Saturday, May 2, 2015

GRANI'S BASIC INDIAN COOKING TIPS

COOKING TIPS






Tips On Cutting & Peeling :


  • Wash vegetables before peeling or cutting to preserve the water soluble vitamins.
  • Peel vegetables as thinly as possible to preserve the minerals and vitamins.
  • Soak potatoes and eggplant after cutting, to avoid discoloration.
  • If you boil vegetables in water, do not throw the water, keep it to make gravies.
  • To avoid browning of apples after cutting, apply a little lemon juice on the cut surface. The apples will stay and look fresh for a longer time.
  • Keep coriander leaves in a muslin (cheese) cloth bag in the refrigerator. They will remain fresh for a longer time.
  • Remove the stems of green chilies while storing them .This will help them to stay fresh for long.
  • After peeling onions cut in half and soak in water for about 10 minutes before cutting to avoid crying.
  • Soak almonds in a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes .The skin will peel off easily.
  • Chopping vegetables can be done in different ways using a sharp knife and a wooden chopping board. Cutting on a marble slab will blunt your knives.
  • Remove the outer leaves and husks from the corn (bhutta). Holding the corn upright with the flat end firmly in a board, take a sharp knife and run it down between the kernels and the cob to strip them away.
  • Wrap the fruits and vegetables in newspaper before refrigerating to keep them fresh for long.
  • Chopping dry fruits - Freeze them first for one hour & then dip the knife into hot water before cutting them.

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