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Quick Tips

Tips and tricks you can use when you're cooking Indian food.

How to prevent curry stains on your plastic containers
Here's how you can prevent your plastic containers from getting curry stains on them...

Here's how you can prevent freshly cut eggplant from turning black...
Here's how you can prevent freshly cut eggplant from turning black...

How to reduce the smell of cabbage
Here's how you can reduce the smell of cabbage while cooking it in your kitchen...

How to reduce the cooking time of lentils and beans
Here's how you can reduce the cooking time of lentils and beans...

How to prevent boiled potatoes from becoming gooey...
How to prevent boiled potatoes from becoming gooey...

How to reduce the stickiness of Okra...
Find out how easy it is to reduce the stickiness of Okra...

Browning Onion Paste
How to brown onions without too much oil...

How to get rid of poultry smell from chicken?
How to get rid of poultry smell from chicken?

How to Powder Cardamom Easily - Cardamom Tip
Ever struggled with grinding small quantities of cardamom? Lots of Indian sweets require this aromatic spice, so knowing how to do this quickly and painlessly is a handy skill to possess!

Longer lasting fresh coriander!
How to make fresh coriander last longer!

No more lingering cooking smells!
How to get rid of cooking smells from your house!

Making Thicker Gravies
Never make another thin, watery curry again! Here's how...

Keeping Vegetables Green While Cooking
This clever tip teaches how to prevent green veggies from losing their color during cooking!

Using Old Chapatis
Never throw extra leftover Chapatis out again. Use them to make an Indian-style chip and dip or quesadillas!

Freshen Old Chapatis
One of the most commonly eaten staples with most Indian food, Chapatis often get left over. Here's how you can freshen old ones.

Make a Dill Digestive
Dill seeds have a carminative/ digestive effect. Here's how you can harness that property to make a simple and tasty digestive.

Soy convenient!
Some clever uses for soybean granules.

An Easier Nut To Crack!
How to crack a coconut and remove the flesh easily.

Storing Fresh Coconut
How to store coconut so that it stays longer.

Make Fluffier Idlis
How to make softer, fluffier Idlis.

Homemade Exfoliator
Whether you have oily, dry or naormal skin, here's the recipe for the perfect exfoliator for you.

Pain-free Peeling
How to peel garlic with ease.

Preserving Leafy Green Veggies
Leafy greens have a nasty way of wilting or going bad before you can get to using them. Here's how you can keep them around and usable for longer.

Removing Turmeric Stains
Removing Turmeric Stains wash as usual dy in the sun stain fades pale pink wash again

Lighter Bhajias/Pakoras
How to cook lighter, fluffier Bhajias.

Splatter-free Frying!
How to fry chicken without making a mess.

Quick Chapatis (Indian flatbread)
How to get almost instant chapatis!

Keep ginger and garlic pastes fresh for longer
How to extend the life of homemade pastes.

Getting the most out of limes and lemons
Tips on how to buy good limes and lemons and getting the most juice out of them.

Making Soft Chapatis (Indian flatbread)
A quick tip on making really soft chapatis.

Get rid of indigestion symptoms
Eaten too much and feeling under the weather? Zap the nausea, burning sensation, acidity and general uneasiness with ingredients from your own kitchen!

No more boil overs!
How to prevent milk from boiling over.

Salad Dressing Shaker
No need for whisks, bowls and other gadgets. Make salad dressing simple and hassle-free.

Herbs on demand!
Never run out of fresh herbs again.

Browning onions quickly
Most Indian recipes require onions to be browned. Here's how you can do them faster.

Too much salt?
How to save a curry that got too salty!

Lower-fat frying!
How to cut some of the fat out of your frying.

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