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Always mash potatoes when they are still quite hot. They mash more easily and can be finely mashed too.
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Place candles in a dish of water while burning. They will last longer.
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Any mashed potato stuffings, etc. tend to have water crystals on thawing after removing from the freezer. After thawing take in a heavy pan, and cook on medium flame, stirring all the time, till the water evaporates. The texture, on cooling a bit will come back to the original.
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For apt usage of a microwave, compliment microwave cooking with traditional forms. Do the boiling, frying and seasoning part on a gas stove. While leaving the baking, sauteeing, cooking, melting, etc. to a microwave.
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If curds is too sour tie for 10 minutes in a muslin cloth, to remove the sour whey. Use the residual curds to proceed after adding a little milk. Do not throw away the whey. Use to knead dough for paratbas, or soak silver trinkets and brush with soap water to clean them. Or scrub copper of copper bottom vessels to make them sparkling clean.
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Boil onion peels with a little water and vinegar in burnt and greasy pans. Simmer covered for 3-4 minutes. Wash with washing powder and scrubber. They will come out clean easily.
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To slice vegetables with smooth skins like capsicum, tomatoes, remove a thin sliver of skin Vertically. Place knife over this strip while making the slices. This will cut much easier, neater, And quicker.
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Crush chikki coarsely and use as nougat over cakes and icecreams. Use nuts of your choice.
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Mix together a big pinch of salt in any cold cream or even plain white petroleum jelly and Apply on face. Scrub smoothly with palms for about 3 minutes, to exfoliate skin, and remove Dead cells. Wash off with mild soap, and warm water, to leave a fresh, clean, tinglin skin.
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To make aluminium vessels look good again, rub them with emery paper. Mere
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A pinch of turmeric powder and a teaspoon full of ghee added to dal before pressure-cooking it will give it a better flavour.
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A clove and a cardamom kept in the mouth while travelling, brings relief to those suffering from motion sickness.
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Always keep cut or slit brinjals soaking in salt water, to avoid their becoming discoloured.
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Apply a little furniture wax onto the inside of ash-trays. In this way, the trays can be washed easily.
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Good hair
Rinse washed hair with a dilute decoction of tea in the last mugful, to add a lustre and bounce To your hair.
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If gum dries up, add a little vinegar and stir.
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Never store pastes in open bowls or jars. The smell will permeate milk, butter, cheese, veggies, Fruit, other dishes and even icecubes, and the damage will be irreversible. This is because of High content of garlic in many pastes.
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While grinding the batter for idlis replace 1/5 quantity of rice with pressed rice (poha). This will make the idlis fluffier.
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Wrap green leafy vegetables in old newspaper before putting in the vegetable bag or tray. This will make them last and keep fresh much longer.
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Always wear plastic gloves or slip hands into 2 transparent plastic bags while handling and Cutting chillies, to avoid hands from burning sensations.
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