[Other] ~Cooking Tips & Tricks~

[Pukhtana_4_Lyfe]

Salam to all of you cooks out there .
I am starting this new thread where we can share some cooking tips & tricks. Share any tips & tricks you think that will be helpful in the kitchen for new & old cooks
So here we go.

I will share the first tip






Tip: If fish is to be stored for more than a day, clean it, rub with salt, turmeric and if liked, a dash of vinegar before freezing.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

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.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

For crispy lady fingers
Add a few drops of lemon juice while cooking for a crispy taste.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Hurry to cook 'daal' ?
Add a little oil and turmeric powder to the dal before placing it in the cooker. It will get done in 10 minutes flat.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

If potatoes or carrots get over-cooked
Just mash them well and serve with butter or use it as a batter for preparing cutlets

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Getting the Best Baking Conditions for Cookies
Bake one sheet of cookies at a time. Center the rack in the middle of the oven. If you put two baking sheets in the oven at one time, it is best to switch their positions halfway through the baking time. Allow cookie sheets to cool thoroughly between batches. Putting the dough onto hot cookie sheets may cause the cookies to spread and brown too much around the edges.

[LaLo]

good job thanx ........................

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

If you want a quick salad dressing
Blend a cup of curd with little limejuice and seasoning and toss the salad into it.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Instant lemonade
Pour lemon juice with sugar and a little salt into ice trays, to make cubes which can be used for instant lemonade.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Make curd in winter
Set in a ceramic container and place it on the voltage stabilizer of your refrigerator . It will set overnight.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Making potato cutlets?
When boiling potatoes for cutlets add the salt to the water itself as potatoes absorb salt better this way.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Peaked cake?
Peaked top in a cake could be because of too much gluten being developed in the mixture either due to using too hard a flour or by overbeating. It could also be due to oven temperature being too high.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Potato peel wafers
Potato peels can be made into tasty wafers. Immerse the peel in warm water add to it a pinch of salt and then dry it. Deep fry till crisp and you have delicious potato wafers.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Prevent onions from burning, frying
Add a little milk to onions while frying, this will help retain a rich colour and prevent them from burning.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Retain the green of vegetables
Green vegetables lose colour if subjected to continuous heat. So, do not overcook them.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Running short of chili sauce?
Make a quick sauce at home! Put a little chili pickle in the mixer and grind for 2-3 minutes to obtain a smooth paste. Add this paste instead of chili sauce to the dish.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Sunken cake?
Sunken center in a cake could be due to too much sugar, shown by a sticky center and very brown crust. It could also be due to too much baking powder or undercooking in a low temperature

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

To avoid stickiness in rice
Add a few drops of lemon juice to the rice while cooking, you will find that the grains of rice will remain separate.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

To cut hard boiled eggs smoothly
While cutting hard boiled eggs, the egg yolk often tends to break.to avoid this dip the knife in cold water for a few seconds and then cut smoothly.

[Barbie Doll Jiya]

Coconut: Immerse coconut in water for 1/2 an hour to remove its hust.

[asim99]

lots of good stuff in this thread...thanks gals, and guys

there's this book that you might want to get hold of, if you love kitchen tips...i've enjoyed it very much
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