Mee Telugu Ammayi

Dough/Rolling pin:   If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes. 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. 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. Garlic:   Garlic skin comes off easily if the garlic cloves are slightly warmed before peeling. Ghee:   Avoid the use of ghee. If it is necessary, substitute it with canola oil. Even for making halwa, you can partly substitute it with oil. Green Chilies:   To keep the chilies fresh for a longer time, remove the stems before storing. Green Peas:   To preserve green peas, keep them in a polythene bag in the freezer. Idlies:   Place a betel (paan) leaf over the leftover idli and dosa batter to prevent them sour.   Do not beat idli batter too much, the air which h...

LEFTOVER CARROTS Shred any leftover carrots onto a salad or some cottage/ricotta cheese. The carrots will add a bit of vitamins and crunch.   EASY MOCHA CAKE If you want to jazz up a regular old chocolate cake, break out the coffee! Using a regular box of chocolate cake mix, make it up as per the instructions, except replace the water for cold coffee. If you don’t have any coffee made up, just add a tablespoon of instant coffee to the water for making the cake and mix well. When substituting margarine for butter in recipes, make sure that you do not substitute them for “light” butter/margarine or butter/margarine that is in tubs.  These products are whipped more with or without water and they will contain less fat by volume, therefore your recipe will not have the desired results once it is completed. MENU PLANNING I The holiday season is over but you still havefamily is coming and going. It is hard to remember what you are going to make for dinner tonight let alone...