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.

->Adding turmeric will help pickles from getting spoilt.