To keep sugar container free from ants, add 2-3 cloves onto the jar.
Immerse the coconut in water for half an hour to remove its hust easily.
To make fruits ripen, cover them with paper and place it in a warm area for 2-3 days(enthylene gas they emit helps to ripe).
To squeeze juice out of lemon or lime easily when it is hard, place it in warm water for 5-10 or microwave for 15 seconds on high. This helps to get more juice out of it.
Place a beetle leaf to prevent leftover Idli or dosa batter becoming sour .
To make dosa or crepes crispy, soft and golden brown color, add fenugreek seeds while soaking rice and lentil to prepare batter.
Donot deep fry paneer for preparing dish instead place paneer in hot warm for 15-20 minutes.
Donot throw away the water used for vegetable cooking, make use of it while preparing soup.
Chop vegetables only before use, do not cut in too advance as this will reduce the food value.
To keep vegetables fresh for longer days, wrap it in a newspaper or zip lock bags before storing in fridge.
To keep the yogurt fresh for longer days, place the yogurt cup with water filled at the brim and refrigerate(change water every day).
To make chappati softer, add one boiled and mashed potato while preparing dough.
To make curd to set faster during winter season, add one dried red chilli while you set.
When a recipe calls for the zest of citrus fruit like orange/lemon, buy unwaxed fruit n wash well bfr using, if you can only find treated fruit, scrub well in warm soapy water and rinse thoroughly before using.
While making foods like pakora, bhaji, savouries ,fritters or any kind of deep frying foods add a teaspoon carom / Ajwain seeds to the batter, this will greatly helps to digest the oily stuffs faster.
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