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How to Preserve Ginger Garlic Paste?

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 A simple hack to preserve freshly made ginger garlic paste is by adding the following: 1. Some salt 2. Some oil 3. Some lemon juice This will allow ginger garlic paste to stay well for a few weeks and also enhance the flavour of the paste.

How to Efficiently Caramalise Onions?

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While browning onions for a gravy or a curry, add a little sugar (I add brown sugar) to the onions. The ratio is 1 Teaspoon to 1 Kilogram of onions. Once the onions have been slowly cooked down, they release their spicy notes and tear-inducing gasses and leave only sweetness behind. This will help in the caramelization process to move faster and save you time. It will also help in making a richer and delicious gravy.

How Salt Helps in Frying?

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Before deep or shallow frying, adding a pinch (only a pinch) of salt to the hot oil is recommended. This does the following: 1. Uses less oil than normal. 2. Doesn't allow steam to build up 3. It helps to prevent oil splatter. Salt absorbs moisture from food, which helps control oil splatter.