QuikFix

Serves: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Ingredients: White or brown bread Cheddar cheese 1/4 onion diced ½ tomato diced ½ capsicum diced Salt and pepper/ chilli flakes to taste Method: Cut the slices of bread along the middle. On each rectangular piece, place a slice of cheddar cheese slice and top it up with diced onion, tomato and capsicum. Arrange the slices on a dinner plate and put it in the microwave for 2 minutes. Take it out, sprinkle salt and pepper/ chilli flakes. Perfect for party food.

Serves: 4 Preparation time: 7 minutes Ingredients: 6-8 slices white or brown bread 3 cloves freshly pounded garlic Grated cheese   Method: Cut the slices of bread along the middle. Layer each rectangular slice with garlic and grated cheese. Arrange them on a dinner plate and put in the microwave for 2 minutes. You know they are ready to eat when the cheese melts.

Serves: 2-3 Preparation time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 250 gm paneer diced 100 ml mustard sauce Grated coconut 2 tablespoon mustard oil 3-4 green chillies sliced along the length ½ cup milk Steamed rice Method: In a shallow bowl, place the paneer In another bowl mix mustard sauce, grated coconut and milk. Pour the mix on the paneer Add mustard oil and chillies. Microwave for 5-7 minutes. Serve with steamed rice.

Serves: 2 Preparation time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup rice 1 cup masoor or moong daal / lentil ½ onion chopped 2-3 cloves of garlic freshly pounded ½ teaspoon cumin seeds 2-3 green chillies sliced along the length 1 teaspoon ghee Frozen green peas (optional) Salt to taste One pinch turmeric Method: In a deep pan, wash rice and daal. Put the pan on the stove and add 500 gm boiled water. Add onion, garlic, chillies, cumin seeds, salt, turmeric and green peas. Stir and leave it to cook till both rice and daal are soft. Mix ghee in thoroughly. Serve hot.