Anyone else out there who hates those 'helpful hints" or "handy hints" columns in women's magazines that tell you how to use baking soda or vinegar or I dunno...freakin' lemon peels..??I'm sorry....I just can't stand those extremely helpful and oh soooo boring ideas.
It's not that I don't do that stuff..I do use baking soda and vinegar but it's the way they write it or present it, but it just seems so.....uff domesticated.
Now I am probably as domesticated (mostly a by product of being a mommy) as they come but seriously, can't one be interesting while we do these things?
Approach is the main thing, I think here. I've seen Jaimee Oliver collect empty jam jars and use them to make and store beautiful salad dressings. He gets so enthusiastic about it you can't but help cheer him on.
It's like "oh, I want to do that too".
Anyways...coming back to the topic, many of us use in our kitchen certain techniques to facilitate our cooking processes.
I am always in favor of fresh ingredients but ya know...life takes over sometimes and then we need the "tricks of the trade". Doesn't that sound better than "helpful hints" now?
Here's one that is a marvelous time saver for any desi kitchen (you know, cause we just can't live without our ginger).
Ingredients
- Lots of fresh ginger or as much as you want to freeze
Method
Peel and cut the ginger in to 2-3 inch pieces. Place in a food processor. Process till finely minced.
Place about 1-2 teaspoons in each section of an ice cube tray.
Carefully pour water in each section to cover the minced ginger.
Put the tray in the freezer for a few hours till the ice cubes have formed.
Place the ice cubes in a sandwich bag and store in the freezer.
Tada.....you now have your very own fresh frozen ginger cubes ready to be used. Throw them in the curries or subzis or soups. Anyway you wish.
Now rush like mad.... 'cause we do that in our lives. Go on.
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"oh, I want to do that too" :) thats my typical reaction I feel when I read your blogs :)
I hate them too.
Put apple cores in a sink to prevent roaches.
Yeah whatever. Boring!
I like those cubes!
Now I can have adrak wali chai everyday..yay!
I also store ginger in the freezer but in a different method. First I peel the ginger and cut into small pieces (similar to the size of your cubes) and put it in a ziploce bag and freeze it. Whenever I want to use ginger I take one piece and grate it using a microfile and put back the remaining in the cover. The gratings is smooth as a paste.
I agree..some can be less talked about...
This is one helpful handy hint :D
nice way of storing ginger. Thanks for sharing.
thats a brilliant and a very helpful tip...had heard about it,but now will try it..
This is infinitely better than most tips I have read - good one!
what an idea sirjee....
and yeah trick of d trade sounds way better....
This is a great way do get done a boring job ... i hate the peeling the ginger part ... but this is too good ... done once ... used forever ... well almost :-)
Good of you to share this.
now think about adding a ginger cube to lemonade. it will be fantastic. thanks for the tip.
Alright, please email me about the food processor you use. I've asked many people this question, and don't seem to get responses about how they LOVE their processor. I do hope you can tell me you love your processor, because I am in the market for one SOMEBODY loves. Somebody who coks Indian food a lot, that is. --Deepa
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