General cookery-related queries & Tips

Re: cooking is difficult

hi,
Initially cooking does seem to be difficult but when u are at it then it turns out to be easy and later even fun:-D . i'll give u a simple veg recipe. try it out and then see.

take 4-5 medium sized potato and cut it out into small pieces.
In a cooking vessel heat some oil. Put Methi seeds when oil is hot so that it crackkles and starts turning brown.add the potatoes and then fry it for 2-3 min. Add ginger garlic paste (abt 1n1/2 tsp). stir to mix well. add 1/2 tsp of turmeric(haldi) powder, 1/2 tsp of chilli powder,1/2 tsp of zeera (cummin) powder and 2 tsp of coriander powder(dhanya), 1 green chilli, salt to taste and a little pepper powder or garam masala powder. mix well, bhunofy. add water and let it cook. when its tender as in done then add 2 tomatoes and some chopped dhanya patti( kothmir) . let it again cook so that tomatoes are cooked well into the gravy. when oil comes out of the gravy then the gravy is ready.
hope it turns out well.
:wave

 

General cookery-related queries

hi friends

i find tilda american long grain rice very good for every day and sometimes when i make biryani i use basmati rice.

i tried easy cook rice but it was very dry and also tried massoor rice yuck....

which kind of rice are u eating?

 

Re: everyday rice

Hi,
i use sona masoori for rice.
Par boiled rice for idly and dosa.
It works out fine in both the cases.


Reg,
Shantha Kasiarunachalam

 

Re: everyday rice

Hi,

I use Sonamassori rice for cooking and american brand long grain rice for making idlies and dosa.Sometimes i use the longgrain rice for cooking too.It comes out well.

:mrgreen:

 

Re: everyday rice

i saw most of u cook massoor rice.

when i cooked it, it was dry. how many glass of water i have to put?

for 4 glasses of rice i put 6 and half water, is it right?

thanks

and what is the best rice for u?

 

Re: everyday rice

Hi,

I use Sona masoori rice for everyday cooking. Usually for rice the water should be double i.e. rice:water should be 1:2 and sometimes a little more than that. For mixed rice etc.. a little less than double should be fine.

 

Re: everyday rice

I totally agree with Naveena.

Water amt shud be double the rice quantity.This proportion is for regular rice(little spongy) to be used with kulambu and rasam.For making fried rice i use little say 1/2 tumbler less than the total amt of water so that it is grainy enough for making fried rice.

 

How long can store food in the freezer

hi friends,
I have an extra freezer in the garage where I store food.. especially pickles which brought from India. I have pickles i bought 2 years before...just
getting scared can i still use them? they really tastes good once i thaw it...
please share your experiences...

Thanks in advance

 

Re: How long can store food in the freezer

Dear Tulasi,

Yes you can use them. I have 2 year old pickles that i store out in room temperature and they have not got spoilt. So just thaw, i would suggest that you add a little extra oil ( that which has been used to make the pickle like mustard oil or gingelly oil ) an mix it thoroughly before using. As long as the oil does not give off the stale odour, it is good to use.

Vandhana