Help yourself with easy tricks in kitchen

Shireen88 · Sep 2, 2009

1. Avoid Sticky Rice

Wash the rice a few times until the water runs clear. Remove all the water until no water remains. Let it sit for 20 minutes. This will remove all the starch and help the rice to remain separate.

Also adding a few drops of lemon juice to the rice while cooking, you will find that the grains of rice will tend to remain separate.

2. For Crispier Puris

Add a teaspoon of Semolina / Rava and 1 teaspoon of Rice flour to the wheat flour while kneading.

3. Quick Tomato Paste Cubes

Spoon tomato paste into ice cube trays. Freeze overnight. Transfer into plastic bags and freeze. Frozen cubes can be dropped right into curries.

4. How to cut an onion without crying ?

Indian food requires a lot of onions sometimes. Use sweet onions. Peeling and cutting under running water, chopping near a gas flame, and refrigerating onions before chopping, all methods for reducing the volatility of the sulfide that causes the irritation.

Well I guess I could help you Ladies with these tips

shakambari · Sep 2, 2009

Nice tips... Will try the one abt frozen tomato paste ...

lvarada · Sep 2, 2009

Shireen, thanks for the tips...

loveleen001 · Sep 4, 2009

This tips also might prove useful...

# Celery: To keep celery fresh for long time, wrap it in aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator.

# Burnt Food: Place some chopped onion in the vessel having burnt food, pour boiling water in it, keep for 5 minutes and then clean.

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

# Chopping: 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.