Tips For Easy Cooking And Home Management.........
1. Add a tsp. of hot oil to homemade pastes of garlic,
ginger or green chilli, along with salt to make it last
longer and taste fresher.
2. Blend all ingredients together and keep overnight in
a cool place. Use with any savoury dishes like pastas,
minestrones, bakes, etc.
3. Always sprinkle gelatine over the water. Never put
in dry pan, then add water and heat. Never boil gelatine.
Only warm to dissolve. Safest is to heat the container
over a hot griddle (tawa). Stir always.
4. While whipping cream never overdo it or butter will
form . Always whip over a tray of iced water or ice cubes.
Whip in sharp upward strokes till soft peaks form.Keep
in refrigerator till used.
5. Puddings (at least of my kind) are a no hassles beauty.
No hard and fast rules about ingredients. Don't grimace
if any of the ingredients is missing. Just substitute,
compromise and eureka! You'll come up with an original.
Just stick to general norms for mixing of jellies, gelatine,
whipped cream etc. You cannot go wrong.
6. Any leftovers can imaginatively be converted to a disguised
next meal. Only keep in mind that the texture and taste
should not remain the same, to keep your secret intact.
7. Leftover chappaties can be dried in a oven and crumbs
made to use instead of bread.
8. Before washing dirty curtains, soak in plenty of plain
water overnight before washing. Major part of the dirt
will come off and an ordinary wash next morning is sufficient.
9. To prevent moulding of papads during monsoons, slip
in a piece of blotting paper under the papads in the container.
10.To keep coriander and other leafy greens fresh longer,
wrap in newspaper and place in a perforated container
in the fridge.
11. After washing infant clothing, soak in salt water
for 15-20 minutes before drying. Baby odours will vanish.
12. Oil stain may be removed by rubbing the area with
a piece of lime dipped in salt. Later wash off with soap.
13. Should you by accident put extra salt into any food,
add one teaspoonful of brown sugar, and the salty taste
will disappear.
14. Use a steel knife instead of iron to cut brinjals,
plantains, ladies-fingers and mangoes to avoid blackening.
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