Add some boiled rice while grinding for Dosa, this will give soft Dosas!
If you don't have any cream to add in the soup or gravy, add a mixture of butter and
milk!
Keep boiled eggs in cold water for 5 minutes, this will make removal of the shell
easier!Store Sambar powder and Rasam powder in the deep
freezer. This will keep the fresh aroma for a longer
time!Always soak cut egg plants (brinjal) in water otherwise it will turn
black!Never use stainless steel spoons for pickles, this will react with the acids in the
pickle!For spongy egg
scramble add 3 tsp of milk while
beating!
While cooking smelly foods, soak a cloth towel and let it dry
in the cooking area. It will absorb the smell of cooking and
keep the room fresh!
Always fry onions in a little oil and then grind. Raw onion
paste will turn bitter immediately!
Cut the top of the carrot and store in air tight bag. This will
keep it fresh for a longer period!Put the bananas in a black plastic bag before keeping it in the refrigerator - skin will not turn black and they will come out yellow even after a
week! Lemon juice added to carrot cooking water will help keep the color
bright!
Reduce the burning sensation after cutting green chillies by keeping the fingers in a bowl of cold milk added with some
sugar!
Never use metallic bowls to marinate meat - the acids (vinegar or lemon) can react with the metal
bowls!Add a small amount of sugar when cooking carrots, peas, beets or corn - this will keep the
flavour!
Add a pinch of salt while frying Puris or Pakoras - this will help absorb less
oil!
Keep the Karela in water and add a pinch of salt in it for 1/2 hour to remove the bitterness of
it!
Add a
piece of coconut shell to a mutton dish while it is getting cooked,
the meat remains tender and gets cooked much faster!
For soft idlies
like a sponge do not stir the batter after it has got fermented.Pour
the batter as it is!
Cleaning
your grater after shredding cheese can be made easy by grating a raw
potato after the cheese. The potato clears the gummy cheese out of the
holes!
Placing Potatoes in salt
water for 15 minutes before baking make them bake quickly. Salt also
adds taste!To keep the chilies fresh
for a longer time, remove the stems before storing!
Do not fry paneer,
immerse it in boiling water to make it soft and spongy!
When the noodles are
boiled, drain all the hot water and add cold water. This way all the
noodles will get separated!
Add a pinch of
sugar while cooking spinach and green leafy vegetables, it will retain
its green colour!
A bay leaf added
to the flour container will keep the flour free from moisture!
Never cook mushrooms in aluminum pans because the mushrooms will
darken!
Never store an
apple near a banana unless you want to ripen the banana in a short
period of time!
While frying
Onions, add a little milk - this will help retain a rich color and
prevent them from burning!
Fat can be removed from hot soup by floating a large lettuce leaf on
the surface!
Sprinkle a bit of
salt in the frying pan before adding chicken. It will cut down on the
amount of grease splattering!
To restore color
and shine to an aluminum pan, boil some apple peels in it for a few
minutes, then rinse and dry!
Add atea
spoon full of vinegar in water while boiling eggs. Even if they
crack content will not come out!
To get rid of the
smell of eggs in the cakes, add one tablespoon honey to the cake
batter while beating it!
To keep
cauliflower white while cooking -add a little milk to the water!
Avoid eggplant (brinjal) turning black by putting the cut pieces in a
bowl of water mixed with a spoon of milk!
Mushrooms readily
absorb water, even from atmosphere - they should never be washed.
Instead wipe them with a clean and damp cloth!
Potatoes: To keep
them from budding, place an apple in the bag with potatoes!
While cooking okra
(ladyfingers) add a few drops of lemon juice or a spoonful of yogurt
to avoid becoming sticky.!
To remove the
coffee stain in the cup, fill it with any kind of soda for 3 hours!
If you drop an egg
on the floor, cover it with salt and leave it for a couple of minutes.
Cleaning the mess will be easy with a paper towel!
Store tomatoes
with stems pointed down and they will stay fresher, longer!
If you
happen to bite a chili in your food take a sip of cold milk to sustain
the heat!
Never keep greens
in plastics, it will rot quickly!
To avoid
refrigerator stinking throw a piece of lemon!
When boiling
vegetables, cook them whole and then cut them into pieces. This
reduces the loss of proteins and soluble carbohydrates!
While storing
green chilies, remove the stems. This will help the chilies to stay
fresh for a longer time.!
To keep lemon
fresh put them in water and store in refrigerator.
While
frying onions add salt to it so that it will be cooked very fast!
To
Peel Garlic, fry on hot pan for few seconds peel will come out very
easily!
Before beating
eggs, rinse the container with water. The mixture will not stick
to the sides of the vessel.
To peel the
almonds easily, keep them covered in boiling hot water for five
minutes!
Rub a little oil
on the rim of the container, the milk won't overspill while boiling!
To avoid sticky
rice, add a tsp of oil and a tsp of lemon juice while cooking!
Never store
potatoes near onions! Potatoes rot quickly if stored near onions!
To remove excess
salt in the dish you are preparing, add a few pieces of raw potato!
To avoid milk
sticking to bottom of utensils while boiling, add sugar into it!
To store chili
powder longer, Keep a piece of asafoetida in the same container!
No more tears
while cutting onions.. keep the onions in a plastic bag and keep it in
the fridge. Take out just before cutting! |
