Easy cooking tips that make food tastier!

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Though summer heat is scorching too hard but soon we all will be blessed by the soothing monsoon shower.  And when it is about the rainy season, food is a sure shot welcome. So get ready to bring your culinary skills into action. But before that, here check out the guideline that can help in the foods taste yummier:

Fried eggs
While pan frying the eggs, cook the white part first and add in the yellow part after two minutes. For those who like the yellow fully liquid yet hot, this is a good way out.

Vinaigrettes
Vinaigrettes made at home have very less ingredients but taste better than bottled ones. You don’t have to whisk them. All you have to do is put the ingredients in a sealed container and shake. It will improve the flavor and aroma.

Vegetables
Instead of boiling the vegetable while cooking, you can even glaze them. Pour the vegetables in the pan with salt, sugar and butter; add water just to plunge the vegetables. Cover and cook for around 20 minutes and then get rid of the cover and keep cooking until the water disappears.

Mashed potatoes
One you drain the potatoes; keep them back in the hot pan. Cover tightly and allow steam for five minutes. This will make the potatoes to dry out so they'll pound to a beautiful quality and immerse up the butter and cream more effortlessly

Fish
If you wish to get crispy fish skin, then lay the fish on paper towels skin-side down for a few minutes before cooking. This will make the towel absorb moisture. Now sauté skin-side down over medium heat in oil and butter!

Learn healthy recipe of vegetable samosa!

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No matter how old you are, yummy Indian snacks like samosa, kachori, pani-puri, bhel-puri can be anyone’s weakness. But it is also important whatever we eat should be healthy and capable of boosting our energy.

And if you love your dear ones then treat them with delicious and healthy vegetable samosa. Here learn a sweet, simple and spicy recipe of Indian veg samosa:

Ingredients for the filling: Boiled and mashed 3 large potatoes, a cup of boiled peas, ½ a cup of onions chopped finely, 4 tablespoon of chopped coriander, 2 tablespoon of fresh chopped basil leaves, 2 tablespoon of red chilli powder, 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder, A pinch of garam masala (mixture of 5 spices), 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon garlic paste, Salt to your taste, 1 tablespoon of oil.

Ingredients for the shell: 3 cups of flour, 1 tbsp fine semolina, Oven for baking or steamer for steaming, lukewarm water for the dough, Salt to taste.

Cooking method: For Cover
1. Mix all the ingredients (salt, oil, ajwain) except water.

2. Add a little water at a time.

3. Pat and knead well for several times into soft pliable dough.

4. Cover it with moist Muslin cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes.

For Stuffing:
1. In a bowl add mashed potatoes and all dry masalas (salt, chili powder, mango powder, garam masala) and green chilles, ginger and Mix well.

2. Add green peas, cashews and raisins and mix well.

3. Add coriander and keep aside.

To Proceed :
1. Make small rolls of dough and roll it into a 4"-5" diameter circle.

2. Cut it into two parts like semi-circle.

3. Now take one semi circle and fold it like a cone. Use water while doing so.

4. Place a spoon of filling in the cone and seal the third side using a drop of water.

5. Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry till golden brown (fry on a medium flame).

6. Serve samosa hot with hari chutney, tamarind chutney.

Make your hair free from dryness this summer!

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on Tuesday at 02:12pm

Since it’s the peak summer season, people are seen covering their hair with scarves and stoles. Summers bring in a lot of tangles, frizz, oil content on scalp and breakage of hair. One should always apply oil and massage the scalp for quite some time before shampooing hair if you have dry hair.

In case you have dry hair and you shampoo almost every day, then we must warn you to stop doing that before your hair actually fall off. It is said, to make hair healthier and even aid hair growth, oiling is the best help. Some aromatherapy essential oils are chamomile, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, lemon, peppermint, rosemary, sandalwood, tea-tree, ylang-ylang, bergamot, dill, fennel and jasmine.

Here are some home remedies for dry hair:

Gentle cleanser
1. Beat an egg in skimmed milk and apply it on your scalp. Keep it on for 5 minutes and wash off with water. Follow this process twice in a week.

2. Take a cup of coconut milk; add two tablespoons of gram flour or one teaspoon of shikakai. Apply on scalp and hair. Rinse it out after five minutes. Follow this recipe at least once a week.

Protein Conditioner
Beat one tablespoon each of castor oil, glycerine, cider vinegar and protein, plus a tablespoon of mild herbal shampoo. Apply it on your scalp and leave it on for 20 minutes. Rinse with clear water.

Other tips for dry hair:
1. Most importantly access whether your hair is moisture dry or oily dry.

2. Always condition your hair.

3. Don’t ever comb vigorously if your hair is dry.

Easy to make and healthy recipe of egg curry!

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Egg is one thing that you can eat in all your meals. It goes best with bread in breakfast, while tastes yummy with rice in after-noon meal. It enhances the quality of dinner meal when served with curry form with chapatti or rice.

Indian egg curry is worldwide famous for its richness in nutrition and fats when cooked with various vegetables. You can make egg curry dish in just 15 minutes. Here you can learn the recipe:

Ingredients:  4 eggs, 1 tomato (pureed), 1 onion, 1-2 green chilies, 1/2-inch piece of ginger, 3-4 garlic flakes, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, Red chili powder to taste, 3/4th tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp coriander powder, 3/4 tsp garam masala, 2 tbsp olive oil , Salt - As per taste

Cooking method:

1. Remove the shells of boiled eggs and cut into half pieces.

2. Make a paste of onion, garlic, ginger and green chilies in a mixer or chopper.

3. Now, heat oil in a wok and add onion-garlic paste and fry till golden brown.

4. Add all the spices salt, turmeric, coriander and chili powder, garam masala (if required).

5.  Fry the mixture till it starts leaving oil.

6. Add tomato puree to it in the end.

7. Add a cup of water and cook till it dry's.

8. Leave it to simmer for at least 10 minutes.

9. Garnish it with green coriander leave. And your tomato egg curry dish is ready!

Delight your summers with mango smoothie!

Many of you might not be aware of the fact that a mango smoothie is listed among one of the most nutritious and delicious drinks! It is rich in vitamins, minerals and full of phytonutrients (plant compounds that promote better health).

Mango smoothie happens to be a nourishing drink and can be consumed as a dessert or a refreshing drink, this summer. So you can easily beat the heat, stay hydrated and store up on nutrients with a mango smoothie. Here check out the recipe of making a mango smoothie:

Ingredients
1 ripe mango, skinned and chopped (chilled)

2 cups papaya, skinned and chopped (chilled)

1/2 cup water

Serves 1

Method
Place all ingredients into a blender and mix together until turns out to be even and creamy. Make sure that there are no chunks! For the creative ones, there is always an option of decking it up with great garnishing ideas.  

Relish on the drink and even serve to your guests!