Sunday, July 16, 2023

KITCHEN TIPS

• For soft Dosas, add some boiled rice to white gram and rice, while grinding. 
• Put some neem and turmeric pieces or garlic flakes in the container where you store rice or grains, in order to keep away insects. 
• To adjust salt in curries add roasted rice powder.  
• If the curd is too sour, add 4 cups of water to it. After half an hour, remove the water collected on top.  
• When you cook dal  add some refined oil or garlic. It will reduce gas trouble. 
• Keep rice flour and basin in a polythene cover in refrigerator when you want tem stored for a long time. 
• Add some vinegar in the boiling water before steaming potato. 
• For crispy dosas, add a teaspoon of tur dal  gram) and some fenugreek seeds while soaking rice  
• Add a pinch of corn flour to the jar of salt to prevent it from getting damp. 
• While chopping raw bananas and potatoes, put the pieces in a bowl of water to avoid it from turning black. 
• A bay leaf added to the flour container will keep the flour free from moisture. 
• To peel garlic flakes easily, wash and soak them in cold water for about an hour. 
• Green peas will retain their original colour, if you add a pinch of sugar while boiling. 
• Leafy vegetables will remain fresh longer, if wrapped in news papers when you are storing. 
• If you don't have any cream to add in the soup or gravy, add a mixture of butter and milk. 
• Apply some oil on the sides of the vessel in which you boil milk, in order to avoid it from overflowing.  
• After extracting butter from milk cream, add a little milk or curd to the residue and boil. You will get soft ' Paneer'. 
• For thick cream, cover the milk vessel with a thin muslin cloth and refrigerate over night. 
• Barley powder will increase the taste of meat and vegetable curries. 
• You can make tasty chappathi by mixing equal proportion of wheat flour and barley. 
• While boiling eggs, put a hole with a pin on the rounded portion of the egg so that the shell won't break when boiling. 
• Keep boiled eggs in cold water for 5 minutes, this will make removal of the shell easier. 
• Cut boiled eggs with a knife dipped in hot water to avoid breaking.  
• Boiled eggs will last longer, if you store the shelled eggs in a bowl of cold water in a refrigerator. 
• If the bread is too soft to cut into pieces, hold the knife close to a flame  and then slice the bread with it.  
• If you need only the egg white, for storing the remaining yolk, cover the yolk with water or milk and keep in a cool dark place. Just drain off the liquid before using  the yolk. 
• Add a little powdered lemon rind to puddings or deserts to avoid the smell of egg. 
• If you want to make crispy potatoes or banana chips, sprinkle salt water over them while frying. 
• Soak almonds in warm water for a minute, if you need to peel them quickly. 
• If a curry turns out too salty, garnish it with some grated coconut mix with cumin powder. 
• Add a pinch of sugar while cooking spinach, it will retain its green colour. 
• Dal will cook well, if you add a little sesame oil while cooking. 
• To make the 'poori' more tastier, add one tablespoon semoline for each 100g wheat flour. 
• Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda while mixing the dough for 'chappathi' to make it soft. 
• For making soft sauce, add some paneer. 
• Adding turmeric will help pickles from getting spoilt. 

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