Kitchen Tips

We spend most of our time in kitchen. Here are a few tips on "Get Easy with Cooking"

• 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.
• Add some vinegar in the boiling water before steaming potato.
• Put some bits of lemon peels in the pressure cooker while cooking, the cooker will remain white inside.
• 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.
• Add a pinch of sugar while cooking spinach, it will retain its green colour.
• 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.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda while mixing the dough for 'chappathi' to make it soft.
• 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.
• 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 want to make crispy potatoes or banana chips, sprinkle salt water over them while frying.
• If a curry turns out too salty, garnish it with some grated coconut mixed with cumin powder.
• To remove stains from vessels, rub it with a wet cloth dipped in baking soda.
• To clean non stick pans easily, pour some warm water into it and keep it for some time and then wash it with any detergent.
• To remove the smell of masala form mixi, put few pieces of dry bread and powder it.