Few tips for food preservation

                               Few tips for food preservation

•       When you cut bread or cake, before cutting, slightly warm the knife, cutting will be smooth without any crumbs or wastage.
•  When bread becomes dry, steam it slightly, it will be fresh again.
• You can prevent sourness in curd by putting pieces of red chille stems, or a few pieces of coconut pieces in it.
• When you fry something in oil, if there stays a black residue at the bottom, fry 3 or 4 potato slices, the oil will become clean.
• When toothpaste is exhausted, still little left over does not come out by squeezing, keep the tube in hot water for sometime, then squeeze it, the entire paste will come out.
• After using cheese, apply oil on leftover piece, and wrap it in aluminum foil to preserve its freshness.

  

Versatile vaseline

                                       Versatile vaseline

•       For cracked feet, it is an excellent remedy. Wash the feet ,dry,andapply vaselane all over the feet ,and wear socks before going to bed.
• Applying on cracked lips without licking it is also good.
• Application of it is effective in removing dryness , and blackness on the elbows, and knees.
• When the zips of  purse, bag, or pouch is not sliding properly, apply vaseline on both the sides of zip runners.
•  Earrings glide easily into ears’ hole when vaseline is applied on both sides of the hole.
• If the shoe polish is not there, vaseline can be substituted in its place. Apply vaseline on the shoes ,and rub them with a piece of cloth.

Juicy facts about juices

                                 Juicy facts about juices

•        Fruit juices taken at night provide energy , and heart will be healthy.
• Pomegranate juice generates new blood.
• Lemon juice with honey reduces cough.
• Orange juice with honey induces good sleep.
• Coconut milk with honey is effective in mouth ,and stomach ulcers.
• Ginger juice with honey is good for acidity.

Ancient codes for drinking water

                                    Ancient codes for drinking water



          Water is essential for health. But there is a method for taking it. Then only it is beneficial so say ancient codes.

•     Water should always be drunk sip by sip, slowly swallowing it.
• One should drink water in a sitting position, and not standing as it results in knee pain.
•     One or two glasses of water preferably warm water taken on empty stomach in the morning, gives freshness to the body by removing the toxins accumulated in the inner organs.
• It is said that one glass of water taken half an hour before bath is effective in controlling blood pressue.
• A glass of water half an hour before meals aids easy digestion.
• A glass of lukewarm water before bed is good for heart as well as for sleep.
• One should drink very cold water after coming from hot sun.

     

Cumminseeds - A friend in first-aid treatment

                           Cumminseeds- A friend in first-aid treatment

• Chewing cumminseeds with sugar crystals cures cough.
• Cummin powder when taken with honey is effective in Hiccups.
• Apply grounded cumminseeds on body  for relief from itching.
• Cumminseeds with banana taken on empty stomach is a cure for blood piles.
• Fried cumminseeds, added to hot water, and milk induce hunger.
• Cumminseeds with black pepper boiled in water, and filtered, when taken cures indigestion.
• Chew cumminseeds with salt and drink water or mere chewing of cumminseeds will give relief from stomachache and aids digestion.     

Hair care tips - For dryness and dandruff

                            Hair care tips- For dryness and dandruff

• Take a mixture of one cup curd and five tablespoons of lemon juice, massage gently on the head intto the hair. Wash after 20 mnts.
• Soak a handful of fenugreek seeds in water at night. In the morning, grind to a paste. Add two tablespoons of vinegar , and apply on the head into the hair before bath.
• Just cut one lemon, and apply ( gently rub) under the roots of hair half an hour before bath and wash with luke warm water.
• Add a half of lemon juice and a little camphor in coconut oil. Massage into the hair at night, and wash it in the morning, and comb after drying the hair.
• Applying a paste of dried Indian gooseberry powder ( amla) with water before the bath is also helpful in removing dryness and preventive early greying of hair , and falling of hair.
• You can soak dried gooseberry about 25 grams in water of ten times the gooseberries at night. Filter it in the morning and apply it on the head before bath.
• Soap-nuts ( Ritha in Hindi) is more effective than shampoo. Crush the soap-nuts and soak them in enough water at night. In the morning, filter it and wash the hair with it, then with lukewarm water.
• Massage the hair with coconut oil mixed with lemon juice at night, and rinse it with liukewarm water or water of  soap-nut then with lukewarm water.
• Soak shikhakai and gooseberry in enough water at night. In the morning, apply it on the hair. After 20 minutes, wash with water. Apply coconut oil after drying the hair.
• Boil 3 gms of crushed black peppercorns in 300 gms of coconut oil, strain it and store it in a bottle. Massage the hair mildly with this oil. It is helpful in retaining blackness of the hair.

A wonder called ‘ Black pepper.’

                                  A wonder  called ‘ Black pepper.’

                                 ( From grandma’s kitchen )

 

•     One black peppercorn is enough to make your food tasty.
• With two peppercorns with herb Adhatoda vasica, drive out cough and cold.
• Massaging three peppercorns with onion on the head will promote hair growth.
• Intake of four peppercorns with dried ginger is effective in chest pain.
• Five peppercorns with dried ginger ,and long pepper will cure the formation of phlegm.
• Six peppercorns with aniseeds( both ground together ) will be effective in piles.
• Seven peppercorns mixed with ghee if taken, will induce hunger. It is also a remedy for throat ulcer and hoarse throat.
• Eight peppercorns with a little asafoetida is effective in vomitilg.
• Nine peppercorns with basil keep the allergies at a distance
• Chewing ten peppercorns, one can dine even In enemy’s house without any fear of food poisoning.

