onion
3 eggs
1 tablespoon of parsley
1 clove of garlic(crushed)
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
3 tablespoons of flour
3-4 tablespoons of oil
salt,pepper

Preparation:
1. Grate the potatoes and put them in a dish.
2. Add the eggs,onion, 1 tablespoon of flour, the herbs & spices, garlic, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Mix the ingredients together thoroughly.
3. Use a spoon to shape the mixture into small, flat rounds and roll them in the flour.
4. Pour oil into the crisp plate and heat for 2 mins.
5. Cook the potato rounds for 9 minutes on crisp ( 6 rounds at a time), turning them after 6 minutes.
6. Serve hot.