Preserving Tips:
To keep the freshness of strawberries for atleast 1 week,pick the fruits with stems on it.wash and remove the stem right before eating them.
After peeling onions cut in half and soak in cold water for few minutes before cutting to avoid crying.
Unless you chop your onion in a chopper,keep your peeled onions in a ziplock in the fridge the night before you need them,this will make the onions crispy to cut easily.
Wrap your herbs in a kitchen towel and then put them in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator. They will remain fresh for a longer time.
To avoid browning of apples after cutting, apply a little lime juice on it. The apples will stay and look fresh for a longer time.
Remove the stems of green chilies before storing them .This will help them to stay fresh for long.
After peeling onions cut in half and soak in cold water for few minutes before cutting to avoid crying.
Unless you chop your onion in a chopper,keep your peeled onions in a ziplock in the fridge the night before you need them,this will make the onions crispy to cut easily.
To avoid discoloration,soak potatoes and eggplant after cutting.better if eggplants are soaked in salty water.
Left Over tips:
Keep the Left over curries which you dont want to eat now in the freezer and whenever you want to have stuffed parathas,just mix the flour in that curry,if you curry has too much texture mash it with the masher ,add pinch each of cumin and carom seeds,salt ,check if the dough needs more water or not depending on the curries consistency.take big dollops usually double than your usual chapati dollop and roll thick parathas.believe me these are much tastier than the usual potato or any other paratha.
Take meat from the left over barbeque and make a curry next day with some onions and tomatoes.it will create a new dish and that too quick as the meat is already cooked.
If the left over chutney is not enough for everybody fry 2-3 tomatoes and some green chillies and 2-3 garlic pods in a spoon of oil and grind adding some salt to make a new chutney the next day.
To keep the freshness of strawberries for atleast 1 week,pick the fruits with stems on it.wash and remove the stem right before eating them.
After peeling onions cut in half and soak in cold water for few minutes before cutting to avoid crying.
Unless you chop your onion in a chopper,keep your peeled onions in a ziplock in the fridge the night before you need them,this will make the onions crispy to cut easily.
Wrap your herbs in a kitchen towel and then put them in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator. They will remain fresh for a longer time.
To avoid browning of apples after cutting, apply a little lime juice on it. The apples will stay and look fresh for a longer time.
Remove the stems of green chilies before storing them .This will help them to stay fresh for long.
After peeling onions cut in half and soak in cold water for few minutes before cutting to avoid crying.
Unless you chop your onion in a chopper,keep your peeled onions in a ziplock in the fridge the night before you need them,this will make the onions crispy to cut easily.
To avoid discoloration,soak potatoes and eggplant after cutting.better if eggplants are soaked in salty water.
Left Over tips:
Keep the Left over curries which you dont want to eat now in the freezer and whenever you want to have stuffed parathas,just mix the flour in that curry,if you curry has too much texture mash it with the masher ,add pinch each of cumin and carom seeds,salt ,check if the dough needs more water or not depending on the curries consistency.take big dollops usually double than your usual chapati dollop and roll thick parathas.believe me these are much tastier than the usual potato or any other paratha.
Take meat from the left over barbeque and make a curry next day with some onions and tomatoes.it will create a new dish and that too quick as the meat is already cooked.
If the left over chutney is not enough for everybody fry 2-3 tomatoes and some green chillies and 2-3 garlic pods in a spoon of oil and grind adding some salt to make a new chutney the next day.
