01. Avoid the use of ghee. If it is necessary, substitute it with canola oil. Even for making halwa, you can partly substitute it with oil.
02. To keep the chillies fresh for a longer time, remove the stems before storing.
03. To preserve green peas, keep them in a polythene bag in the freezer.
04. Place a betel (paan) leaf over the leftover idli and dosa batter to prevent them from becoming sour.
05. Do not beat idli batter too much, the air of which has been incorporated during fermentation will escape.
06. If you add half a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds to the lentil and rice mixture while soaking, dosas will be more crisp.
07. To ripen fruits, wrap them in newspaper and put in a warm place for 2-3 days. The ethylene gas they emit will make them ripe.
08. Avoid deep frying. Substitute deep frying with stir frying or even bake. Don`t pour the oil, but make a habit of spraying the oil in utensil for cooking. Heat the utensil first, then add oil. This way oil spreads well. You will use less oil this way.
09. Don`t throw away of the foods left over. Store them in fridge. Use them in making tasting dishes.
10. If the lemon or lime is hard, put it in warm water for 5-10 minutes to make it easier for squeeze.
11. Hang a peacock feather, lizards will leave your house.
12. Moisten the base of the vessel with water to reduce the chances of milk to stick at the bottom.
13. Keep spoon in the vessel while boiling milk at medium heat. It will avoid sticking the milk at the bottom of the vessel.
14. Adding half of teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate in the milk while boiling will not spoil the milk even if you don`t put it in the fridge.
15. Grind some common salt in your mixer/grinder for some time every month. This will keep your mixer blades sharp.
16. Put a few camphor tablets in a cup of water and keep it in the bed room near your bed, or in any place with mosquitoes.
17. When the noodles are boiled, drain all the hot water and add cold water. This way all the noodles will get separated.
18. To avoid crying, cut the onions into two parts and place them in water for 15 minutes before chopping them.
19. Wrap the onions individually in a newspaper and store in a cool and dark place to keep them fresh for a long time.
20. Watch from the oven window to conserve energy because the oven temperature drops by 25 degrees every time its door is opened.