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Make A Soft Fluffy Omelet:
Heat a non-stick pan and add a little more butter than usual.
Now beat the egg and stir briskly (even while frying) with a
fork. This way more air goes in your omelet, making it light and
fluffy. Fry till done and serve hot.
Prevent Onions
From Burning, Frying:
Prevent
Onions From Burning, Frying Add a little milk to onions while
frying, this will help retain a rich color and prevent them from
burning.
Cook pulses like chana etc.
even if you have forgotten to soak them overnight:
Cook
pulses like chana etc. even if you have forgotten to soak them
overnight Just put the chana in a flask full of boiling water
for an hour. They are ready for cooking.
Okra will not stick
to the vessel:
Okra will not stick to the vessel Adding a spoonful of curd to
the Okra while cooking while ensure that they do not stick to
the vessel or turn black.
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To remove
excess oil in any fried vegetables:
To remove
excess oil in any fried vegetables Sprinkle a little gramflour
over the vegetables. Gramflour absorbs the excess oil and makes
the vegetable tastier.
Curry turned
out a bit oily and pungent:
Curry turned
out a bit oily and pungent Take two bread slices and powder them
coarsely. Add this to the curry and mix well. Bread absorbs the
excess oil and spice.
Hurry to cook 'dal' ? :
Hurry to
cook 'dal' ? Add a little oil and turmeric powder to the dal
before placing it in the cooker. It will get done in 10 minutes
flat.
Boil potatoes faster:
Boil
potatoes faster Peel and cut potatoes and boil them in water to
which a little vinegar is added . They will be done in no time
and will retain the texture as well.
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Retain the green of
vegetables:
Retain the
green of vegetables Green vegetables lose color if subjected to
continuous heat. So, don't overcook them.
Boiling Pasta & Noodles:
Boiling Pasta & Noodles Boil pasta/noodles in plenty of water
and remove just before it is fully cooked. They continue to be
cooked even after it is removed from flame and drained.
Serving Boiled Noodles
later:
Serving
Boiled Noodles later If noodles/pasta has to be used after some
time, then refresh the boiled noodles in cold water and drain.
This way they will not stick to each other.
Instant Lemonade:
Instant
Lemonade Pour lemon juice with sugar and a little salt into ice
trays, to make cubes which can be used for instant lemonade.
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