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- Soak pulses in large quantities overnight and cook them in pressure cooker the next day. Strain and when cooled down store a portion each in zip pouches and store in freezer….It will come handy for making your favourite curries within minutes….
- When frying anything using a batter made out of flour, Instead of water mix it with soda water and then fry them,it stays crispier for longer time.
- While cleaning meat and fish add a tsp of salt and a tbsp of gram flour, it removes the smell and makes it look fresher.
- Add ½ cup of soya granules soaked in water to any non-veg minced items, this enhances the taste as well is nutritious.
- Before making biriyani, marinate the meat, vegetables in some masala’s, cream and salt and keep in fridge overnight, this brings a velvety texture to the ingredients.
- When baking chocolate sponge, Add ½ cup coco cola in place of milk and the cake will be extremely soft and spongy.
- Recipes where jaggery is used can be alternated with brown sugar.
- Whenever curd is mixed to any marination, add it in the end after mixing all the ingredients together, else it kills the taste of the marinade.
- Bread crumbs can be alternated with cornflakes crushed.
- While cooking ladies finger add lemon juice or amchoor pwd from avoiding it to stick together.
- Avoid the cracking of eggs while boiling, add salt to it.
- Create a whirlpool in your boiling water with a spoon and then place your egg in the centre, this helps the yolks to be equal on both sides when the egg is cut.
- When tomatoes go expensive, before hand buy in large quantities grind to smooth paste,strain and freeze in ice trays and you can just pop them into your gravies as and when required.
- To make poori’s more crispier add some rice flour to the dough.
- To reuse oil that was once used without contaminating the flavours and smell,fry a piece of ginger in it.
- Cook green vegetables without having the lid on top, it stays greener and crispier.
- If sauces or gravies become too thick, pass it through a sieve and you have a smoother sauce.
- Too much of salt, don’t panic…add some curd / tomatoes / a peeled potatoe…according to the dish.
