Everyone usually tries to make strives in order to have a healthy diet. Also, the food that we cook at our homes is comparatively healthier than the food we get at restaurants. Therefore, in order to strive a healthier diet, you need to cook more meals at your home. Cooking food at home not only saves your money but also, you can keep track on the portions of meat and the ingredients that you use. Although cooking food at home is not easy because it requires a lot of techniques, tips, and tricks such as chopping, dicing, slicing and much more. Cooking is considered as an art because, in cooking, any dish or any ingredient can be modified, changed, or omitted in the cooking procedure depending on the size or the taste of the people you are cooking for. Enlisted below are some of the amazing cooking tips and tricks that can effectively help you in the kitchen.

1.     How to Peel Ginger and Crush Garlic

The ginger used in most of the recipes is considered one of the basic ingredient in order to provide a specific taste. Also, ginger has always been used because of a wide variety of medicinal properties that it provides. Peeling a ginger is generally a hard task because of the crannies and nooks it has, therefore, peeling it with a regular sharp spoon instead of the knife is a great idea and then mince it using a fork.

Ginger is used in many delicious recipes such as Falafel Food, honey ginger chicken, toasted ginger salmon, ginger chicken soup, and much more. Even one of the best falafel in Dubai have garlic incorporated as the main ingredient. Also, garlic is an essential component of food dishes, therefore, you should know how to effectively crush a garlic with a knife. All you have to do is, use the flat part of the knife and with the paddling motion squash the garlic. This will give you a smooth paste with no lumps left.

2.     Separating Egg Whites Using A Water Bottle

Eggs are generally the best source of protein. They are extremely rich in nutrients and contain all the essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals that a human body needs. Undoubtedly both the yolk and the white of an egg are equally nutritious and are usually required separate in many of the recipes. Eggs are majorly used as a glue ingredient for most of the baking reactions. separating an egg is one of the hardest tasks because mostly bits of the shell are left while separating the yolk from the white. Therefore, crack an egg into a plate and then lightly squeeze the water bottle and then release the squeeze on the bottle. This method will effectively separate an egg white from the yolk.

3.     Place Herbs And Spices In a Cold Place

Usually, when herbs and spices are placed above the stove or where heat and humidity are high and where the light is bright and sharp, these factors altogether cause the spices and herbs to lose their flavor. Therefore the best idea is to place the herbs and spices in a cold place where there is low or no light.

4.     Store The Stock For Later Use

Every time when you have to boil vegetables or make a soup, you need to serve enough time in order to cook stock, therefore, it is better to cook stock in large quantity so that it could be used for later. Invest your time in cooking a large quantity of stock and try to pack it in different plastic bags and store and freeze it in the refrigerator. In this way, you can easily use it for various purposes such as for boiling vegetables, and for making any kind of soup.

5.     Overnight Soaking of Brown Rice

If you have a busy schedule and you hardly get time to serve hours in the kitchen, the best thing you can do is soaking the brown rice overnight because the next day when you will cook these rice, it will take no time. There are various delicious brown recipes such as sweet and sour chicken with the brown rice, zucchini rice casserole, vegetable fried rice, and much more. Incorporating brown rice is one of the most effective ideas because it is extremely healthy and also this technique of soaking overnight can help you cook it in no time.

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