Kitchen hacks you didn't know you needed

fish and flour
Top view of a black cast iron pan with some spices and herbs like rosemary, parsley, garlic clove, peppercorns, salt, olive oil, chili pepper and turmeric shot on rustic wooden kitchen table. A burlap tissue is under the cooking pan and an old wooden spoon and fork are beside it. Low key DSRL studio photo taken with Canon EOS 5D Mk II and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

If you are looking for some tips that can make things easier for you in the kitchen, here they are.

• Colour of cauliflower will not change if a bit of sugar is added while cooking it.

• Add four drops of lemon juice to remove the odour of cabbage while cooking.

• Adding a pinch of sugar along with the vinegar would enhance the taste of the pickle.

• Add beetroot in salads just before serving it to prevent staining of other veggies.

• Add two table spoons of grated potato while boiling tomato soup to thicken it up.

• Wash your hands with buttermilk after chopping chillies, so that the heat wouldn't affect your skin.

• While adding the starter curd in warm milk, add two green chilli stems as well. It boosts the live cultures in the starter curd and speeds up the process.

• Adding a small piece of crushed turmeric while preparing fritters gives them amazing colour.

• Rub cleaned fish with wheat flour or all-purpose flour and keep it aside for at least 10 minutes to get rid of the odour.

• Sprinkle some salt in the pan before frying meat to prevent the spices in the marinade from spluttering.

• To prevent boiled egg from breaking apart, cut it using a knife dipped in hot water.

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