Few household tips and tricks for this month are as follows: Collect peels of vegetables and fruits and blend in a blender. Remove the paste and add a spoonful of this mixture to the pots to … [Read more...]
April 2010 Hints
If you are not sure about the quantity of water to be added while cooking rice, it would be a safe bet to keep the water level 2.5 cm, above the rice level. Add a teaspoon of Ghee to the almost … [Read more...]
September 2013 Hints
Never starch Organdie cloth. Instead iron it while the cloth is still damp to make it stiff. To set curd perfectly in winter, add one cup boiling milk to two cups cold milk and two tsp curd. Mix … [Read more...]
August 2013, Hints
Place a small quantity of rock salt wrapped in a muslin cloth in your biscuit tin to keep the biscuits crisp, especially during the monsoons. When making tomato soup, add a carrot. It reduces … [Read more...]
May 2010 Hints
Neem powder mixed with water sprinkled on plants works as an insecticide. When cooking bitter gourd, add a few pieces of raw mango or dry mango powder to remove the bitterness. This adds a little … [Read more...]
January 2012 Hints
When using agar agar, soak it in a little cold water for a few minutes to allow it to swell. Then place the basin over a pan of hot water to dissolve the agar agar completely. Before using Saffron … [Read more...]
July 2013 Hints
When food is spaced apart inside the oven, it cooks better, evenly, and quickly Clean up your pantry once a month by removing all the spoiled and expired food items To clean a blender, sprinkle … [Read more...]
February 2009 Hints
Coffee and tea stains can be removed from a garment, by rubbing the stained area with a cloth dipped in glycerin. To remove the burnt food from the bottom of a utensil, fill the utensil with salt … [Read more...]
June 2013 Hints
Making Makki-ki-roti is a challenge as the roti keeps breaking while you are flattening the dough. To avoid this, add little wheat flour while keneading the dough. Sometimes when you break a … [Read more...]
May 2013 Hints
If stored pickles dry up, heat the required amount of oil, cool and add to the jar to make the pickle soft and edible again. After making Kofta balls, store them in the fridge for 30 minutes before … [Read more...]
November 2011 Hints
To get rid of rust stains on tiles, dip a cloth in Kerosene and rub it on rust stains. Maintaining glass shower doors takes up a lot of time. Try rubbing the glass shower doors with a sponge dipped … [Read more...]
August 2011 Hints
In case you forgot to skin the tomatoes before cooking, at the end of the cooking time, boil the mixture rapidly for two to three minutes. The tomato skins will come to the top and you can pick them … [Read more...]
April 2009 Hints
Are you worried about limp deworn curtains? Well, soak them in one bucket of water mixed with one cup epsom salt and rinse. Bright and crisp curtains are ready to adorn the windows and doors. To … [Read more...]
April 2013 Hints
To prevent tools from rusting in the tool box, put a few pieces of coal in your tool box. To remove dosa effortlessly from the tava, cut a piece of Brinjal and rub it on the tava. To remove … [Read more...]
March 2012 Hints
Occasionally you can scrub your cutting board with a paste made from Soda-bi-carbonate, Salt, and water to make it stain free. Rinse with hot water. Mix Vinegar with Milk and clean silver … [Read more...]
March 2013 Hints
While cutting a Pineapple, wrap the spiky crown with a thick towel and hold it in the left hand in the standing position. Using the right hand peel the Pineapple top-down using a knife. Remove the … [Read more...]
February 2013 Hints
While cooking Radish add a piece of Ginger to reduce the smell of Radish wafting into the house. To get rid of smells in the refrigerator, clean the shelves and sides with soda-bi-carb. Rinse with … [Read more...]
January 2013 Hints
Keep Rawa / Semolina in the Oven for 1 minute and store to avoid the Rawa getting infested with insects. Long-Lived Flowers - Prolong the life of fresh cut flowers by adding 2 tablespoons of white … [Read more...]
May 2012, Hints
During rainy season, it is very common to find mildew and mold on the shower curtains. Wash the curtains in soap water and then rub a lemon wedge over the curtain to remove the mildew … [Read more...]
October 2010 Hints
To sharpen your kitchen knife, just wet the knife and sharpen it on the protruding circle at the back of any porcelain or bone china saucer from tip to end several times. Dry leftover bread in the … [Read more...]
