Cooking time: 10 mins. Ingredients 2 cups milk 3 tsp cocoa powder 1 tbsp gelatin tsp vanilla essence 4 tbsp powdered sugar Method 1. In a cup water, mix gelatin and keep aside to dissolve. 2. In a microwave safe bowl mix cocoa, vanilla essence, sugar and milk. Microwave at 100% power for 6 7 mins. 3. Now add gelatin to it. Mix and microwave at 60% power for 4 mins. 4. Pour in the serving dish and refrigerate. 5. Garnish with sweet cream and glazed cherries / strawberries. Serve chilled. ------------------ Microwave Chicken Biryani Recipe Cooking time: 27:30 mins Ingredients 250 gms basmati rice 500 gms chicken (boneless, cut into pieces) 2 medium onion (sliced) 1 tbsp ginger paste 1 tbsp garlic paste Page 1 micro 2 cups of water 3 medium tomatoes (puree) Salt and black pepper powder (to taste) 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 1 tsp garam masala 4 cloves (laung) 2 cinnamon sticks (dalchini) 2 bay leaves (tej patta) Black cardamom (big elaichi) 2 3 peppercorns (kali mirch) 2 tbsp oil / ghee 2 tbsp almonds and cashewnuts 1 tsp raisins 8 10 strands of saffron Method 1. Wash and soak rice for an hour in cups of water. Drain the water 2. Add salt and 1 tbsp oil / ghee to the soaked rice. Boil covered at 100% power or 9 10 mins and then at 60% power for 5 6 mins in microwave safe bowl. 3. Allow to stand covered for 5 mins. 4. In another microwave safe bowl heat oil at 100% power for 30 secs. Add sliced onions, cumin seeds, salt, turmeric powder, clove, cumin, black cardamom, bay leaves, pepper corns, tomato puree and ginger-garlic paste. 5. Microwave (covered) at 100% power for 5 6 mins. Add chicken pieces and microwave (covered) at 80% power for 5 6 mins. Stir in between. 6. Add rice and arrange in layers microwave Page 2 micro for another for 3 mins at 60% power. 7. Sprinkle garam masala. Allow to stand for 10 mins. 8. Garnish with fried nuts, raisins, saffron and chopped coriander and serve hot. Read more: http://www.awesomecuisine.com/recipes/2761/1/M icrowave-Chicken-Biryani/Page1.html#ixzz1vOBwi onw Page 3