Tips

1. Chili Powder: Keeping a small piece of hing (asafoetida) in the same container will store chili powder for long time.
2. Chopping: Use a wooden board to chop. It will not blunt the knife. Don't use a plastic board, small plastic pieces may go with the vegetables.
3. Coriander/Mint: You can use dried coriander and mint leaves in coarse powder form in vegetable curry or chutney, if fresh ones are not available.
   To keep them fresh for a longer time, wrap them in a muslin cloth and keep in a fridge.
4. Cockroaches: Put some boric powder in kitchen in corners and other places. Cockroaches will leave your house.
5. Coconut: Immerse coconut in water for 1/2 an hour to remove its hust.
6. Dry Fruits: To chop dry fruits, place them in fridge for half an hour before cutting. Take the fruits out and cut them with a hot knife (dip it in hot water before cutting).
7. Dough/Rolling pin: If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes.
8. Egg peeling off: Make a small hole in the egg by piercing a pin before boiling it. You will be able to remove its skin very easily.
9. Egg fresh: Immerse the egg in a pan of cool salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh; if it rises to the surface, it is certainly quite old.
10. Garlic: Garlic skin comes off easily if the garlic cloves are slightly warmed before peeling.