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Once you've finished eating the banana don't
throw the peel away; put it to good use.
Banana peel is also loaded with potassium and can be used to
reduce wrinkles around the eyes. Rubbing a fresh banana peel, yellow
side out, under and around the eyes can reduce worry lines and bags.
A banana peel can also reduce the itching and swelling from an
insect bite. Again just rub the peel on the bite or for extended
relief tape some peel to the bite. Banana peels
are great for gardening ..if dried and added to the soil especially
for Rose plants it makes them shine. Rose bushes thrive on potassium
so try scattering a few peels around the base of these bushes.
In a pinch I even used a banana peel to shine my shoes.
- By : Murli Mohinani, Hong Kong
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With my own
Ayuverdic diet restrictions I will give you a tip on what I
do with my
soups -
- As a thickener I add some toasted oats instead of flour or
potatoes as I am not allowed either of these.
- I use a lot of very fresh coriander in my soups as a garnish.
- To a plain carrot soup add a touch of ginger and it becomes really
tangy
- We sprout a lot of green grams and then refrigerate for use when
required. Green sprouts soup is absolutely delicious and to add
substance I boil a few sprouted grams to the soup as a garnish as we
are not allowed any bread. For this soup I also add a carrot to the
sprouts before cooking them and blitzing the soup with a hand held
blender.
- Instead of cream we add a little bit of full cream milk for a nice
finish
- The tastiest soup I have ever had is made from butternut squash
Try it and it is very filling and tasty.
- By : Shehnaaz Ebrahimjee, Mombasa, Kenya
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When
boiling milk, smear ghee on the edges of the vessel to
prevent overflow. |
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While
making dosas, put two tbsps of cooked
rice into the batter. The dosa will flip over easily and will be
crisper. |
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If you want to keep any
salad fresh for an
evening party, first chill the bowl or tray in which you intend to
serve the salad. |
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Store mushrooms in paper bags rather plastic
bags or trays. This stops them from becoming ‘slimy’ and prolongs
their life. |
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While
boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of
sugar to help bring out the natural sweetness. |
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While
cooking cabbage, add a bay leaf. This
will reduce the smell during cooking and also give a subtle flavor. |
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While
cooking mince, put a whole carrot in with
the mince. The carrot will absorb the excess fat in the meat. Remove
the carrot when cooked and cut up with other vegetables for soup or
simply discard. |
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To peel an orange or a tomato less messily,
dunk it in hot water for a minute or two and then in cold water for
the same amount of time. You will have an
easy to peel orange or
tomato. |
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Place rolled ‘puris’ in the fridge for 10
minutes before frying them. They will
consume less oil and turn out
crisper. |
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To
boil a cracked egg, add some vinegar to the
water and place the egg in it. The egg shell will remain inside. |
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To remove
seeds from lemon, just roll it on
hard surface applying a little pressure from your palm. Now cut it,
you will find all seeds coming out easily. |
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When you prepare butter at home, you get
buttermilk as a by-product. Boil this buttermilk at medium heat, and
you will get
paneer at no extra cost. |
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Sprinkle some salt in a frying pan to
prevent
oil from splashing. |
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Do not add salt to ‘rajma’ and ‘urad dal’ while
boiling. It will take half the time to boil when salt is subtracted. |
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While
steaming fish, place a piece of
cheesecloth at the bottom of the pan. The fish can be lifted out
without breaking. |
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Add a little sugar while
frying onions; they
will turn pink or brown faster. |
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To make your
omelettes more spongy and soft,
add two - three spoons of milk to the egg batter and mix properly. |
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If
oil used for frying turns dark, add a
teaspoon of white vinegar, cover with a lid and keep on slow flame.
When the spluttering stops, remove the lid; the oil will have
cleared and it can be strained and re-used. |
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Soak two slices of bread in a cup of
coconut-water and with half a tablespoon of sugar. Then blend and
use the mix in your ‘idli’ or hoppers batter to ferment it. |
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If you sauté sliced onions without oil, the
moisture content in the onions will be reduced faster. You can then
add a little oil to sauté the onions. This way, you tend to
use less
oil and your sautéing is faster. |
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