Healthy tips for cleaning and cutting of the vegetables and fruits

                  Healthy tips for cleaning and cutting of the vegetables and fruits


        There is no doubt that vegetables and fruits are very important for health. Equally important are the cleaning and cutting of the vegetables and fruits. If not washed properly, or improperly , or cut wrongly, we an face indigestion , gas, loud burping, and even diarrhea. Insecticides,and preservatives applied on them can create ailments once they get into the stomach.

 

• Dip all the vegetables in the water containing two spoons of rock salt ( Himalayan salt) for ten minutes and then wash them in running water. The same procedure for fruits also.
• Vegtables can be washed in one litre of water with four spoonful of baking soda, then with ordinary water.
• Add one teaspoon of vinegar in one litre of water. Put the vegetables in it, keep it for some time, take out and wash in plain water.
• For salads, cut one end of the cucumber a little and rub it against the exposed body part of it for sometime. Some froth will come out. Repeat on the other end. Don't cut the both ends simultaneously and then rub. Wipe out the froth or watery thing at the edges. Then peel if necessary and cut into desired shape. This will prevent bitterness, gas, and indigestion.
• Wash the bitter gourds in normal water first, and then after cutting them, they should be put in water with rocksalt.
• Cauliflowers- Take out the florets and dip them in water mixed with rocksalt and a little asafoetida for fifteen to twenty minuits. While cooking, a bit of ginger added to it will remove the bad odor from it. A little milk or lemon juice also will do the same.
• Even peels have vitamins. Pumpkin, bottle gourd and bitter gourd. After washing, take out the peels. Grate them. Take a pan, put one table spoon of oil. When it becomes hot, add mustard seeds, green chillies and sesame roasted and ground, stir in the peels,and cook for sometime with salt. Garnish with coriander leaves, while serving.
• For grapes- wash them in running water, then immersing them in water mixed with a little baking soda for sometime. This way consuming grapes is healthy.
• Musk-melon, Cantaloupes- immerse it in water for a few hours. Clean it,dry it ,and then use it.
• Water- melon- wash it, and dry it , and keep it folded in a wet turkish towel. After two hours, cut it, and keep it in the refrigerator. Fresh cut is better and heathy. If kept in the fridge throught out night is harmful

• Apples- First dip the apples in water mixed with a little baking soda. Then clean them in fresh water. Then peel off and use it.

Removal of black circles under the eyes- A few easy tips to bo be followed daily

                             Removal of black circles under the eyes- A few easy tips to be followed daily

•       In one table spoon of rose water, two table spoons of curd and one spoon of lemon juice, dip a cotton and apply it on the dark circles. Wash the eyes after sometime.
• Application of cold milk is also effective.
• Application of cold milk with a little lemon juice daily is useful. It’s application on the nose daily also removes blackheads.
• Potato- Cut a potato in circular rings, apply it on the affected part or crush and take the juice of potato and mix it with lemon juice ,and apply it.
• One spoonful almond paste with cold milk will give a quick result.
• Application of cucumber piece and juice of cucumber with lemon juice will yield the desired result.
• Tomato with lemon juice is also effective.
• Soak a teabag in water for sometime, keep it in the refrigerator. When it is cold, apply it.
• Apply a paste of tomato, turmeric, lemon juice and gram flour( Bengal gram flour or popularly known as besan) around the eyes for once daily at night, and wash it in the morning with water. Repeat it for a week to get the desired result.
• Application of coconut oil with turmeric powder is also an effective remedy.

Take care of Mouth ulcer

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                                                  Take care of  Mouth ulcer

•      Before going to bed, apply butter or ghee on the affected part in the mouth. There will be relief from pain and ulcer will be cured.
• Chewing bits of sugar crystals with cardamom will be of help.
• Chew pieces of dry coconut three or four times a day. There will be improvement 
• Taking coconut milk and raw coconut will be helpful.
• Boil two glasses of water with two spoons of turmeric powder. When it is cool, gargle with it.
• Gargling with water mixed with tomato juice is also good.
• Taking tomatoes daily helps in preventing mouth ulcer.

Useful tips in the kitchen

                                   Useful tips in the kitchen

•    Bread cutting- just heat the knife and cut the bread into desired shapes without any problem.
• In a box put a little sugar and keep the biscuits crispy and fresh.
• Eggplants wrapped in a paper and kept in the refrigerator retain their freshness.

Food for your garden

                                      Food for your garden

•         Powdered egg shells with used tea leaves is a good fertilizer for the plants. A little dosage of the same once a fortnight accelerate healthy gowth of all plants.
• Collect orange peels both fresh and dried ones in a big container and pour water into it. After getting it soaked for three days, spray the filtered water on the plants and trees. It keeps off the insects and aids pollination.
• Even placing shredded and grated orange peels around the base of the plants, not only enrich the soil but also keeps off the aphids, ants and also cats  ,spoiling the plants.
• Banana skins chopped and placed around the plants enrich the soil by their decomposition.
• Used tea bags placed under the rose plants promote the plant growth.
• If lemon or any other citrous plant does not produce fruits, adding a considerable amount of salt around the plant will yield the desired result.