KITCHEN TIPS-5

Cleaning Mushrooms

Normally mushrooms get cleaned easily just with water..However if they are too dirty, rub them with some flour and then wash normally...The dirt goes easily!! :) 

KITCHEN TIPS-4

Self-raising flour

I realised that since self-raising flour is not available everywhere it will help to put the substitute here!! This recipe yields 1 cup of self-raising flour.

Ingredients-

1) 1 cup all purpose flour(maida)
2)11/3 tsp baking powder
3)1/3 tsp salt

Method-

1)Combine all ingredients by sieving together....:P

You can use this right away or store in an air-tight container....:)

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Vegetarian Menus

Diwali's just round the corner...The festival of lights...Loads of crackers and lights and well......GUESTS!!It being the most busy time of the year...What with all the sweets and food preparations...I've taken the liberty to set up menus fr the occasion and have also linked u to the best recipes i found off the net...!You can always use your own recipes along the same lines..! Also try and remember not to keep 2 dishes of the same type..(You cant have paneer as starters and main course at the same time! 2 much paneer!!!) Hope u like the combinations...:)

MENU 1-

1)Tandoori Paneer Tikka

2)Chole with aaloo tikki

3)Baked Soybean Koftas

4)Onion Paratha

5)vegetable pulao

6)Gulab Jamun with ice-cream

MENU 2

1)Makkai Cakes
2)Paneer Butter Masala
3)Mushrooms and Baby Corn Stir Fry
4)Spring Onion Parantha
5)Jeera Rice
6)Dahi Vada
7)Cham Cham/Rasmalai

 Hope u liked the combinations...:)

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KITCHEN TIPS-3

I know it's been a long tym..Had been out of station and then college and stuff.....Neways...not to get off-topic....I always had this problem with the cream I used to get from the shop...It never used to be thick enough to use as cream!! :P...Nd then, when I was in desperate need of cream,I came across this really really good substitute for cream and I know now that m never ever gna have to struggle for thick cream again!!!And wats more...It hardly takes 5 minutes to make!!So,here goes...

INGREDIENTS-
1/3 cup butter
3/4 cup milk
1tbsp flour

METHOD
Melt the butter and then pour into the milk.Add the flour and mix well.
Now heat it in a saucepan till you get a thick consistency....(You'll know when to stop :P)

And voila!! Thick cream without having to shop for it!!:D

Kitchen Tips-2

Being a cheese lover, I found this tip extremely useful!!

To easily shred cheese, place it in the freezer for 30 minutes. The firmer cheese is less likely to make a melted mess on your grater.

Kitchen Tips-1

My mom knows a variety of kitchen tips which come in handy many-a-time....Thought since this is a blog named Meghna's KITCHEN, it wouldn't be totally out of place to add these tips on this blog.....I will keep adding these tips from time to time....To see all of them together you can always click on the label on the right side of this page....:)

Well my first ever tip-

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In case you want to clean a vessel having burnt food , place some chopped onion in the vessel , pour boiling water in it, keep it for 5 minutes and then clean....

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Try it out and then do comment...:)