Keep spoon in the vessel while boiling milk at medium heat. It will avoid sticking the milk at the bottom of the vessel.
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Moisten the base of the vessel with water to reduce the chances of milk to stick at the bottom.
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Hang a peacock feather, lizards will leave your house.
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If the lemon or lime is hard, put it in warm water for 5-10 minutes to make it easier for squeeze.
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To ripen fruits, wrap them in newspaper and put in a warm place for 2-3 days. The ethylene gas they emit will make them ripe.
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If you add half a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds to the lentil and rice mixture while soaking, dosas will be more crisp.
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Do not beat idli batter too much, the air of which has been incorporated during fermentation will escape.
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Place a betel (paan) leaf over the leftover idli and dosa batter to prevent them from becoming sour.
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To preserve green peas, keep them in a polythene bag in the freezer.
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To keep the chillies fresh for a longer time, remove the stems before storing.
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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.
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Garlic skin comes off easily if the garlic cloves are slightly warmed before peeling.
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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.
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Make a small hole in the egg by piercing a pin before boiling it. You will be able to remove its skin very easily.
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If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes.
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Make a small hole in the egg by piercing a pin before boiling it. You will be able to remove its skin very easily.
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If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes.
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Immerse coconut in water for an hour to remove its hust.
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Put some boric powder in kitchen in corners and other places. Cockroaches will leave your house
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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.
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