Useful kitchen tips...

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Hi friends, The following are some useful tips for you to help you in the kitchen ...
 * Contributed by Indiancuisineandculture Y-Group

Useful Kitchen Tips...

 * Make a soft fluffy omelet : Heat a non-stick pan and add a little more butter than usual. Now beat the egg and stir briskly (even while frying) with a fork. This way more air goes in your omelet, making it light and fluffy. Fry till done and serve hot.
 * Prevent onions from burning, frying : Add a little milk to onions while frying, this will help retain a rich color and prevent them from burning.
 * Cook pulses like chana etc. even if you have forgotten to soak them overnight : Just put the chana in a flask full of boiling water for an hour. They are ready for cooking.
 * Okra will not stick to the vessel : Adding a spoonful of curd to the Okra while cooking while ensure that they do not stick to the vessel or turn black.
 * To remove excess oil in any fried vegetables : Sprinkle a little gram flour over the vegetables. Gram flour absorbs the excess oil and makes the vegetable tastier.
 * Curry turned out a bit oily and pungent :Take two bread slices and powder them coarsely. Add this to the curry and mix well. Bread absorbs the excess oil and spice.
 * Hurry to cook 'dal' ? : Add a little oil and turmeric powder to the dal before placing it in the cooker. It will get done in 10 minutes flat.
 * Boil potatoes faster : Peel and cut potatoes and boil them in water to which a little vinegar is added . They will be done in no time and will retain the texture as well.
 * Retain the green of vegetables : Green vegetables lose color if subjected to continuous heat. So, don't overcook them.
 * Boiling pasta and noodles : Boil pasta/noodles in plenty of water and remove just before it is fully cooked. They continue to be cooked even after it is removed from flame and drained.
 * Serving boiled noodles later : If noodles/pasta has to be used after some time, then refresh the boiled noodles in cold water and drain. This way they will not stick to each other.
 * Instant lemonade : Pour lemon juice with sugar and a little salt into ice trays, to make cubes which can be used for instant lemonade.