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Kitchen tips

2011-12-04 by Anjana Chaturvedi

  1. If asafoetida  become too hard then keep a green chilli with it.
  2. 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.
  3. Add 1 t.s white vinegar in idli batter to make softer idlis.
  4. Add some gram flour or semolina with wheat flour to make crisp poori’s.
  5. To enhance the flavour of coffee ,add a pinch of salt into it.
  6. Add a pinch of dried mint powder in tomato soup to make it more flavourful.
  7. 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.
  8. If you are short of tomatoes to make gravy, then add some  tomato ketchup.
  9. While making coriander chutney add few nuts of your choice to make it more nutritious and to increase its shelf life.
  10. Add kiwi fruit,green  apple ,berries or any sour fruit to make  coriander chutney more nutritious.
  11. Try to  add whole curry leaf spring  in the dish,it will be easy to remove after cooking.
  12. Use scissor to chop green chillies.
  13. To grind red chillies ,add 1/2 t.s salt and few drops of mustard oil to grind easily and to get bright red colour.
  14. Add 2 tbls pickle masala and 2 tbls pickle oil  and pinch of salt in 1cup wheat  flour to make delicious poori’s for breakfast.
  15. Add 1 tbls left over pickle masala in regular subzi to make achari aloo , achari bhindi and achari brijal or any dry curry of your choice..
  16. Freeze left over coffee in ice try and next time when you make cold coffee ,use these cubes instead of plain ice cubes
  17. Add 1 tbls of fruit jam in a glass  of cold milk,blend well and a quick delicious fruit shake  is ready for kids.
  18. If your  gulab jamuns turn out hard ,don’t worry,just put them  in the pressure cooker with sugar syrup  and cook for 5 minute on medium heat ,serve warm with a smile.
  19. Add 1 tbls gram flour in semolina for making sooji halwa.
  20. While making gravy for a kofta or paneer dish ,use milk instead of water  for smoother gravy

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Comments

  1. shivani says

    2012-05-24 at

    helloaunty i like ur space very much it has really helped me in becoming the master of my kitchen..

  2. Maayeka says

    2011-12-06 at

    Thank you so much..

  3. Sensible Vegetarian says

    2011-12-06 at

    Very useful post and you have a nice space here.

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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