Simple tips for daily cooking ~ Storing Veggies

My blog consists of some tips which i have learned from my mother and    from frnds , relatives and some i read somewhere felt that may help to others also , so sharing those tips here......

Tips on Cutting & Peeling & Storing:

·         Wash vegetables before peeling or cutting to preserve the water soluble vitamins.

·         Peel vegetables as thinly as possible to preserve the minerals and vitamins.

·         Soak potatoes and eggplant after cutting, to avoid discoloration.

·         If you boil vegetables in water, do not throw the water, keep it to make gravies.

·         To avoid browning of apples after cutting, apply a little lemon juice on the cut surface. The apples will stay and look fresh for a longer time.

·         Keep coriander leaves in a newspaper and put it into cover and keep them in the refrigerator. They will remain fresh for a longer time.

·         Remove the stems of green chilies while storing them .This will help them to stay fresh for long and take into newspaper and put it into cover and keep them in fridge. They will remain fresh for longer time , coz moisture will taken by newspaper.

·         After peeling onions cut in half and soak in water for about 10 minutes before cutting to avoid crying.

·         Soak almonds in a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes .The skin will peel off easily.

·         Chopping vegetables can be done in different ways using a sharp knife and a wooden chopping board. Cutting on a marble slab will blunt your knives.

·         Remove the outer leaves and husks from the corn (kandi bhutta). Holding the corn upright with the flat end firmly in a board, take a sharp knife and run it down between the kernels and the cob to strip them away.

·         Wrap the fruits and vegetables in newspaper before refrigerating to keep them fresh for long.

·         Chopping dry fruits - Freeze them first for one hour & then dip the knife into hot water before cutting them.

·         At the time of frying onions if we add salt it will cook fast.

·         Store your potatoes in a cool dark place and away from your onions. Don’t keep in them in same place and no need to store them into fridge.

·         Store some potatoes at home every time, we can made easy dishes from them when at hurry time or feeling lazy.