1. Cut or entire lemon can stay fresh if kept in common salt. 2. After grinding masala for any dish, if you grind some Tuar Dal in the grinder without cleaning it, you not only get additional masala for your dishes, but also whatever remains of the masala that was ...
Read More »Lighting Environmentally Friendly Diyas
Devout Hindus light diyas not only during Diwali, but also during the other days of the year. If you want to light plenty of diyas, why not light them with oil that is environmentally friendly? Method: Mix 2 litres of Palm oil, 1-2 litres of til oil, ½ litre mustard ...
Read More »Shahi Herbal Vada Pao
Ingredients: Pao (bun) – 12 For Potato Masala: Potatoes – 4 large. Green chillies – 4 medium. Curry leaves – 12. Mint leaves – 12 sprigs. Coriander – 20 sprigs. Ginger – 1 ½ inches. Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon. Mustard – ¼ teaspoon. Fenugreek seeds – ¼ teaspoon. Cashew ...
Read More »Culinary Tips
1. Take 1 cup each of tuar dal, chana dal and rice, 1 ½ table spoons each of udad and moong dal and 6 red chillies. Roast for 1 minute in an already very hot kadai. Remove the mixture onto a plate till it cools down. Dry grind the contents ...
Read More »Crushed Sweet Corn Masala
Ingredients: Sweet corn – 1 cup Coconut – ½ cup Green chillies – 5 Tomatoes (medium sized) – 5 Curry leaves – few Coriander leaves – few sprigs Asafoetida – 1/8th teaspoon Mustard – 1/4th teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds – ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder – 3 ...
Read More »House-keeping Tips
1. Phenyl and other house-cleaning chemicals can cause allergy in some people. Alternately, some neem leaves can be boiled in water, diluted in a bucket of water and some rock salt added to it. If this liquid is used for cleaning the house, it cleans well and is also effective ...
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