Thanks Kritica & Red Pepper- There was already potatoes in it, which were already so salty. I put in some grated cocunut. Didn't make much of a difference- I'll be careful next time. Got to go. Bye!!
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Thanks Kritica & Red Pepper- There was already potatoes in it, which were already so salty. I put in some grated cocunut. Didn't make much of a difference- I'll be careful next time. Got to go. Bye!!
Hi Inimai
I have heard that there is an electrical idiyapam machine available in Canada. I am not sure its good for household needs or its industrial one. Could any hubbers from canada help us please?
Thankyou
Shanthy
Hi!
Can anyone tell me what is the best way to clean mushrooms? The ones that we get here in bombay tend to be a little grimy, so I keep the mushrooms in water while I scrape off the top layer and then give it a final rinse under running water.
But I have heard that soaking in water leads to high water absorption. And I have also found that the mushrooms leave a lot of water while sauteeing and shrink considerably.
So any inputs would be welcome.
Thanks,
Thattai
hi thattai,
i clean the mushrooms by wiping them with a damp paper towel.but first i dislodge and clear all the grime with a brush.u get the mushroom brush for it but any thick and soft bristled brush does well too like an unused paintbrush.
ya,as u said too much moisture can make them soggy.so i clean them right away on buying and store them loose(without any plastic) in the crisper compartment of the fridge and try and cook them as fresh as possible.
hope this works for u too
regards,
rain
Thanks rain... will try this the next time I'm stocking mushrooms
Thattai
Friends,
Any tips on prolonging the freshness of bananas? I dont buy huge quantities, but even with a minimum of 5-6 fruits, by the 2nd day the skin begins to blacken. I keep bananas in a cool place, in an open basket.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Shoba
I've tried keeping the bananas in the fridge ( the Kerala variety -its called Nentra Pazham- which is boiled & eaten. I hope you know what I am saying, because I spotted this variety just recently.
Rest everything blackens esp Robesta.
When the bananas get a lot of black dots, I make banana bread and keep it refrigerated. It is very easy, the preparation time is about less than 10 minutes until it hit the oven. Banana bread recipe requires very ripe bananas with black dots on the skin. Good for snack, and I even use it for my breakfast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoba
Oh I hope you didn't mean plantains, did you? The above tip is for the regular banana we get here in the US. If it is plantains, I think you can make halwa with it and keep. But I don't know how to.
hi red pepper,
never knew we can make banana bread at home.it will be nice if u can post ur recipe for the same too.
will be glad to put blackened bananas to good use as otherwise they always end up in trash :(
regards,
rain
I use the recipe from this website: http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?id=108Quote:
Originally Posted by rain
I love this website because of its graphical presentation of the recipes, just the way I would like to see a recipe! Looking at those pictures makes me try recipes from that site. Click on the Recipe File link on top, and you will find some more beautifully presented recipes. They don't have that many. :cry:
Well, the only difference I do with this banana nut bread recipe is that I use food processor for mixing ingredients. I mix all the wet ingredients in the food processor, then take the dry ingredients in a big bowl and pour the wet mixture over it and mix well using a whisk.
Hope you will enjoy it.