Some useful cooking tips
Posted: Dec 29th, '11, 00:19
1- If you are making tikkis of potato, then the potatoes should be boiled well and cooled before use . It would be better if they can be refrigerated for a short time. This helps the starch in the potatoes to settle down and the tikkis will form better
2- To clean your cutting board, scrub it with a sliced lemon.
3- If your honey has crystalized, place the bottle in hot water and let it sit till the honey is melted. Stir the honey well.
4- To peel garlic easily put it in warm water for some minutes.
5-To keep French beans fresh, cut the edges and store in a air tight container & wrap the coriander leaves in newspaper and place in a perforated container in the fridge.
6- Add 2tsp of milk while whisking the egg to get your omelette more softer and more yummy .
7- Use cooking sprays/ pastry brush to apply oil in your food for low fat in food.
8- Baking tip: When you use creaming butter and sugar together, always make sure you do this until the mixture is light and fluffy, at least a good 5 minutes.
9- Use fruits and vegetables always in your food. They are low in calories and nutrient dense, packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre.
10- While using ginger and garlic paste in curries, always use them inthe ratio of40: 60.
11- In the flour container ,put bay leaf inside it. This helps to absorb the moisture.
12- While frying lady's finger, add a few drops of lemon juice or curd to remove the stickiness.
13- Steaming is the good cooking technique, it retains more nutrients than boiling.
14- while frying, if cutlets or tikkis break out in oil, drain the mixture, add cooked rice to the stuffing, reshape & refry the tikkis.
15- While making Gulab Jamun, make smooth round ball by adding little ghee/oil to your palm so that while frying you will get smooth gulab jamuns without any cracks in it.
2- To clean your cutting board, scrub it with a sliced lemon.
3- If your honey has crystalized, place the bottle in hot water and let it sit till the honey is melted. Stir the honey well.
4- To peel garlic easily put it in warm water for some minutes.
5-To keep French beans fresh, cut the edges and store in a air tight container & wrap the coriander leaves in newspaper and place in a perforated container in the fridge.
6- Add 2tsp of milk while whisking the egg to get your omelette more softer and more yummy .
7- Use cooking sprays/ pastry brush to apply oil in your food for low fat in food.
8- Baking tip: When you use creaming butter and sugar together, always make sure you do this until the mixture is light and fluffy, at least a good 5 minutes.
9- Use fruits and vegetables always in your food. They are low in calories and nutrient dense, packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre.
10- While using ginger and garlic paste in curries, always use them inthe ratio of40: 60.
11- In the flour container ,put bay leaf inside it. This helps to absorb the moisture.
12- While frying lady's finger, add a few drops of lemon juice or curd to remove the stickiness.
13- Steaming is the good cooking technique, it retains more nutrients than boiling.
14- while frying, if cutlets or tikkis break out in oil, drain the mixture, add cooked rice to the stuffing, reshape & refry the tikkis.
15- While making Gulab Jamun, make smooth round ball by adding little ghee/oil to your palm so that while frying you will get smooth gulab jamuns without any cracks in it.