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If you have forgotten to soak pulses like chana overnight, just put the chana in a flask full of boiling water for an hour. They are ready for cooking.
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Throw in a handful of soaked beans or sprouts to give the added nourishment, as a combination in any raitha.
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Store eggs in a carton and place in the refrigerator itself rather than on the door.
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Use, if possible earthenware vessels to enhance the flavour of Rajasthani dals and curries.
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For simple but extravagant looking topping, take 2-3 healthy strawberries. Make incisions vertically from tip to base, to form slices. But do not cut fully. Stop just below the base. Now press sideways gently, to form a fan shaped strawberry. Use as topping decor for cakes, icecreams, puddings, etc.
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To remove cellotape stuck on walls, etc ( eg. for posters) without removing the paint, hold a warm iron over it for a few seconds, then peel off slowly.
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Use the whey (water) from tied curds to make softer chappati, paratha and naans. Use this water instead of plain water to knead the dough.
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Add a tsp. each, of salt and vinegar to soap water for washing crystals and crockery to make them crystal clean and sparkling.
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Pressurecook lots of tomatoes, with adding water to them. Make puree in blender. Strain, cool, freeze in icetrays. When set, remove and fill in freezer polybags. Use cubes as required in recipes.
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If bread tends to feel too dry or stale, brush with some milk, cover in a foil, warm in a preheated Oven for 5 minutes. It will be fresh and soft again.
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To bring a sparkle to metal fittings in bathrooms, taps, etc., apply a thin vim paste all over, keep for 1 hour and wash off with warm soapy water and scrubber. Finally wash with plain water and wipe dry with a clean absorbent cloth.
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Brass&copperware
Add some citric acid to cleaning powder for cleaning brass and copper ware. They will come out much cleaner.
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Use a pair of kitchen scissors to chop chillies, etc. fine. It will keep hands from burning, and the job is done much faster too.
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Olive oil oxidizes easily, which results in the loss of its delicate flavours. It should therefore be stored in tinted glass bottles or in tins or cans to protect it from light and air.
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Pin a 4" x 4" square plastic near your dresser, or bathroom to hold your bindis while not in use. This way your dresser furniture and bathroom mirror will be free of bindi gum, left behind after Removing bindi from there. Replace plastic after it gets gummy enough!!.
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Blend all ingredients together and keep overnight in a cool place. Use with any savoury dishes like pastas, minestrones, bakes, etc.
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Use a pizza cutter to cut rounds into strips for fried noodles, instead of a knife. It is faster and less messy.
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Always iron hand painted fabrics from the wrong side. The paint will not spoil and will look brighter.
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Always buy transparent (see through) containers for refrigerators, freezers, etc. These being see-through allow easy visibility of contents and eliminates searching, opening & checking or labelling of containers.
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Garden hint - When sowing carrots, mix the seeds with two tablespoons of Epsom salts before placing them in the ground. The carrots will grow free from blight as a result.
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