Tips that come handy in Kitchen

Working in kitchen can really be fun if you know some basic keys. Here are some special tips to make your work interesting and comfortable.

• To keep the chillies fresh for a longer time, remove the stems before storing.

• Avoid the use of ghee. If it is necessary, substitute it with canola oil. Even for making halwa, you can partly substitute it with oil.

• Garlic skin comes off easily if the garlic cloves are slightly warmed before peeling. 

•  Putting 3-4 cloves in sugar container will keep the ants at bay.

•  If you keep a piece of blotting paper at the bottom of the container, it will keep biscuits fresh for a longer time.

•  Apply some lemon juice on the cut surface of the apple to avoid browning. They will look fresh for a longer time.

• Apply mashed banana over a burn on your body for cooling effect.

• To keep celery fresh for a long time, wrap it in aluminium foil and place in the refrigerator.

• . Keeping a small piece of hing (asafoetida) in the same container will store chili powder for long time.

• Use a wooden board to chop. It will not blunt the knife. Don`t use a plastic board, small plastic pieces may go with the vegetables.

• Put some boric powder in kitchen in corners and other places. Cockroaches will leave your house.

•  To chop dry fruits, place them in fridge for half an hour before cutting. Taking the fruits out and cut them with a hot knife (dip it in hot water before cutting).

•  If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes.

• Make a small hole in the egg by piercing a pin before boiling it. You will be able to remove its skin very easily.
• To preserve green peas, keep them in a polythene bag in the freezer.

•  Place a betel (paan) leaf over the leftover idli and dosa batter to prevent them from becoming sour. 

• If you add half a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds to the lentil and rice mixture while soaking, dosas will be more crisp.

• To ripen fruits, wrap them in newspaper and put in a warm place for 2-3 days. The ethylene gas they emit will make them ripe.