Kitchen Techniques

In modern days cooking, has become an art which requires a lot of practice and experience.  Chopping vegetables, cutting fish and meat and garnishing and serving a plate requires a certain deftness and dexterity of an expert.

But in day-to-day life it may be helpful to know some tips and tricks which may ease our life in the kitchen.

1.       Slicing/chopping onions in rings or crosswise reduces the time for sautéing it and adds more texture to it.

2.       Adding a bit of salt while sautéing onions will enhance the cooking.

3.       Put boiled potatoes in cold water to easily remove the skin.

4.       Shake the eggs thoroughly before boiling them to make them look yellow after peeling them.

5.       To get crystal clear ice cubes boil water before freezing.

6.       To prevent bananas from over ripening cover the stems with plastic folies.

7.       Add spices like cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and the like and garam masala at the end of the cooking to retain the aroma.

8.       To remove the bad smell of onions from your hands after cutting them, rub them against a stainless steel vessel.