Cooking Tips

Veggies Blanching Veggies: Chop vegetables. Sprinkle little water and microwave for 2 minutes. Or Boil 4 cups water, add the veggies with a a pinch of salt. Boil for 2 minutes. Drain and let cool. More in Veggies... Non-Veggies Kababs: Avoid using water while making kababs, use flour (maida, egg for binding). Grease your palms with oil while shaping kababs. More in Non-Veggies... Chinese Chinese gravies: Use lots of finely chopped ginger, garlic, slit green chilies, spring onions, chicken stock and cornflour. Make sure you add Soya sauce, chili sauce, ajinomoto and vinegar ... More in Chinese... Recipe Tips Carrot halwa: To reduce cooking time, half of the milk quantity can be replaced with 100 gms khoya (mawa) More in Recipe Tips... General Tips Bread tip: Store left over bread in a moisture proof plastic or packet and tuck it in the refrigerator. It will stay fresh for many days. You can always grind it or just crumble them to get ... More in General Tips... Italian Pizza dough: In a bowl mix 1 packet quick rising yeast with 11/3 warm water, In another bowl put 3 cups flour, ½ tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt, ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, and 1 ½ tbsp extra ... More in Italian... Salad Dressings Herb Dressing In blender combine: 1 egg, 1 tbsp white vinegar, 2 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 small garlic clove, halved; ¾ tsp salt, ½ tsp each dried thyme, marjoram and basil; ½ ts, ... More in Salad Dressings...