TIPS

• During the procedure of making pickles make sure there is no moisture left in the mangoes before adding oil and spices, or it will get spoiled...
  So be careful :-)
  
  
  

• To prevent your potatoes from decaying, always store them in a cool dark spot away from the onions!!!

• To remove excess salt from the soup, place a raw potato in the bowl and it will absorb the extra salt... Isn't it great!!!!!

• Mix one kg basamati rice with 5 kg ordinary rice. Rub some oil onto your hands and mix the mix and store it for two months. By the end of this time period the ordinary rice would have accquired the fragnance of basamati rice.

• A little mayonnaise rubbed on chicken before being roasted ensures a crisp outer layer. It also adds taste to the recipe.

• Suji upma tastes better when cooked in milk instead of water. It is an ideal way to serve milk to kids who dont drink milk regularly.

• To decorate cakes with chocolate leaves, choose fresh, non-poisonous leaves and brush them with melted chocolate. Cool and keep them in the fridge. remove after 10 minutes and peel away the leaf. You will have delicious chocolate leaves ready for the icing.

• To remove the smell of eggs from the plates they are served in, rub them with used coffee or tea leaves mixed with 2 tbsp of vinegar. Wash them with warm water. They will smell fresh and new.

• Store eggs with the broad end upwards. This keeps the yolks centred which keeps the eggs fresh for a longer time.