To keep green chilli fresh for days first wash the chillies and soak all the water with paper towel. Then take out the stem out of the chillies ( this will prevent its ripening )and keep it in a container with lid and keep it in refrigerator.
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Take a bunch of cilantro or coriander leaves wash thoroughly and strain all the water from it. Then take a paper towel or a thin clean dry cloth and wrap the coriander leaves or cilantro and put it in a plastic bag and keep the bag into the refrigerator.
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To buy juicy lemon take a lemon and see if the skin of the lemon is glossy and plain. With glossy and plain skin lemon will be very juicy.
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When you'r frying sliced onion, heat some oil in a pan add the sliced onion and add some salt to it and cover the pan and simmer the heat. Within 2 mins onion will be soft and fried. They will not get burnt.
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Take honey in a spoon and allow to fall in transparent glass of water, if honey mixes with water, then its not pure, if it makes a line and sits in bottom its pure.
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When you are going to buy eggplants how will you know that you've picked the right one. To choose the right eggplant take an eggplant in your hand and try to feel the weight of this. If that one feels very light and soft to you then you've picked the right one.
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To remove the bitterness of methi leaves sprinkle some salt on the chopped methi leaves, keep it for 15 minutes and squeeze out the excess water of the using your palm and add to your dish.
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Freeze them first for one hour & then dip the knife into hot water before cutting them.
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Wrap the fruits and vegetables in newspaper before refrigerating to keep them fresh for long.
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After peeling onions cut in half and soak in water for about 10 minutes before cutting to avoid crying
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Always use full fat curd to your curry. And lower the heat when you are going to add the curd to your curry, your curry will be remain same after adding the curd.
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To avoid browning of apples after cutting, apply a little lemon juice on the cut surface. The apples will stay and look fresh for a longer time.
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If you want curd to settle fast after adding little curd to the milk you just put a green chilly which is coated with salt
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If you don't have a non-stick pan then use a your regular pan. Make once or twice omelets on your regular pan, after that make dosa on it. Your regular pan will work as a non-stick pan.
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If you keep a piece of blotting paper at the bottom of the container, it will keep biscuits fresh for a longer time.
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While preparing Okra fry, add a 1-2 tea spoons of Lemon juice to curry which helps in removing the stickiness of the curry.
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To keep celery fresh for a long time, wrap it in aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator.
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Use a wooden board to chop. It will not blunt the knife. Don`t use a plastic board, small plastic pieces may go with the vegetables
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Immerse the egg in a pan of cool salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh; if it rises to the surface, it is certainly quite old.
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Keep spoon in the vessel while boiling milk at medium heat. It will avoid sticking the milk at the bottom of the vessel.
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Grind some common salt in your mixer/grinder for some time every month. This will keep your mixer blades sharp
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When the noodles are boiled, drain all the hot water and add cold water. This way all the noodles will get separated.
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To keep paneer fresh for several days, wrap it in a blotting paper while storing in the refrigerator.
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Do not fry paneer, immerse it in boiling water to make it soft and spongy.
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Preserve the samosas in freezer. For eating, take out of the freezer two hours in advance and bake them over low temperature.
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If you have some 1 or 2 days old cooked rice, do not throw them away. Just sprinkle some water on the rice and microwave for 1 minute on high. You will never feel like the rice is 1 or 2 days old.
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