Onions

To avoid tears when chopping onion, soak them in cold water for 2 mins before chopping.

Happy Pongal!!

Hi,
Wish you all a very very Happy Pongal.

Sakkarai Pongal

If you dont get Jaggery at your place, try sakkari pongal with Palm sugar (which you get it in Chinese/Thai shop). It tastes yummy.

Microwave Toor Dal

To cook toor dal in microwave quickly, soak toor dal in water for 3o mins and then cook in a microwave.

Almond beauty

Soak 5 almonds in water overnite. Grind it, mix it with a teaspoon of honey. Gently apply on your face and wash after 20 mins to get a glowing skin.

Kaara Paniyaram - Left over Idly batter

Add chopped onion, curry leaves, chopped green chillies, salt to the left over idly batter and cook it in a paniyaram vessel. Yummy paniyaram is ready for evening snack.

Fruits

To ripen the fruits(Sapota, Gauva), cover them with a plastic bag and place it in a hot bag. It gets ripened the very next day.