Cookery Tips

Healthy Soups!!

2012-02-27T23:42:00.000-08:00

It is found that the amount of nutrients found in vegetable soup is much more than any other vegetable recipe. It is not only rich in nutrients but also helps hydrate the body and restores the water balance.

EGGS

2012-02-19T22:31:00.000-08:00

A fresh egg will sink in water, but a stale one will not sink.

Fish curry

2011-07-17T02:29:00.000-07:00

Fish should be cleaned well and cut into big pieces for Curry.
Care should be taken not to stir the curry often while cooking to avoid breaking of the pieces.
Fish curry tastes better if cooked atleast a minimum of eight hours in advance of serving.

Bindi Fry with Grounded Dal Powder

2011-02-28T03:34:00.000-08:00

Channa dal powdered along with a few red chillies and salt can act as a good Taste enriching agent for dry curries like bindi fry.

Once you are done with cooking of your bindy fry curry... sprinkle this dal powder over and slightly mix and simmer for about 2 mins.

This will give enrich the taste of your curry. Kids will love it.

Tip for rich chutnies

2009-05-27T10:23:00.000-07:00

To make your (cococnut/tomato) chutney rich add few cashews fried in oil to the chutney while grinding it. This gives a rich taste to the chutney.

Tip to prevent potato and eggs from cracking

2009-05-27T10:20:00.000-07:00

To avoid potato and eggs from cracking while you cook them, add a pinch of salt to water in which they are being cooked.

Tip to soften tomato

2009-05-27T10:18:00.000-07:00

Add salt immediately after you add the tomatoes. This helps soften the tomatoes faster.

Tip to clean Spinach

2009-05-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

Always clean spinach before chopping it. This helps retain the nutrition. Take a large bowl of water and swish the bunch of leaves in the water. The dirt settles at bottom. Discard the water and repeat the cleaning process until there is no dirt that settles.

Tip to store vegetables fresh for long

2009-05-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

Once you return from your shopping transfer the vegetables into the refrigerator bags and store them into the vegetable basket. This prevents the vegetables from losing their freshness and remain crisp for long.

Tip to get rid of the raw egg smell from omelet

2009-05-27T10:10:00.000-07:00

Add a pinch of turmeric and a dash of lemon juice to the beaten egg and beat for a couple of minutes and prepare the omelet. The raw smell of the egg is gone.

Tip to make a non-sticky lady's finger fry

2009-05-27T10:08:00.000-07:00

Add a tablespoon or curd /lemon juice while preparing the fry. This removes the stickiness from the curry.

Ginger garlic paste

2009-05-27T10:04:00.000-07:00

Add a few pods of cloves,Cinnamon, pinch of turmeric, pinch of salt while griding the ginger garlic paste. This gives a very special aroma to the paste. This also acts as a ready to use gar am masala. This paste can be stored in the refrigerator and used for about two weeks.

Tip to get rid of excess oil from your curries/fries

2009-05-27T10:01:00.000-07:00

You find your potato curry oily add one/two heaped spoons of gram flour to the fry and simmer until the raw smell goes. Lo!!! vanishes the oil and tasty potato fry is ready with a delicious taste

Tip to make your gravy rich

2009-05-27T09:57:00.000-07:00

Grind two tablespoons of grated coconut with equal amount of poppy seeds into a fine paste and add it to the gravy when its almost done and simmer for about 5 minutes. This paste thickens the gravy and gives it a rich taste