kitchen hacks Archives - Learning-to-cook https://www.akilaskitchen.com/tag/kitchen-hacks/ Lets learn the cooking in a simple way Thu, 29 Oct 2015 07:41:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.akilaskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-Akilas-kitchen-1-32x32.jpg kitchen hacks Archives - Learning-to-cook https://www.akilaskitchen.com/tag/kitchen-hacks/ 32 32 How to remove poultry smell from chicken https://www.akilaskitchen.com/how-to-remove-poultry-smell-from-chicken/ https://www.akilaskitchen.com/how-to-remove-poultry-smell-from-chicken/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2015 07:41:00 +0000 https://www.akilaskitchen.com/2015/10/how-to-remove-poultry-smell-from-chicken.html How to remove smell from chicken: We always face the trouble of getting rid of poultry smell or the raw chicken smell coming from the chicken. Though most people like cooked chicken, the poultry smell is disliked by most of the people. Here I give some easy tips to get rid of the smell from […]

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How to remove smell from chicken: We always face the trouble of getting rid of poultry smell or the raw chicken smell coming from the chicken. Though most people like cooked chicken, the poultry smell is disliked by most of the people. Here I give some easy tips to get rid of the smell from raw chicken. 
Remove poultry smell from chicken

Tip1: To remove poultry smell from chicken, rub chicken with turmeric powder and then wash off.
Tip 2: Pour 1/2 a cup of white vinegar over the chicken and mix well to coat all the chicken. Leave aside for 4-5 minutes. Now wash the chicken thoroughly under running water.
Tip 3: Rub the chicken with salt. Leave it aside for 5 min. Then wash off with running water
Try these tips and let me know how it worked for you… 
Also if you follow other tips instead.. Share it here…

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How to store lentils without the insects for a longer time: Saving lentils like toor dal, Chana dal etc would be a great headache for the ladies that too who stay outside India. Because our mother and inlaws give the lentils in a large quantity and saving them from the black small bugs or insects is a problem. Finally we need to throw the whole packets out. 
No need to worry now. Just follow the simple tips here and try to store the lentils for a longer time. 

How to store toor dal without insects
Tip 1: Add little castor oil to the lentils like toor dal and mix well. It helps to keep away the insects like small black ones. 
Tip 2: Add few neem leaves or dry red chillies along with the lentils and save in a air tight container. 
Tip 3: Transfer the lentils to a freezer safe containers and you can keep it in the freezer. Whenever you want you can take small amount. 
Tip 4: Add little turmeric powder and mix with the lentils. 
Tip 5: If buying in very large quantity, mix the lentils with boric powder. But take care to wash them very nicely before using it. 
Note:
1. Always try to buy the fresh or recently packed lentils. If the lentil packet has little powder like stuff, discard it. 
2. Always use a clean and dry spoon. Any moisture content may bring in the insects. 
So do you follow any other tips in storing the lentils away from bugs??? Share with me. 

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]]> Tips to clean oily vessels: Cleaning oily vessels is always a tough job for the ladies. It’s not like other vessels as the oil will stick and does not go easily.  I have some tips to make your job easy and you can clean the oily vessels with an ease and no need to fight with it.

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Tip 1: Using Tamarind
This is age old method which is used in many Indian households to clean oily brass lamps and to make it shiny. Take a small piece of tamarind and clean your vessels first with tamarind or tamarind pulp and then with your soap as usual. 
Tip 2: Lemon
Wash the oily vessels with plain water and then apply the leftover lemon on all the parts. Leave it for sometime and wash with dish washing liquid.
Tip 3: Baking Soda
Wash the vessel with baking soda first and wash it with dish washing liquid normally. 
Tip 4: Vinegar
Like lemon vinegar is also used to clean the oily vessels. Soak the vessels in warm water mixed with vinegar for few minutes. Then wash it off.

Tip 5: Kitchen tissue or paper towel
Before washing the vessels, wipe the oil using the tissue or the paper tower. The paper towel absorbs the oil completely. Now wash as usual. 
Tip 6: Use Hot water
Soak the vessels with hot water for a while before washing. It eases your job.
Tip 7: Concentrated soap
Use the concentrated soap or liquid directly on the oily vessels. Soak for a while and then wash it off. 
Tip 8: Flour (APF or Wheat flour)
Rub the oily vessels with the flour. It makes your job easy by absorbing the oil. Then you can wipe it with a cloth or paper. Then you can wash the vessels. 
So which method are you following to clean the oily vessels??? Share your tip in the comments. 

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