All Tips
- Avoid the use of ghee. If it is necessary, substitute it with canola oil. Even for making halwa, you can partly substitute it with oil.
- Garlic skin comes off easily if the garlic cloves are slightly warmed before peeling.
- 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.
- Make a small hole in the egg by piercing a pin before boiling it. You will be able to remove its skin very easily.
- If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes.
- Make a small hole in the egg by piercing a pin before boiling it. You will be able to remove its skin very easily.
- If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes.
- Immerse coconut in water for an hour to remove its hust.
- Put some boric powder in kitchen in corners and other places. Cockroaches will leave your house
- You can use dried coriander and mint leaves in coarse powder form in vegetable curry or chutney, if fresh ones are not available. To keep them fresh for longer time, wrap them in a muslin cloth and keep in a fridge.
- 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.
- Keeping a small piece of hing (asafoetida) in the same container will store chili powder for long time.
- Place some chopped onion in the vessel having burnt food, pour boiling water in it, keep 5 minutes and then clean.
- To keep celery fresh for a long time, wrap it in aluminium foil and place in the refrigerator.
- Slit karelas at the middle and apply a mixture of salt, wheat flour and curd all round. Keep aside for an hour and then cook.
- Apply a mixture of 1 pinch of chewing tobacco and 1 drop of water. Mix and apply directly and immediately to the sting; cover with bandaid to hold in place. Pain will go away in just a few short minutes.
- Apply mashed banana over a burn on your body for cooling effect.
- Apply some lemon juice on the cut surface of the apple to avoid browning. They will look fresh for a longer time.
- When boiling milk in a saucepan, lay a wooden spoon over the top of the pan. It'll stop the milk boiling over.
- Avoid the use of butter. It is essential to use, use a butter containing low saturated fat or with plant stanols (which avoid absorption of cholesterol by our body) or similar substitutes.
- If you keep a piece of blotting paper at the bottom of the container, it will keep biscuits fresh for a longer time.
- Putting 3-4 cloves in sugar container will keep the ants at bay.
- To remove the skin of almonds easily, soak them in hot water for 15-20 minutes.
- Take a fluffy powder brush and blend everything together, so that there are no visible lines or excess powders.
- Remember to apply the makeup all the way down to your throat area and keep blending so you can't see where the make up ends. Nothing is worse than looking like you have a mask on your face.
- Wear illuminator to make your skin appear youthful and dewy compared with dull, matte makeup.
- Apply a foundation primer before you apply any foundation or tinted moisturizer.
- The cleaner you can keep you home, the better. The more you take the offensive approach keeping food and debris cleaned up, the less attractive your home will be
- Recycled items should be stored at outside the home. If this is not possible make sure the containers are rinsed thoroughly. Keeping them in sealed containers will also help pest control and elimination attempts.
- Pest Control: Lights outside of doorways are attracted to lights left on at night. Light bulbs with a pink, yellow or orange tint attract fewer insects. The further away you can keep your light from the entrance point, the better protection you will have from home invasion.
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