Onions

To avoid tears when chopping onion, soak them in cold water for 2 mins before chopping.

Happy Pongal!!

Hi,
Wish you all a very very Happy Pongal.

Sakkarai Pongal

If you dont get Jaggery at your place, try sakkari pongal with Palm sugar (which you get it in Chinese/Thai shop). It tastes yummy.

Microwave Toor Dal

To cook toor dal in microwave quickly, soak toor dal in water for 3o mins and then cook in a microwave.

Almond beauty

Soak 5 almonds in water overnite. Grind it, mix it with a teaspoon of honey. Gently apply on your face and wash after 20 mins to get a glowing skin.

Kaara Paniyaram - Left over Idly batter

Add chopped onion, curry leaves, chopped green chillies, salt to the left over idly batter and cook it in a paniyaram vessel. Yummy paniyaram is ready for evening snack.

Fruits

To ripen the fruits(Sapota, Gauva), cover them with a plastic bag and place it in a hot bag. It gets ripened the very next day.

Vathal Kuzhambu

Adding a little coconut oil, sesame oil and a litle fenu greek powder to vathal kuzhambu enhances taste and reduces body heat.

Bread Crumbs

You can make your own breadcrumbs in the food processor with day old bread, crusts removed

Ripe Banana

Once ripe, bananas can be stored in the fridge.The skin will turn black, but inside will not be affected.

Hi

Hi All,
Just wanted to share a few tips.