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Mix in some mashed rice in the thick starch water. Blend to a thick batter. Add salt and chat masala for taste. Spoon out thin small papads on a greased plastic sheet. Use the backof a ladle. Sun-dry till brittle. Store in airtight container. Deep fry as a tasty snack.
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Mix in fifteen to twenty cloves with every kilogram of dal while storing to prevent it from being attacked by insects. The same cloves can be reused.
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Use a knife dipped in hot water to smoothen the icing surface and sides. Repeat the action till the whole icing is smoothened.
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Use a wooden spatula to stir dishes like halwa, etc. while cooking, to avoid scratching of Utensils, and ease on the hands too.
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To invert casseroles in a plate, you must line the casserole with greaseproof paper, with the edge jutting just above the rim of the container. To invert, fold down the edge over rim of the container. Place the plate upsidedown on the container. The paper should jut out. In a swift movement, invert the whole combination of plate, paper and container. Now the plate is right side up, the container upside down and the paper jutting out. Hole the paper down and carefully lift the casserole. Carefully remove paper.
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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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