Kitchen Tips

1. Put coriander leaves, mint leaves in sepearate covers so as to avoid spoiling
2. cooking ladies finger: wash ladies finger and wipe it thoroughly before cooking so as to avoid jelly like thing while cutting. If u want to cook ladies finger in the morning, better wash and let it be dried in holed vessel in an open air throughout night.. while cooking in the morning it be completely dried.
3. To avoid insects in cumin seeds, add some peppercorns to it.
4. To keep white Rava  for long time which is not affected by insects, roast the rava and kep in an air tight container.
5. Store salt(both crystal and powdered) in a plastic container so that it will not produce water

Preparation Of Sambar Powder:

Step 1:

Following Traditional Method of making Red Chilli Powder and Sambar Powder. Store bought Red chilli powder may be adulterated and cost wise more. Our traditional method always be economical and we need not write in the groceries list every or 3 months once for chilli and sambar powder. Once when we grind it it will last for a whole year.

Separate bad ones from the pack of good red chillies. Since while grinding sambar or red chilli powder it may spoil and we cant keep it for a whole year.
Dry it in the Hot sun in the terras for a whole Day in sunlight and keep it store in a clean dry air tight container.

Selecting bad ones and Good Ones:

Dry in Hot Sun:

Will Post preparation of Traditional Sambar Powder soon in upcoming posts

Fast Cooking Tips:

Multi tasking in kitchen comes from practice. The time we spend in kitchen depends on the cooking skill. Planning and preparation time will save minutes. Enjoy every minute of cooking, feel the aroma to bring life to your recipes...

1. We all plan the menu for the next day but fail to check whether we have the vegetables and groceries needed for it are in stock. So always do both simultaneously in advance.
2. Keep the old items in front and newly bought veggies at the back of the tray to avoid wastage due to rotting.
3. Before going to bed, just spend ten minutes to make the kitchen ready for next morning. Organized kitchen will make you to love cooking.
4. Make sure your kitchen knives are sharp and user friendly.
5. As soon as you get into the kitchen boil water which helps a lot for many things. Starting from coffee filter, to soak tamarind and to wash kitchen towels.
6. If no time to buy vegetables on a busy day don't get tensed. Use the sprouts in the shelf.
7. During week ends wash the ginger, peel the skin and cut them into small pieces, in the same way peel the garlic and store in an air tight box. Moreover you can make ginger garlic paste too and store it for about 15 days.
8. Have small air tight boxes to store Ginger Garlic paste, grated coconut etc.
9. In small cups keep the sauteing and seasoning items ready before cooking and this will help a lot to prevent over roasting or time waste in opening the spice box for every recipe.
10. Don't ever try a new recipe for the first time on a busy morning.
11. Keep the things that you rarely use at a distance and the most used tools closest to you. Take out the veggies and things needed from the refrigerator before starting cooking and keep closer to you. Don't waste time by walking to refrigerator often.
12. Use minimum number of vessels for cooking. Spreading out too much of vessels give a messy look and heavy task.
13. Plan a Simple Breakfast if the lunch menu is heavy and vice versa.
14. On working days, choose the recipe with fewer ingredients.
15. Use Tupperware storing containers for curry leaves, coriander leaves and even to keep flowers in refrigerator for long term.