Monday, December 8, 2008

Cooking Tips

Some Useful Cooking Tips
For shinig of dining table glass, kitchen glass wipe with the paper.
If u want 2 store geera and methi put hing(astofodia) so it will be good 4 long times
use little bit vinegar to clean chicken.. it will be soft and clean easily
while making carrot halwa,we can use cream,instead of khova
to avoid spiltting of old milk, add a pinch of soda while heating.
to sharpen your scissors slice several pieces of sandpaper or emery paper. or try to cut the top off an old glass bottle.
to mail diet pakora and puris (low cal) put a pinch of salt in karhai puri n pakora won't absorb oil..
While making parathas use wooden (like stamp seals) to press and cook well.
submerge a lemon in hot water for 15 min before squeezing it to yield almost twice in the amount of juice
whle cooking tauhar dhal in cooker add a drop of ol so that dhal does not stick to the cooker
while frying onions add little salt, onions will turn brown fast
while making dahi ki chutney add little roasted zeera powder chutney will taste yummy
if any dish u have cooked is too much salty, add boiled mashed potato which will absorb the salt.
When u feel salt is lil bitter then required in meal, add some cornflour. it absorbs salt.
If u want to cook fast make the paste of ginger,garlic & onion. Keep it in freeze. U can use that for min. 8 days
if u want get rid of obesity/fat -then chew ur food properly for one month.and check/compare weight with previous one. u may take oily food ,milk and eat as per ur wish, but chew everything properly.
when ur tomotoes become loose aur draining ,put tomotoes in salty water in over night in the freeze ur tomotes will again stiff or hard.And again using for salad etc.
when preparing chicken tikka masala marinate the chicken pieces with pepper, salt and lime juice intially to make the chicken tender
when preparing plain rice add a pinch of salt and a drop of oil the rice will turn out nice and soft and taste better.
To make curd in the winter season keep it in the flour drum overnight(Take care that it does not fall in the flour)
while making sambar(south indian dish)add 1sp jaggery to the boiling sambar and 1tea spoon gingergarlic paste to the poopu..it really tastes good and also smells good.
to make soft kadhi pakoras beat the batter till it starts floating in water(put a small amt of batter in water to check.
While cooking if u find that u had added more salt. Add chopped potato to the recipe, it will soak the extra salt & then u can remove it if u want. Utilize it for something less.
when you are cooking idli (south indian dish) add some cumin powder in it. It will give very good taste.
Never add melted butter,cream or spices to boiled vegetables untill all the water(even the last drop)is drained away.
To keep vegetables fresh for a longer period in the fridge,line the bottom of the vegetable tray with a small towel. Place another towel on top of the vegetables. The towels will absorb all the excess moisture.
While preparing any dry vegetable like gobhi aloo, capsicum aloo, bhindi,etc. add masalas while the vegetable is fully cooked. Add masalas, mix for 2-3 min & switch off the gas. This will give a better taste to the vegetable.
while making chicken curry pour some curd before adding masala it will become more soft & more tasty
while you are cooking,sometimes it happens that you add more of salt.To reduce this effect of salt in your recipe,squeeze a lemon to bring back to its normal taste.

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