Storing Tips

1) Remove the stems of green chilies while storing them. This will help them to stay fresh for long.

2) Keep coriander leaves in a muslin (cheese) cloth bag in the refrigerator. They will remain fresh for a longer time.

3) You can store garlic for close to a month in the fridge in dry airtight plastic bag/box.
This not only increases shelf life, you will also be able to peel the skin much easier.

4) When ginger is cheaply available in the market, it could be purchased in a large quantity. Peel of the skin of the ginger and grind it in the mixie in slow speed for only one second.
Carefully store it in an airtight container in refrigerator. Could be readily used when preparing curd rice orupma.

5) While storing greens / leafy vegetables, wrap them in a newspaper and store in the fridge. Better to leave them on top of the glass tray(used to cover the vegetable storing container). This will make them last fresh for a week. Not necessary to cook within a day of buying the greens.

6) We all buy coriander in bunches. Here is how you store them fresh for more than a week...Clean and wash them. Let the water drain. In a container place a paper towel/tissue and spread them on top of it. Close and leave the container in the refrigerator. This will help preserve the coriander leaves for more than a week.

7) Here i get big bunches of curry leaves. we cant buy small amounts like in india. As soon as i get curry leaves from the market, i destalk them, spread them on a news paper and leave them indoors for a few hours so that any wet content in them evaporates. Once they r dry, i store them in air tight container and put it in the fridge, In this way i have noticed they stay fresh longer and do not rot soon.