Healthy Soups!!

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

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

Fish curry

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

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

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

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

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