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Grated paneer, carrot, beetroot etc. is a good accompaniment in a lunch box instead of biscuits, junk food like fries, etc.
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Place some soda bicarb open in a small shallow dish in the fridge. This will disallow odours of one dish mixing into another. Eg. milk and guavas.
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To refresh stale bread, sprinkle it with water, wrap it in a foil and heat it in the oven on 200 ºC for about five to ten minutes.
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Add a few drops of lemon juice and 1/2 tsp. ghee while steaming long grain rice (basmati) to make the it whiter and keep the grain unbroken.
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A tsp. lemon juice, mixed with 1 tsp. honey, 1 tsp. ginger juice, will reduce phlegmatic cough.
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Cut off the roots and pack fresh coriander leaves in two to three sheets of newspaper and refrigerate. In this way they remain fresh upto a week or two.
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Face Scrub
Sun dry lemon peels till brittle. Powder and use for scrubbing the face clean.
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Do not discard amchoor water. Use to wash copper vessels, silver, etc. to bring back a sparkle. You may even refrigerate and use as a souring agent in daals, etc.
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When cleaning the yard, gather sticks, twigs and leaves into paper bags. When you need kindling for a fire one bag will do the trick.
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Pour a little water (about 1 cup for a 3 litre vessel) in vessel in which you would boil milk. Then, pour in the milk. Heat container and bring milk to boil, without stirring. This way the milk will not scald at the bottom of the Container. Take care to rinse vessel with clean water before using.
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To make the task less tedious prepare the taco shells and salsa dip a day or two in advance, since the shells will stay fresh for even over a week if stored in an airtight container.
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Face Wash
Do not throw away almond peels. Sun dry and drygrind fine. Mix with gramflour, curd and use as a face wash.
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Crayon Stains
Rub cigarette ash (that doesn't mean YOU should smoke!!) over crayon stains on smoothmsurfaces. Wipe off the ash and the stain with it !!.
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Soak almonds in warm water if time to soak is limited. That is 4-5 hours instead of overnight. However, very hot water, will discolour the almonds.
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To increase shelf life of coffee powder, store it in an air-tight container and place it in the refrigerator.
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Dear friends, When many chapatis are left over you can turn it into a very tasty dish.Crumble the chapatis into fine pieces by putting it in the dry grinder.Heat oil as required depending on the no of chapatis left.add mustard seds hing haldipowder and groundnuts.Then add onions thathave been sliced lengthwise.Add the crumbled chapatis, salt and chillipowder to taste.Mi x properly for a few minutes and remove from fire.Sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice and coriander leaves finely chopped/serve hot.
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Food Habits
1 tiny boiled potato given to the child at least 2-3 times a week is nutritious. Add seasoning or curds, but do not fry. Do a lot more good than fries.
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When boiling potatoes for cutlets add the salt to the water itself as potatoes absorb salt better this way.
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Skin Rejuvation
Cover face with fresh clean peels of cucumber, potato, etc. (soaked in a little rosewater), relax For 15 minutes, remove peels and wash off with tap water. Pat dry with soft towel. Gives you a great fresh and rejuvenated feeling. You will almost feel your pores breathing back.
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When putting meat joint in the fridge cover it with foil to prevent it from drying.
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