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...]
December 2012 Hints
Want to keep your kitchen counter free of ants? Then wipe it with a mixture of tea tree oil and water. Keep red chilies in the microwave for 20 mts and then grind to a powder. Store in a bottle with … [Read more...]
November 2012 Hints
In winter, Coconut oil becomes thick. To avoid this, add two drops of Castor Oil to the Coconut Oil tin or bottle. To get thick curds, add 2tsp of Cornflour mixed in water to the milk. If you … [Read more...]
October 2012 Hints
Keep some blotting paper in the cookie box. Cookies will remain crisp for a long time. Bring freshness into old vegetables by soaking them in Lemon water for an hour. To ripen green tomatoes … [Read more...]
