Ingredients:

Dark cooking chocolate 100 gms

Refined flour (maida) 1 cup

Baking powder 1 tsp

Walnuts (peeled) ½ cup

Butter 90 gms

Castor sugar 1 cup

Eggs 2

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Oil for greasing

METHOD:

1. Sift flour and baking powder and keep aside. Chop walnuts. Grease a round microwave dish and line it with butter paper.

2. Combine chocolate and butter in a large microwave bowl and soften, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for one minute.

3. Beat in sugar, eggs and vanilla essence and blend well. Add the sifted flour and nuts and mix well.

4. Pour the mixture into a greased bowl. Place the bowl on an upturned saucer and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for seven minutes. Allow standing time of five minutes.

5. Insert a skewer; if it comes out clean then the brownies are done. If not cook, uncovered, on Microwave MEDIUM (60%) for two more minutes.

6. Place on wire rack to cool. Cut into squares and serve with tea or coffee.