Cooking Tips : When you cook anything just keep in mind that don't let the vegetables to be properly cooked.Just cook vegetables in low temperature and use low spices and oils .Its help the nutrients of vegetables to be in the recipe.
Cooking Tips : Select good quality ingredients. For recipes from mangalore / udupi, use long, kumta chillies - also known as bangalore chillies. These chillies give good colour without making the recipes too hot.
Cooking Tips : When making ghee from butter - do not throw away the residue after straining the ghee. Add 2 cups of water to the residue. Boil for a few minutes. Strain it. Use this rich water for mixing your rotis or for your gravies. Furthermore, the vessel used can be cleaned more easily.
Cooking Tips : In summer to prevent milk from spoiling, boil once more in the evening, change the vessel, let it get cold , cover and keep in fridge. If there are signs of spoiling - mix 1/4 tsp of soda with little milk and mix into the milk before boiling . It prevents spoilage. If it does spoil make paneer.
Cooking Tips : To make sprouts - take whole green gram, soak overnight in water. Next morning wash well, drain off all water and keep covered in a vessel. Sprinkle a little water in the night, cover again and keep overnight. Next morning , long sprouts would have grown. If you want longer sprouts - repeat procedure for one more day. Otherwise, wash well, remove skin which will float on top of the water and use fresh for salads or spring rolls.
