Microwave Hacks: When it comes to cooking, everyone remembers the gas stove. But did you know that from boiling potatoes and making garlic paste to cooking lentils and making stale chips crisp again, a microwave can come in handy. Yes, it is wise to make maximum use of the microwave present in the kitchen to save time. If you have a microwave in your house, then definitely try these genius hacks once.
make garlic paste
To make garlic paste in the easiest way, take a whole garlic and cut it in such a way that 1/4 part of the garlic comes out and the buds open. Remove the outer peels of garlic. Place the whole garlic in a small bowl and apply 1 teaspoon of olive oil to the whole garlic. Pour 2 tbsp of water in the bowl and cover it properly with cling film. Put the bowl in the microwave for about 10 minutes. Now let the garlic cool down a bit and take out all the garlic paste in a bowl and mash it well with the help of a fork. Store the paste in an airtight container and use it whenever you want.
boil potatoes
Boil potatoes in minutes using this genius microwave hack. Take 2 potatoes and wash them thoroughly. Now make holes in the potatoes with the help of a fork. Take a microwave safe bowl and pour half a cup of water in it. Place the bowl in the microwave and place both the potatoes on the rotating plate of the microwave. Set the timer for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, take out the bowl from the microwave and take out the boiled potatoes. Once the potatoes cool down a bit, remove the skins and the potatoes are ready to use.
soften the lemon
It is often difficult to extract juice from hard lemons. To fix this, wash the lemon and put it in the microwave for 15 seconds. This will soften the lemon pulp and make the process of extracting juice easier.
cook lentils
Out of gas and need to cook daal for lunch? Cook it easily in the microwave with this trick. Take ½ cup toor dal and ½ cup masoor dal. Wash both the pulses thoroughly and put them in a large microwave safe bowl. Add 2 cups water and ½ tsp turmeric powder along with salt as per taste. Now put the bowl in the microwave and set the timer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, take out the bowl from the microwave and mash it lightly. To fix the thickness of the lentils, add about half a cup of hot water to it, mix it and keep it aside. You can prepare tadka of your choice in the same way and mix it with dal.
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