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Green Tip-दमदार सलाह

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Save Earth- do your bit!

If you do not already have a regular heavy base pan and planning to buy one, consider buying a pressure cooker instead. All pressure cookers are usually made of heavy metal base as they work on a steam system. You can use the bottom part of the cooker as a pan without the cover when you are not pressure cooking. Pressure cooker of the right shape and size can serve both purposes, pan and as well a pressure cooker. Do your bit to save this planet. You save 70% fuel energy and your time and energy by using a pressure cooker.

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Chargrill without Barbecue-तन्दूरी ज़ायका बिना तन्दूर के

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To get a chargrill/barbecue flavour from stove top cooking, try caramelizing the ingredients by putting 1/2 teaspoon sugar in oil as the first step and let the sugar turn to dark brown liquid. Or, add some Thai/Indian sweet and sour sauce when ingredients are getting cooked. Put the heat on high for the sauce to burn and give a barbecue/burnt flavour. This will save fuel energy used by the barbecue and some of your precious time.

Save Time for the Next Time-एक सलाह वक़्त बचाने वाली

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Here is a tip to get the quick cooking going and to save time on the days you are really pressed for it and yet want to make something nice and elaborate. Most sumptuous indian curries and dishes require sautéed onion and this is what takes time. So, be smart and keep some chopped sautéed onions in your refrigerator. The day you are making a recipe with onions, plan on peeling and chopping some extra onions to save them for the next time. You can also do this on a weekend or at a time when you are anyway in the kitchen cooking something else and have your hands free in between to peel the onions and drop them in a chopper. Sauté all onions together for your current recipe as well as for the next one. Save sautéed onion in small freezer bags/containers for the next time for quick use. This has been a trick that has saved me time on many occasions. For some my upcoming recipes I will be using ready sautéed onions from my fridge. It’s all about saving time, the most precious thing..efficient use of time in the kitchen this time around will save some time for the next time you are in the kitchen.

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Save some bucks-एक सलाह पैसे बचाने वाली

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The attractive and exotic looking olive oil bottles with flavoured dressing and cooking oils that we are ready to pay big bucks can be prepared at home. When you fill up your olive oil bottle simply add some dry whole spices like a cinnamon stick, bay leaf, whole red chilli, or fresh herbs like rosemary or dill. The oil starts to pick up the flavour of the spices in 3 to 4 days.

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Chop and Freeze-एक सलाह दिल से

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When you have some free time, peel and chop ginger, garlic and green chillies in a chopper and freeze them in a thin layer in separate freezer bags. Once frozen, break the layer with loose hands to pieces of different sizes. You can throw in a piece of the required ingredient as needed for any recipe while cooking.This will cut short the cooking time substantially. Now spend this saved time with your family or doing what you like to do the most.