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Dear Sanjay Garu Recently i bought Microwave oven with 900watts. I have made 2 cakes. One is with condensed milk and other is with eggs. In this 2 cakes edges cooked very well and browned also but in the middle of the cake it does not cooked.Middle dough is raw. Condensed cake i have dumped in dust bin and with eggs atleast taste is good. In both cakes i have kept oven preheated at 180 deg c and baked for 30 to 40 mts. In both cakes i tested by keeping toothpick in the middle of the cake. Tooth pick came out neatly without any sticks to it but middle did not cooked very well. Why it had happened like this? I have used exact measurements and fresh ingredients. can you please guide me in baking and kindly give me suggestion how to control my problem with middle of the cakes. Please sanjay garu guide me.

Hi Chef, i just love yuor recipes :)...tried palak paneer , all types of biryani , chicken curry , fish fry , cabbage chana curry , rava laddu , rava dosa , pesarattu, idli....i was a novice in cooking but after i got to know abt your site from my indian community in US. I picked up cooking within no time, Now get praised from my husband and in laws for my cooking,,,So just wanted to take some time to thank you for all your help :)....Thanks a lot :)....Chef can you please post some oatmeal recipes ?...hope to get a reply from you :)

hi dear chef! i jus luv ur vdos . plz plz plz tel me how to make spongy chocolate cakes? n how to make whipped cream at home? n how to do the icing of a wedding cake wid roses leaves etc... plz help me. thank you.

While preparing china grass for pudding,it is not dissolving nicely in hot water.please advice.

i am making rasgullas by your shown method.when they are hot the look fluffy and big in size.but,as soon i refrigerate after some time the appear smaller in size and they contract and i need to store them.so,if the contract in refrigerator where should i store them or what should i do to prevent contraction?

Chef, How can i recieve your new updates to my email id?

can you please show me how to make kaju katli- gujarati desserts to make my diwali special

I want to know about Sweet Pongal of Tamilnadu made of Rice and Jaggery

how to avoid smell of cauliflower during cooking

Please let me know the recipe of pan cake.. if it is already there, then let me know the location where i can find that.Thanks in advance..

hai Ur recepies r superb but some of them r not having videos can u plz add the videos and also i want to know how to make hot and sour vegetable soup plz can u tell me

Hi Chef!!! I am a great fan of urs... i started preparing yummy chicken after watching ur videos on utube... Can u please post the recipe of Kalmi Kebab... its one of my fav kebabs and want to please & surprise my husband with that... coz he never believes i can cook it at home.

sanjay,hi, can u pls show the recipe of hydi chand biscuit and roth biscuit.I will be thankful to u.bye

hi chef i learnt so many recipes from ur site...all of them were success can u plz teach me how to make cup corn n corn samosa,we all luv them so much

Hi chef you say on your vedeo 40% cooked riced, 50% rice during you Biriyani lesseon in trems of cooking time how much is 40% and 50% i cooked 4 min and 5 min respectively it came out not bad

Hi chef, ur cooking is easy to follow. How do i pack sandwitches for kids so that they remain hot and crisp any tips on packaging, Thanks .

Hello Chef, I need your help urgently. I am making malai kofta for the party tomorrow. The first batch came all fine but the rest of the batch broke in the pan and crumbled. Are they all wasted now or there is any way to amend them. It is 11:10pm and this is for tomorrow party. I have so much scheduled for tomorrow and also i have ran out of paneer :(. Any suggetions to amend them. Please sir helpppppp!! Many thanks in advance

hello sir...this is sampreeth..i am from hyderabad.i have been following your site since 6 months.it is great fun to watch your cooking.i am very passionate about cooking..i have completed my degree this year..i want to join in catering technology course..so i am urging you to help me.thank you

hi vahchef im a great fan of u n ur cooking style. since i hv started watching ur vedios n following ur style of cooking now tht i hv become the good cook.bef my husb us to hate my cooking bcoz it use to be salt less n taste less bt now im d best cook among his frds group. all this credit goes to u vahchef. i do need a small help from u?can u plz show hw to make green gram curry.

Hi, I am a new viewer of ur show,i cook almost all ur recipes,THANK YOU so much. I am searching for a sweet dish from Chennai its called Dum Ka Roat U will find it in all the muslim sweet shops its vey tasty can u pls post or show that recipe. Thanks again.

Hi Mr. Tumma, Your recipies are fabulous,Thanks a lot! I wonder if I can prepare puff sheet at home(those used to make veg puffs)? Regards, Veena.

Hi chef, I came across your site accidentally today, and I was speechless to see the varieties and the way they are expressed. Me and my kids watched nearly 10-12 reccipe videos and we had decided to make them all one by one. I have few queries and would be pleased if you could solve them. 1. Can I make pizza base seperately and make pizza some other day, if yes what is the recipe to make a pizza base. I searched many websites but they show the whole pizza. By pizza base i mean the one which we buy the readymade pizza base we buy and place the toppings. 2. I have a microwave oven with convection but I dont know how to bake in it, also many of my friends told me that I need a oven to bake. Is this true. 3. Can I make crispy chicken in microwave oven.

Hi Chef...I have been following your recipes and they turn out really well...except for the mutton recipes...where the mutton is always rubbery and hard...My queries are: 1. what parts of mutton should I get? 2. I have heard that raw papaya is a very good tenderiser. So should I marinade the meat with raw papaya and for how long? Should I puree the papaya with the skin? and can I mix it with other ingredients for marinade or should I wash it off? Please help cos the hyderabadi biryani I tried out went bad because of the hard mutton:(