Thursday, November 24, 2011

FEW INTERESTING KITCHEN TIPS...

Try each week to create a menu plan and actually save your  time and money.
Stock up Rice, Pasta, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Flour,Tinned foods, Nuts, Spices, Seasoning, Sauces, Salt, Oil, etc.
Boil or steam vegetables in a small amount of water to  bring out the color and flavor of  each vegetable.
So get best results by  bringing  water to boiling point, then add vegetables.
Preserve the color of green vegetables, put them in to cook in boiling water with a pinch of soda.
Vegetables that are  cooked by steaming will preserve their color in the process better.
Cabbage will be  much sweeter if cooked in a  open pan.
When you first add your pasta to the boiling water, stir well to prevent it from sticking to the bottom. Stir again after about 2 or 3 minutes.
Tips for  the day :
Shine all  aluminum pans n kadai by boiling apple peels in them.
When washing spinach, add a small amount of baking soda, it help retain its color.
While grinding for Dosa, Idlis or Dhoklas add some boiled rice this will give soft Dosas, Idlis n Dhoklas.
Keep a bay leaf in flour tin to keep moisture away.
The less you heat cheese, the better. When making soup, sauce, or fondue, so  add the cheese last.

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