To prevent onions from burning while frying
Add a little milk to onions while frying, this will help retain a rich color and prevent them from burning.
To make a soft fluffy omelet
Heat a non-stick pan and add more butter than usual. Beat the egg and stir briskly (even while frying) with a fork. More air goes in your omelet, making it light and fluffy. Fry until done and serve hot.
To remove excess oil in fried vegetables
Sprinkle a little gram flour over the vegetables. Gram flour absorbs the excess oil and makes the vegetable tastier.
To avoid stickiness in rice
Add a few drops of lemon juice to the rice while cooking, you will find that the grains of rice will remain separate.
Use coconut milk for frying Instead of Oil
Coconut milk when kept overnight in the fridge, forms a white layer on top. This layer can be used as fat instead of oil for frying chicken.
when Boiling pasta or noodles
Boil pasta or noodles in plenty of water and remove just before it is fully cooked. They continue to be cooked even after it is removed from the flame and drained.
to Preserve eggs for a longer period of time
Wash the eggs and slowly place them in a container full of lime water or mustard oil. The eggs will be preserved and won't spoil.
to Keep fruits & vegetables fresh longer
Wrap them in newspaper before storing them in the fridge.
to Prevent milk from spoiling
Add a teaspoon of soda while boiling milk. It will not get spoiled even if you forget to put it in the refrigerator.
to Retain freshness in white flour, semolina and gram flour
Store flour in the refrigerator and they will remain fresh and insect-free.
to get More juice from a lemon
Place the lemon in hot water before squeezing.
to Prevent eggs from cracking When boiled
Pierce eggs with a sharp pin before boiling.
To Keep from crying while cutting onions
Peel the onion, cut in half and soak in water for about 5 minutes.
to Cut hard-boiled eggs smoothly
To avoid breaking the yolk, dip your knife in cold water for a few seconds and then cut smoothly.
when you Run out of fresh bread
Just keep leftover hardened bread on the lid of a pan containing hot water. The slices will be soft and as good as fresh, in no time.
to Prevent fresh dough from sticking to rolling pin
Keep it in the freezer for a few minutes before using.