SOLAR COOKING

SUNSHINE MEALS – LET YOUR SUN COOK FOR YOU
By Professor Annie Chandy Mathew
 Step by step instructions on using the solar box cooker for mouthwatering recipes

CHOCOLATE CAKE

CARAMEL CUSTARD
Flour                                                      2cups Eggs                                            3
Castor sugar                                          2 cups                Milk                                            2 cups
Eggs                                                       2 Sugar                                          4 tbsp
Butter                                                    ½ cup Cornflour                                    1 tsp
Cocoa powder                                       ½ cup Nutmeg powder                          a pinch
Instant coffee                                        1-2 tsp Vanilla essence                           1 tsp

Vanilla essence                                     1tsp

 Raisins                                        a few
Natural Yogurt                                      ½ cup

Grease the dish well.
Spread the caramel at the bottom of the dish and spread the raisins before it sets.
Whisk egg, cornflour, sugar etc. Add lukewarm milk and mix well.
Pour into dish and leave in cooker till lightly set.
Remove from the cooker and allow it to cool a little before unmoulding.
Hot water                                               ½ cup
Soda Bicarbonate                                   ¾ tsp

Salt                                                        ½ tsp 
Soak cocoa in hot water. Add coffee.
Sift salt, soda bicarbonate and flour.
Cream butter and sugar.
Whisk in the eggs one at a time.
Add the curds, flour and essence, mixing well each time. Add the cocoa mixture. Mix well.
Pour a little into each of the four dishes and bake till done.

If you have any queries about solar box cookers or parabolic cookers…
If you wish to adapt your favourite recipes to solar cooking or share your recipes with us……
Write in to unisun@vsnl.com
Note: Using direct sunlight to cook is most natural, healthy and tasty. There are basically two kinds of solar cookers – the solar box cooker and the parabolic cooker. The solar box cooker is inexpensive and portable. The food cooks slowly but all micro-nutrients are preserved. However, the quantity is just enough for a family of four. The parabolic cooker on the other hand, is as efficient as gas and can cook meals for large numbers quickly.

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BOX COOKER

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PARABOLIC COOKER
For mass solar cooking refer our page on Mass Solar Cooking of 35,000 meals/ day at Mount Abu, India
For more information on solar cooking click on http://www.solarcooking.org