Time saving Tricks for indian Cooking

Ruhi · May 11, 2009

Hello Dear Ilites,

these days I had been to my cousin's place..n' have seen ,she use many tricks for cooking..time saving cooking!
* She takes off a skin of Onion, cut them in two pieces, keep in fridge.
*Boiled Daal for week or 10 days & keep in fridge.

I liked this trick but not sure It is Healthy ???
I love to cook & eat healthy food.I haven't seen my mom using this tricks so confused..shall i follow them ???

Plz ..share your opinion.. & Tips & Tricks.

Thank You.

madhurisatya · May 11, 2009

hello Ruhi,

I prefer cooking fresh every time.So no idea about the tricks you mentioned.

I do follow few tips .Let me give them

1.I will grind red chillie powder and salt in mixer in 1:2 ratio along with cumin seeds and store it.I will use this for potato and all other fries.

2. Ginger, garlic paste also i wll prepare before hand and refrigrate it.
If i am preparing biryani i will prepare fresh for the nice smell.

3.Cut veggies during night for next day preparation and will refrigeration .If i have to cook early or fast.

4.Prepare upma with left over idlies during evenings as snack.

Will add more. Trying to recollect

Ruhi · May 11, 2009

hello Madhuri,

Thanks alot for sharing your easy way.
Surely,I will try them.
I wanna know , If you make Ginger/ Garlic paste, are you adding salt in it & how long I can keep this paste in fridge.

Thanks:cheers
Luv ,
Ruhi.

Gitunandakumar · May 11, 2009

Hi,
While preparing ginger/garlic paste add salt or vinger so that you can store it more than 10 days. If you keep in freeze you can store it for 20 days.

madhurisatya · May 11, 2009

While preparing make sure there is no moisture in Jar .I won't add anything.I will use it off with in 1 week only.

Ruhi · May 11, 2009

Hello Gitu n' Madhuri,

Thanks alot for your reply.
These days, i'm not in good health so finding some easy ways

I found related info about same topic in Ask chitvish section...
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/ask-chitvish/15534-jiffy-cooking-planning-menus-all.html

My request to all Pls share your easy ways of cooking.
Thanks alot.
Ruhi.

Jpatma · May 14, 2009

Dear Ruhi,
I too cook dhals and freeze it, however under ayurvedic style of preparation it is not good to do so because the life force of the food is gone. But i have no choice because i am working.

I too peel garlice and onions and keep

I grind chillies (red) and keep in the fridge

I make soup base (grind the spinach) and freeze,so that i can cream of spinach soup.

But if you have time ,use fresh ingredients and cook. But it is good idea to prepare for the nextdays cooking

Jaya

Riyasmommy · May 14, 2009

Ruhi, this is what i do. I spend some time on weekends planning meals for the coming week. I plan atleast 3 meals for weeknights and one meal on Sunday night as hubby takes lunch to work. Then I go grocery shopping, and spend an hour or so chopping veggies and bagging them in small ziploc bags. I also boil the dal sometimes and leave it in the fridge. But I don't do ginger-garlic paste etc. as I like to do them fresh, but planning meals and having ready made chopped veggies to cook cuts down on a lot of time on week days.

Raj

Ruhi · May 17, 2009

Dear Jaya,

Thanks a ton..I will follow up your advice..It's always easy to cook when one have planned it already As , I said I'm not in good health sometimes...I don't want to keep working till my family came back home.

Thanks for your suggestion.

* I make Green masala for a week & Freez.
(Green Masala Paste = Green chilli + Ginger + Garlic + Cumin seeds)

Ruhi · May 17, 2009

hi Raj,

You got very nice time saving tip..U can spend more time with your lil one
I cut the veggie one day before cooking.make dough also one day before..It helps me a bit.

Thanks for sharing your Week Meal plan.

Is anybody cut the onions for a week or so n' freez ...

My MIL does this but personally I don't like this Idea.
Does anyone know is it good to keep it like that ?

Thanks.