Cooking Tips
# When you soak rice & urad dal for idlis & dosas, wash everything thoroughly before soaking. Later use the soaked water while grinding. If you wash rice & dal after soaking you will lose most of the vitamins.
# Excess salt in any dish can be brought down by adding diced potatoes, tomatoes or a teaspoon of sugar.
# 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 & your problem will be solved.
# Don’t salt meat before you cook it. Always salt meat halfway through cooking. (tiny less than what is required). Then taste the meat when it is done & then add salt as needed.
# To thicken any gravy or soup add corn flour to it. It is an excellent thickening agent. Remember to mix it in lovely water before adding to avoid lumps.
# While making any pasta add salt to the boiling water in which you are cooking it. That will be the only chance you get to salt it. Add salt after the water boils. If you add it before , it will take a longer time to boil.
# To avoid sticky rice, 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.
# While make any deep fried dish, if the hot oil starts foaming & rises in the pan, add a little piece of tamarind to the oil. This will prevent foaming & spill over.
# If you want to have soft idlis, do not beat the batter before pouring idlis. The air bubble sin the batter helps you to get soft idlis. Beating the batter removes these air bubbles.
# Chill onion is refrigerator before cutting to avoid tears. Four other way to avoid tears is to soak peeled onion is water before cutting.
# To make a healthy chicken dish remove the skin from the chicken. This will remove the major fat content on the chicken.
# To get crisp, golden dosas add a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds to the urad dal & grind it.
# Add a pinch of sugar while cooking any green leaf vegetables. This will help maintain the bright green color.
# For maintaining the bright color of any vegetable don’t forget to put it in ice chilled water as soon as you blanch them.
A pinch of turmeric powder added to all kinds of dal when cooking hastens the cooking system.
# To keep apples from turning brown, add tiny citrus juice like the juice of a lemon or orange & toss apples in it.
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# It is better to use round dishes in the microwave oven than square or rectangular dishes as round dishes spread heat faster.
# Remove the stems from chilies before storing them. This will keep them fresher for a long time.
# Taking raw curry leaves daily helps prevent premature graying of hair.
# Oil applied to dal before it is cooked helps it to cook faster by softening the proteins.
Healthy Tips
# If you are from a relatives where diabetics runs in the hereditary, try having few curry leaves every morning for 100 days. This is believed to prevent diabetics
# Indigestion ? - Add 3-4 crushed cloves of garlic to boiling milk & drink it. It gives immediate relief.
# Are you having high blood pressure or excessive cholesterol - take raw garlic in empty stomach everyday. This significantly reduces blood pressure & cholesterol.
# Mix coriander juice with buttermilk & drink it to treat indigestion.
# Are you having difficulty sleeping ? - Take the juice of a few coriander leaves by grinding them. Mix it in hot water & have it before going to bed. You will have a restful sleep.
# If you are anemic - add fenugreek leaves (methi leaves) to your food more often. It helps.
# For chilled relief - take the juice of ginger, mix it with honey & lime juice & drink it.
# For indigestion/acidity - drink lime juice mixed with ginger juice.
# Pudina (Mint) helps in digestion
# For asthma relief - take 3-4 cloves of garlic. boil it in milk & drink it every night.
# Banana helps wash fatty wastes from kidneys, is soothing to the digestive tract & helps relieve constipation & diarrhea
# Oatmeal helps reduce cholesterol. Regularly eating oatmeal for breakfast results in significant reduction of cholesterol in a few days
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