Happy Diwali 2023: 6 Delicious Easy-To-Make Microwave Recipes To Add To Your Festive Celebrations

It's that time of the year again when the festive spirit is at an all-time high! This Diwali, celebrate the festival of lights and flavors with a delectable healthy twist, Godrej Appliances has specially curated some healthy and easy-to-make ‘microwave recipes’ that are not only a treat for your taste buds but also a feast for your health-conscious soul.

So, this Diwali, don your chef's hat and indulge in the joy of cooking and savor these delectable treats that blend tradition with the flavors of a healthier, happier Diwali.

1. MILLET KHEER

Ingredients:

· 1 cup Kodo/Barnyard millet
· 4 cups Milk
· ½ cup Sugar
· 1½ tbsp Ghee
· 1 tbsp Charoli
· 1 tbsp Chopped cashews
· 1 tbsp Chopped Almonds
· 1 tsp Chopped Pistachios
· A pinch Cardamom powder
· A pinch Nutmeg powder
· Few Saffron strands

Method of Preparation:

· Step 1:- Add ½ tbsp of oil in a microwave oven safe glass bowl, add charoli, cashew, and almonds. Mix well and select micro mode, set the time for 1½ minutes, and press start to roast. (Stir twice in between). Collect all roasted ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
· Step 2:- Add 1 tbsp of oil in the same glass bowl, add Kodo/Barnyard millet in it, mix well, and roast the same for 2 minutes. (Stir twice in between).
· Step 3:- After the beep, remove and add milk and sugar, mix well, and cook for 10 minutes.
· Step 4:- Add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder, mix well, and cook again for 2 minutes. Garnish with saffron strands. Serve hot.

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

2. MILLET HALWA

Ingredients:

· 1 cup Barnyard millet
· 2 cup Water
· 1 cup Grated jaggery
· 2 tbsp Ghee
· ¼ cup Almonds
· 1 tbsp Raisins
· A pinch Cardamom powder

Method of Preparation:

· Step 1:- Take a microwave oven-safe wide glass bowl, add 1 tbsp of ghee, cashew, and raisins, mix well, and roast it for 2 minutes in micro mode (Stir twice in between). Collect the roasted dry fruits in another bowl and set aside.
· Step 2:- In the same glass bowl, add barnyard millet, mix well, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the bowl and add water, mix well, and cook for 7 minutes.
· Step 3:- After the beep, remove and add jaggery, mix well, and cook again for 6 minutes. Garnish with almonds, raisins, and cardamom powder. Serve hot.

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

3. RAGI OATS LADDOO

Ingredients:

· 1 cup Roasted oats
· 2 tbsp Roasted pumpkin seeds
· 2 tbsp Roasted watermelon seeds
· 2 tbsp Chia seeds Powder
· 3 Green cardamom
· 1 cup Seedless dates
· ½ cup Milk
· 2 tbsp Ghee
· Few Roasted cashew nuts
· 1 cup Roasted ragi flour
· ½ cup Honey

For Coating:

· 2 tbsp Roasted sesame seeds
· 2 tbsp Roasted grated coconut

Method of Preparation:

· Step 1:- Take a mixer jar, add oats, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds, chia powder, and cardamom, and blend into a smooth powder. Set aside.
· Step 2:- In the same mixer jar, add dates, and milk, and blend into a paste.
· Step 3:- Take a microwave oven-safe bowl, add ghee, ragi flour, oats powder, dates paste, and honey.
· Step 4:- Mix well and cook for 2 to 3 minutes (Stir twice in between). Set it aside to cool and roll into laddoos. Coat with sesame seeds and coconut. Serve.

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

4. MILLET BARFI

Ingredients:

· 1½ cup Roasted pearl millet (bajra) flour
· 1 cup Jaggery powder
· 1 cup Sesame seeds powder
· ½ cup Sesame seeds
· 3 tbsp Melted ghee
· A pinch Cardamom powder
· 3 tbsp Water

Method of Preparation:

· Step 1:- Take a microwave oven-safe glass bowl, add water and jaggery powder, mix well, and cook for 2 minutes (Stir twice in between).
· Step 2:- After the beep, remove and add ghee, and millet flour, mix well, and cook for 3 minutes. Stir continuously in between to combine jaggery and millet flour.
· Step 3:- Add the sesame seeds powder, sesame seeds, and cardamom powder, mix well, and cook again for 2 minutes.
· Step 4:- Add this mixture in a lightly greased square plate and spread it. Set it aside to cool. Cut it into squares and serve.

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

5. MILLET CHIVDA

Ingredients:

· 3 cups Foxtail millet flakes
· ¼ cup Moong dal
· ½ cup Peanuts
· 2 tbsp Oil
· 1 tsp Mustard seeds
· 2 tsp Chopped green chillies
· Few Curry leaves
· Few Cashew nuts
· ¼ cup Pumpkin seeds
· ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
· 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
· Few Raisins
· 1 tbsp Sugar
· Salt to taste

Method of Preparation:

· Step 1:- Take oil in a microwave oven-safe glass bowl, add curry leaves, mustard, green chili, moong dal, and peanuts. Mix well and cook for 3 minutes in micro mode.
· Step 2:- After the beep, remove and add pumpkin seeds, cashew, turmeric powder, red chilli powder. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
· Step 3:- Add millet flakes, raisins, sugar, salt, mix well and cook again for 4 minutes. Serve warm.

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

6. MILLET SHAKKAR PARA

Ingredients:

· 1 cup Sorghum (Jowar) flour
· ½ cup Roasted rava powder
· 1cup Ghee
· ½ cup Cream (Malai)
· 1 ½ cup Powdered Sugar
· ½ cup Milk
· 1/8 tsp Cardamom powder
· 1 tbsp Sesame seeds

Method of Preparation:-

· Step 1:- In a bowl, add powdered sugar, ghee, cream, milk, roasted rawa, and sorghum flour, and mix well.
· Step 2:- Cover and set it aside for 30 minutes. Make two small balls of dough. Roll a puri (round) of 1 cm thickness. Cut shakkarparas of 2 cm diameter.
· Step 3:- Preheat the oven to 200⁰C for 4 minutes. Arrange all the shakkarparas on a crusty plate, place it on the grill mesh rack and keep it in the preheated oven. Select convection mode at 200⁰C, set the timer for 14 minutes, and press start (Turn once in between).
· Step 4:- After the beep, remove and set it to cool. Store them in an airtight container.

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes