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Helpful Tips

Here is a compilation of tips, which will help you with your Cooking/Baking endeavours. I intend to update this page as often as possible. If you have any tips and would like to share it with me, please don’t hesitate to send. I will post it with due credits to the contributor.

Kitchen tips

To avoid dis-colouration of chopped Apples, put them in a bowl of clean water and squeeze lemon into it.
For longer storage life of green chillies, remove their stems and store them in a container lined with paper and refrigerate it.
For longer storage life of coriander/ mint/ curry leaves, wrap them in a paper and store in a container in the fridge. Change paper when the paper turns moist.
To make homemade paste, grind 100 or 200 gms of ginger/ garlic/green chillies into a fine paste along with a teaspoon of salt and store in refrigerator.
Keep grated coconut in ziploc bags and store in the freezer. While grinding, add warm water to get a smooth paste.
To remove the skin of almonds easily, soak them in hot water for a few minutes.
To keep biscuits fresh for longer time, put a piece of blotting paper at the bottom of the container.
To chop dry fruits, place them in the fridge for half an hour before cutting. Take the fruits out and cut them with a knife dipped in hot water.
To figure out if the eggs are fresh, put them in a pan of water. If they sink, they are good but if they float, they are rotten.
Do not store potatoes and onions together. Potatoes will rot quickly if stored with onions.
Place overripe tomatoes in cold water, add some salt and keep it overnight. They will become firm.
If you drop an egg on the floor, cover it with salt and let it remain like this for a couple of minutes. You will be able to easily clean the mess with a paper towel.
Eggs spoil easily in summer. In order to prevent this, apply oil over the surface of the eggs.

Baking tips

Always ensure that the ingredients are at room temperature before baking, unless mentioned otherwise in the recipe.
Flour that does not have a leavening agent is called plain or all-purpose flour.
Self-rising flour is typically composed of 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and a pinch to half teaspoon salt.
Sieve the dry ingredients together a few times even if the recipe doesn’t call for it. The sieving will help in uniform distribution of the ingredients.
Stick to the exact measurements given in the recipe unless you are an Expert
Always preheat the oven before baking.
Grease pans with about 1 tablespoon of butter/oil.