Ginger Shake

I thought i will share this excellent prescription for sore throat
I was suffering from Sore throat and dry cough for the last week, when i called my mom she
told me to prepare Ginger hot shake and have it twice a day. To my surprise the irritation in the throat is fully gone.
I am completely relieved now. Let me share this wonderful homecure now..

Ingredients:
Ginger- 2 inch piece [ chopped roughly]
remove the outer over, clean it completely
Lemon juice - 2 drops
Honey - 2 tsp
Salt - pinch
Sugar - if required[optional]
Method:
Blend the ginger finely
Mix 1 glass of water and 2 drops of lemon juice with this blended ginger
Allow it water to boil nicely, close the lid and allow it to boil for 2 min
Remove it from heat, filter it.
Add honey to this ginger water and pinch of salt
If you require sugar, mix a little bit
Drink it sip by sip, do not cool it down
Drink it, as hot as possible.

How to Sprout beans

Sprouting is one of classic task in cooking bible. I love sprouting, sometimes i sprout the beans to see the crops popping out, i done in small bottles and place it in the kitchen.

My dad for the first time, helped me to sprout mustard seeds, we both had a great time, sprouting them, in a small bottle, when i was in my fifth standard, i have those memories evergreen. Whenever i sprout bean or any lentils, i first call my dad to say it came out so well.

Well, lets now gets into the topic of how to sprout any kind of bean or lentils[closed ones]

My all time favourite is sprouting whole moong dal. Sprouts are rich in proteins, they are the hot ones in the list of healthy foods. I would love to eat raw sprouted moong dal. The fragrance that you get when you remove them out of the cloth, is heavenly, so fresh :)

Steps goes here:

1. Soak any whole dal or bean over night

2. morning you will notice beans or dal turned soft as they are soaked in water

3. Now take a cheese cloth or any kitchen towel[thin one]/ old vehkti[tamil] cloth

4. Wet the cloth, drain the dal in the cloth, just swindle it medium tight.

5. Keep the bundle in a closed stainless steel container in one corner

6. Try to place the container a dark corner if possible

7. Definitely the container should be a closed one.

8. The cloth should not be over wet or dry, damp cloth.

9. The bundle should be kept like this for 2 continous day

10. Every time just sprinkle few drops of water on the cloth,close it and keep it in the same place

11. Try not to disturb the container, and importantly don;t open the bundle

12. After 2 days you will beautiful lovely sprouts popping out.

13. Prepare any recipe with any sprouted bean now!!!

Onion - But No Tears

While choosing an onion, watch these

• Check if they are tight


• They should have a dry skin, which is peeling out


• They should not have black spots on the root

Avoid tears

• Before chopping the onion, for the day’s cooking you can store them in fridge for around ½ - 1 hr . This will you chop them without tears.

or

• You can burn a candle, near the place where you going to chop the onion, the heat produced by the candle will submerse the flavor that comes out.

or

• You can probably wear spectacles which will act as a shield to your eyes
  
  
  
  But the First way is best way to avoid tears, Try it you will feel the difference
  

Yellow onions
They are good for day to day dishes.
They have very good flavor

Sweet Onions
They are also called as Vidalia onions
They are mainly used in soups.

Red onions
They are crisp and lighter in taste
They are more promptly used in salads

Spring onions

These onions are best for chinese items like Fried rice and noodles

Pearl Onions

These onions are best in taste and flavor. They are more commonly used in south indian cooking.

Wanna buy a fresh coconut?

Here you go…

• The first thing is to feel the weight of the nut - if it seems "light" compared to others there will be little water left inside.



• Select only the one which has, on being shaken, a robust splashing sound indicative of plenty of water.



• Next examine the soft eye, seeking advice on how to distinguish it from the two "blind" eyes. Remember that the shell is usually slightly raised around one side of blind eye.



• Note also that there are three "stripes" on the nut, which come together between the three eyes.



• The angle between the two stripes closest to the soft eye is much wider than the other two angles. If the embryo is exposed or protruding in any way through the soft eye, reject the nut as infection and spoilage of the kernel is likely.



• Infection which enters through the soft eye spreads very quickly inside the cavity of the nut. The nut water and the inner surface of the kernel make this a very favourable place for "bugs".



• Look carefully for any discolouration on the soft eye when choosing a nut -it is normally covered by a circular dry brown disc.



• Look at the whole nut for signs of patchy staining which might have come about if there is a fracture in the shell allowing moisture to seep out.



• "Old" ones have a greyish look instead of brown.



• Fresh mature ones have a shelf life of perhaps two months at moderate or low temperature.



• The delay between collection from a farm and presentation in an urban market can sometimes be longer than two months, and a proportion of nuts is generally unsuitable for consumption.

Storage Tips

• Cool storage suppresses the activity of micro-organisms, keeping the nut fresh for longer, and freezing has been shown to work on a small scale.



• Defrosted kernel is softer, having lost some of the crispness of the fresh kernel. This makes shredding in a blender or juicereasier.

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