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Don't salt meat before you cook it. The salt forces the juices out and impedes browning. Instead, salt meat halfway through cooking, then taste when the meat is done and adjust the salt as needed.
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When cooking apples, a pinch of salt will make them more tender and add flavour.
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Don't use soda bicarbonate for boiling vegetables as it destroys the vitamins present.
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Add little milk while boiling potatoes to soften and to cook faster.
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To prevent boiled potatoes from sticking to the grater, always apply little oil on the grater.
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Potato cutlets - Add salt to the water in which the potato are boiling as potatoes absorb salt better this way.
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If bread is too dry to make good sandwiches, just hold the bread in the steam over a pan of boiling water for a few seconds.
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It is healthier to garnish soups with popcorn in place of fried croutons.
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To make soup go further, add noodles, macaroni, barley, rice or diced potatoes
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To thicken homemade soup, add a handful of rolled oats or wheat flakes.
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Always add corn flour to any recipe by first making a thin paste in cold water.
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Add one tsp. of butter or margarine to macaroni, spaghetti, soup etc. to stop from over boil.
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To reduce bitterness in the Karela:
- salt the cut Karela generously
- mix well and set aside for 15 min
- drain or squeeze out the liquid.
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For bigger and better popcorns, sprinkle a little warm water on the kernels an hour before popping.
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To make dosas more crispy add half a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds(methi dana) to the lentil and rice mixture while soaking.
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Add a little sugar to the dosa mixture to make them crispy.
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Tasty puri's add four to five slices of bread soaked in water, to the dough.
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Place rolled puris in the fridge for ten minutes before frying, It will consume less oil.
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For Crisp puris: At the time of kneading add a little suji to the wheat flour.
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To test if the consistency of your wada batter is correct, drop a little batter into a cup of water. If it floats it is ready to be fried.
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