For Rusted
strainers:
|
Just warm the
rusted strainers on high heat, then dust thoroughly and the rust will disappear |
Cleaning
vessels:
|
Add a handful of
common salt to the washing powder for better results. |
| Want a
quick salad dressing: |
Blend a cup of curd
with little lime juice and seasoning and toss the salad into it. |
Running
short of chili sauce:
|
Make a quick sauce
at home! Put a little chili pickle in the mixer and grind for 2-3 minutes to obtain a
smooth paste. Add this paste instead of chili sauce to the dish. |
Make tasty
cutlets out of leftover vegetables:
|
Best with cabbage
or cauliflower. Boil, peel and mash potatoes with salt, chopped green chilies,
coriander leaves and ginger garlic paste. Mix with the
vegetable.Take small portions and roll into round balls. Flatten and dip the balls in
beaten maida. Roll in breadcrumbs and fry in oil till done. |
| Overripe
and difficult to use tomatoes: |
Dip them in cold
water, add some salt and leave overnight. They will be fresh and firm to the touch next
day. |
| To increase
the quantity of curd for 'raita': |
Mix some grind
coconut paste into it. |
To freshen
state of the bread:
|
Sprinkle a little
milk over it and place it in a moderately hot oven for 15 minutes. The crust will be
crispier and the bread tastier. |
Run out of fresh bread:
|
Just keep leftover
hardened bread on the lid of a pan containing hot water. The slices will be soft and as
good as fresh, in no time. |
| Avoid milk
from spilling while boiling: |
Just apply glycerin
to the rim of the vessel. |
| Peaked
cake: |
Peaked top in a
cake could be because of too much gluten being developed in the mixture either due to
using too hard a flour or by overbeating. It could also be due to oven temperature being
too high. |
Make curd
in winter:
|
Set in a ceramic
container and place it on the voltage stabilizer of your refrigerator or
set in a hot pot or casserole and close the lid.It will set overnight. |
| Dough
sticking to the rolling pin: |
To prevent fresh
dough from sticking to the rolling pin, keep it in the freezer for a few minutes before
using. |
| Sunken
cake: |
Sunken center in a
cake could be due to too much sugar, shown by a sticky center and very brown crust. It
could also be due to too much baking powder or under baking in a low temperature
oven. |
