Kitchen tips

Useful Kitchen Tips

So last week has been very busy with work and social commitments which means I spent very less time in kitchen. Haven't visited yet another state to hunt my next dish from the state. Today I sat down to do my weekly blog post as promised and was wondering for a long time about what to write. Finally decided to go with writing a list of handy kitchen tips that I have learnt over the years. I am sure these will be helpful to you.

1) Tired of gooey bhindi? adding a spoon of yogurt to Bhindi while cooking will make it less gooey.
2) Ever experienced curry stains on your clothes? Soak them in water with vinegar and wash after 30 minutes. This should help get rid of the stains. If you spilled curry on carpet? pour lemonade on it and dab with kitchen towel this will help lightening the stain.
3) Having trouble with puris soaking a lot of oil? - try refrigerating dough for 10 - 20 minutes right before making puris - this will yield puffy soft puris with less oil soaked.
4) Made your curry too spicy? - Adding ghee tadka will help reduce the heat in the curry.
5) Having trouble rolling your stuffed parathas? - Add some breadcrumbs to the stuffing and roll them carefully - they will be easier to roll.
6) Enjoy a bowl of popcorn with movie? - Store corn seeds in freezer and pop them while still frozen (Add to vessel straight from freezer) - This will give bigger popcorns and ensure less wastage of seeds
7) Love crispy pakora with your tea? - Add some rice flour to batter - Pakoras will be crispy and less oily
8) Preserve water that you have used to boil vegetables and use it while making curries.
9) Soak almonds in cup of warm water for 15 mins prior to pilling skin off
10) Ever felt frustrated by the time it takes to boil a whole potato? - Try soaking potato in salt water for half an hour prior to baking it in oven.

I will aim to bring you more interesting tips that I have personally tried and have worked for me at regular intervals. Do give me feed back while you read my posts.