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Glowing Skin
Rub inner peel of ripe papaya over face and neck. Wash off with water, and wipe with a soft towel after 15 minutes. Apply a mild astringent if desired. This leaves a cool, fresh, feel on the face for hours. Regular use, will make the skin soft and glowing.
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Place chopped veggies for salads in a large bowl of icecold water, before preparing salad, to give that fresh, crisp, crunchy feel.
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A drop or two of eucalyptus oil add to water for steam inhalation gives excellent relief in common colds.
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Brittle Nails CareUse a mixture of lemon juice and glycerine in equal parts to dip nails which are brittle and bruised to make them stronger and shinier. Repeat process regularly if the case is extreme.
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For fresh ghee take a slab of unsalted butter place in a heavy bottomed pan and mlet on very slow flame. Remove the froth as it forms with a slotted spoon. Dont the let it burn. When the oil is clear and stops frothing add a few methi (fenugreek) seeds to it and switch off the flame.
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Donot throw away old toothbrushes. They form excellent scrubbers for so many places, eg. crevices in tiles, inlaid furniture, grooves in vessels, sieves, meshes, waffle irons, etc.
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Just dip a small clean rag in a teeny bit of any oil (edible too) and rub on creaky hinges. You will experience quiet doors and windows in a jiffy.
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To break open the coconuts easily (the brown ones..), place them in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes. This would seperate the shell easily.
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Rub chopping board with a slice of lemon vigorously, after cutting onions, garlic, etc. This will ensure that all odours of such vegetables is rid, then wash thoroughly with washing soap.
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Always warm dry spices like cuminseeds, cardamom, cloves, etc. on a griddle before powdering. The grinding will be done faster and powder will be finer.
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While tasting hot decoction, keep very sweet, since after cooling the sweetness reduces, as also The added icecubes will dilute the sweetness.
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Warm garlic flakes a little either in a microwave or on griddle before peeling, to make the skin come off easily.
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When garden saplings of palak, chilli, are attacked by sparrows cover with an old door or window mesh or spike up a tent of an old nylon mosquito net.
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Always powder citric acid crystals before adding to any preserve or murabba, etc. It will blend into the recipe much better and faster.
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Use any of the above leftover sabzis can be used to make masala parathas. Add the sabzi to Some wheat flour, add any other veggies if desired, like grated gourd, or greens, or carrot, Or just dry masalas like chilli powder, salt, dhania powder, turmeric. Add some oil too. Knead To a soft dough, and make parathas or puris as desired.
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One tsp. of plain flour mixed in 1/4 cup water boiled in a stock (2 cups) will lend body and enhance consistency of the soup.
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When chilling puddings in the refrigerator, cover the containers with cling film or plastic sheet to protect from water and crystal formation in the dish.
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Chillies
Do not throw away unused chillies in vinegar while making a chinese course. Blend, bottle and use to spice up soups, rices, etc.
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1. To make soft idlis and dosas add a handfull of Puffed rice or Poha 2. To prevent insects like silver fish from creeping into your cupboards and damaging your clothes and books tie few Kalonji seeds in a muslin cloth and keep in the corner of the shelf.
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When storing cheese in the fridge remove from tin, wrap in cellophane or foil and place in covered container to prevent it from hardening.
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