Tips for easy cooking

• Add sugar to fresh green vegetables before cooking to improve the flavour.

• Apricots bruise easily and decay. So keep them away from heat and direct sunlight.

• Fresh eggs are best for poaching, as they hold their shape.

• To serve better, the poached eggs should be served as soon as they are pulled from the water.

• Quickly stir in a tablespoon of butter or cream when the scrambled egg is likely to be overcooked.

• To check whether the cake is fully baked or not, insert a knife. It is fully baked if the knife comes out perfectly clean. Also when fully baked, the cake shrinks slightly away from the sides of the tin.

• To retain the freshness of nuts, store them in freezer.        

• Use milk instead of water to knead puri dough. Puris will become soft and luscious.

• Use skimmed milk while making paneer (fresh cheese) to obtain a lot of proteins and very low fat.

• When whisking egg whites, greater volume can be achieved if the eggs are a little old.