Always cook vegetables in hot water rather than cold water, we normally use baking soda to cook the vegetables faster , but this is will lead to kill all the proteins and vitamins in the vegetable and it is said you can use lime juice or tamarind instead which will not harm any of the important Proteins and vitamins.
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Haneefa
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ashmita
While cooking chicken to make it juicier cook it on low flame. This will make a juicy chicken.
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psindhura
Add half a teaspoon of baking soda and two table spoon of yoghurt while making the chapathi or roti dough. Then keep the dough for at least one hour in the fridge to make soft and delicious roti and chapathi.
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Purva Bhandari
While cooking, you always need to keep few things in mind such as you need to make sure to know the standard weights and measures, oven temperatures, cooking times, ingredients etc. and read the section relating to weights, measures and temperatures very carefully.
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Parul
To make crispier pooris, add a little rice flour to wheat flour while kneading dough.
To make crispier pakoras, add a little corn flour to gram flour (besan) while preparing the batter. Adding a teaspoon of hot oil in the batter will also enhance the taste of pakoras. -
Parul
If your are making tikkies/ bread cutlets at home, make sure you fry potatoes well in advance and cool them before you use them. If possible refrigerate them for a short time…it will help the starch to settle and the tikkies/ cutlets wont be gooey/ loose
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Parul
For tastier gravy!!!
-Fry ground masala in reduced flame….It will help retain taste and color of masala
-If adding ginger and garlic, use 60% garlic and 40% ginger…as ginger has a very strong taste and will make your dish sharp and pungent -
Parul
While grinding skinned cardamoms, simply add a pinch of sugar to it. This way you will get a powder that is superfine smooth… No pesky seeds just the fresh aroma of the spice to flavour your dishes.
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Parul
For quicker cooking, soak whole pulses like rajma, chana, black cholle etc overnight or for 7-8 hours. So that when you are actually cooking it, it will save you not only lot of time but will also save you on resources. Also, add a little salt in water, which the pulses will absorb with water and make them tastier.
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renumodi
Ice creams sets best and quickest in aluminum containers,covered with aluminum foil.
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renumodi
Double boiler is a pot of boiling hot water over which you place a smaller pot containing the ingredient you want to heat.
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Parul
If you feel that the mayonnaise is too thin and watery, beat in a boiled & mashed potato with a hand mixer to thicken it.
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Parul
Here is how you can make tandoori rotis at home:
Make dough, a little hard and mixed with salt. When you have rolled out the chapati (thicker than the usual) ; pat on little water on 1 side of chapati; now put the chapati on tawa such that the side with water comes into contact with tawa. Because of water; chapati will stick on to tawa…when one side of chapati is cooked; just reverse the tawa with chapati still stuck on it; and cook the other side direclty on flame. now take off the home made- fresh tandoori roti!!! -
valli
To avoid sticky rice while making pulav or briyani, soak washed rice in water for at least ten minutes before cooking. A teaspoon of oil can be added to get separate grains of cooked rice.
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valli
To thicken any gravy or soup add corn flour to it. It is an excellent thickening agent. As an alternative, you can also add rice flour. Remember to mix it in good water before adding to avoid lumps.
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valli
To thicken any gravy or soup add corn flour to it. It is an excellent thickening agent. As an alternative, you can also add rice flour. Remember to mix it in good water before adding to avoid lumps.
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valli
When you are making vadas, if the batter is watery – you will have the problem of oil splattering when you fry it. Add a tablespoon of ghee to the batter and your problem will be solved.
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valli
Whenever you boil vegetables, the nutritions in the vegetables will be in the water in which the vegetable was boiled.. You can use this water to make rice so that you will have healthy rice and the rice will taste good.
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valli
To avoid the awful odor of onion, add some lemon juice to it while cooking.
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valli
At any point of time, the first dosa you make may stick to the tawa and wont come out well. To avoid this, rub an onion on the tawa and start making dosa.. The dosa wont stick to the tawa and it will come out easily.
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Parul
So your kids love brownies…Here is a topping that your kids would love. Melt a few of their favourite candy bars, along with a splash of milk. Use the melted chocolate to top the brownies. It will make the brownies even more delicious!
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Parul
To prevent biryani from getting burnt, spread bay leaves at the bottom of the vessel in which you are cooking ‘biryani’ .
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Kanchan
Refreshing Mint Tea in 10 mins
For this you’ll require Green Tea leaves, Mint (1/2 a bunch), Water (5 cups) & Honey (optional)
Place the tea leaves in the teapot and pour some boiling water over the top. Then pour out the water, this removes some bitterness. Leave the green tea leaves in the pot and add the mint. Pour in 5 cups of boiling water, add the sweetener and replace the lid. Allow to steep for 3 minutes then serve piping hot. -
mahalakshmi
Wash the vegetables before peeling to keep the water soluble vitamins in the vegetable intact.Also cut vegetables in thinner slices to retain the vitamins and minerals.
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mahalakshmi
It is better to use home-made chilly powder. Dry the chillies (long ones) under the sun for 2-3 days.Grind them coarsely.It gives colour and better flavour to the dish.
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mahalakshmi
To avoid browning of apples apply lemon juice to the cut slices.They will look and stay fresh for a long time.
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ashmita
Sometimes, the curry becomes too watery and that’s not the consistency that you actually require for the particular recipe. To bring the perfect consistency after it becomes too watery you can add wheat flour or corn flour as per the consistency you need.
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avantikakaushik
To boil your pulse better and fast, add a spoon of oil in it, as you put it on flame for boiling. It will not only taste good, but it will also take less of your time. Try it! And see for yourself!
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avantikakaushik
Use dry bread to make cutlets, instead of wet bread. You will have them much more crispy and yummy! You can also use boiled and dried chana dal as a binding agent in it, using less of bread. A healthy and salubrious alternative.
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coolw
Pound garlic and ginger (as much as required) together with their skins on. When throughly crushed, add water to it (about half a cup) and let the mixture stand for 10 minutes. When you are ready to add the garlic/ginger to the cooking, strain out and add just the water. You will get the full effect of garlic/ginger without any nasty lumps.
