Kitchen Tips and Tricks

[rajmiarun]

Dear all,
Let us all share simple kitchen tips and tricks that we follow. This is sure to help all of us.

Here are some:

1. Before you peel onions, if you keep them in water (be it big or small ones), for some time, you wont shed tears.

2. Instead of using knives, use kitchen scissors to cut green chillies, coriander leaves, fresh mint and curry leaves.

3. Add a few drops of salt water to banana chips while frying them as this will make the chips crisper.

4. To remove the odour from knife after cutting onion and garlic, rub it with a piece of lemon.

5. While cutting vegetables, if they are cut uniformly, then it will be easier to cook. The nutrients will not be lost.

6. Soak almonds in hot water for 15 to 20 mins to remove the skin easily.

7. Store nuts in air-tight containers especially in monsoon and winter season, so that they wont get spoiled easily.

[mukti]

1. To get rid of cooking smell from the house, Keep about 4 tbsp of baking soda in a plate and keep it in the kitchen.
2. To get rid of food odours in the refrigeraor, you can keep baking soda in a open tin in the refrigerator.
3. Baking soda absorbs all the odours.

[Nurani]

Hi,

You can also store peeled onions in the refrigerator before cutting them. Tears will not come even if you mince them.

I always do like that.

[nellydisa]

To get rid of onion smell from your hands, rub steel spoon on your hand and wash your hand with soap and water. Beleive me it works.

[shailunaipal]

Add few drops of oil while cooking lentil. They will cook quicker and will not spill.