|
Opt for coconut milk as a dairy-free substitute for cream or milk in your coffee, imparting a delicate coconut essence.
|
|
Keep your butter in the freezer and then grate it for baking and pastries. It mixes into the flour easier and melts quicker.
|
|
If you place your meat in the freezer for a bit, it’ll be easier to cut those wafer thin slices for carpaccio.
|
|
If you have added too much chilli powder in a gravy then add some curd ,lemon juice or 2 .t.s ghee in it to balance it.
|
|
Add kiwi fruit,green apple,oranges,berries or any sour or over ripe fruit to make coriander chutney more nutritious.
|
|
Add 2 tbls pickle masala, 2 tbls pickle oil and a pinch of salt in a cup of wheat flour to make delicious achari poori’s for breakfast and as a travel food.
|
|
Add 1 tbls of fruit jam in a glass of cold milk,blend well and a quick delicious fruit shake is ready for kids
|
|
If facing difficulty in rolling aloo parantha,,then add add some dry roasted gram flour or little bread crumbs in the filling,it will not come out while rolling.
|
|
Its much easier to grind small cardamom if you add some sugar to it while grinding.
|
|
Try allowing eggs to come to room temperature for one hour before placing into boiling water to help with cracking.
|
|
Use Baking Soda to Simulate Aging
Keep eggs in the refrigerator for a week before boiling. If you can’t wait a week, you can mimic the aging effect by alkalizing your water. To do this, add a heaping teaspoonful of baking soda to the water as you boil your eggs and the shells will be easier to peel.
|
|
The amino acid found in eggs can help improve your reflexes.
|
|
Couple of drops of the lemon juice in Gulab Jamun syrup helps to keep the syrup from solidifying.
|
|
Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
|
|
To bring cold eggs to room temperature quickly, you can put the whole eggs into a bowl of lukewarm water (not hot) for 30 minutes.
|
|
To check freshness of eggs, put in a bowl of water–if they sink, they’re fresh. If they float and stand on one end, they’re not.
|
|
Ingredients for cakes should be room temperature (can take out of refrigerator approximately 60-90 minutes before needed).
|
|
To prevent ice crystals from forming, cover the surface with a layer of plastic wrap or wax paper before closing the container.
|
|
Don't overfill your ice cream maker! Three-quarters full yields the best results. It might look a little empty, but trust me, if you fill the bowl up to the top, the ice cream won't aerate properly.
|
|
To knead chappattis, add 1/3 cup of warm water for 1 cup of flour approximately. To make softer chapattis, add warm milk or curd while kneading.
|
