Cooking Tips

   #   A cup of milk added to vegetable gravy thickens it, tastes good and is easy to digest.
 

   #   Add a teaspoon of corn flour to a small quantity of yoghurt and mix in hot milk. Milk will set in a shorter time, especially during winters.
 
#   A few drops of lemon juice to the water when boiling, softens rice and improves the flavor.
 
#    If you have forgotten to soak lentils the previous night, don’t panic. Soak them in a vacuum flask filled with steaming hot water for an hour or so.
 
#    To make quick mashed potatoes .peel the required amount and cut into small cubes. Boil for ten minutes, drain and mash. They are ready to eat in under a quarter of an hour.