Top 4 Ways to Eat Tomatoes

When it comes to salad, my sole interest is devoted toward the tomatoes! Yes, every time I see a ripe and juicy tomato, it sends down a feeling of euphoria in my entire system. No, I am not the only one obsessed with tomatoes; there are other tomato lovers out there as well who can go about picking out tomatoes out of any dish prepared for them! For all those who are smitten by tomatoes, here is a list of ways you can eat this heavenly vegetable.

Raw is real

When nothing else works out, eat it raw! Forget salad just eat it raw. Cut it into slices and sprinkle a bit of salt and bite! You will taste heaven at its real best. I often try this at home. This is healthy with volumes of vitamin C going in your body and for tomato lovers like me, it is the best and the simplest way to enjoy one!

Sauce it up!

Most Indian tomato sauce has this sweet flavour to it, which true tomato lovers do not like. So how about making tomato sauce at home?  It is a fabulous thing to try this scorching summer! All you need is olive oil and basil. Smash it, mix with olive oil and make a sauce out of it! Add basil and bruschetta as a topping! You are now ready to give tough competition to the ketchup suppliers in India with your own tomato sauce!

The salad saga

How about an all tomato salad or, a salad with predominantly tomatoes in it? Saves you the pain of picking out the tomatoes from salads, right? Just add a cup of fresh mozzarella balls. Top it up with the juice of a lemon, 2 tablespoons decent olive oil, and fresh and sliced basil to go with it. Mix salt and pepper to taste. You are ready for a lip smacking salad!

Wrap it up

Make your own tomato wrap. Toast two of the biggest slice of sourdough bread. In one slice, spread prepared hummus, then comes the best part: add big, fat slices of the best, ripest tomato you can lay your hands on and top it with the other slice of the bread. Now you are ready to relish!

Fruity Salads!

Making children eat fruits can be a tough task. They crib, they cry and create all the havoc in the world and then don’t eat it too. But there is a way you can have your way with children without creating a fuss out of the issue. Yes, you can. All you need to do is immerse fruit salad into Salad dressing India for the flavour that everybody likes. Some cheese and nuts on the top would be good to complete it into a whole meal.

So here goes some tip- pack your and your child’s meal with the goodness of fruits without making it taste even remotely boring. Here are some fruit salad options that you can make for your kids through food service India.

Star fruit salad: You can cut out fruits in the shape of stars. That would look cute, wouldn’t it? Sprinkle the salad with salt and pepper or add a little Parmesan atop the salad before serving.

Frozen fruit salad: An ideal summer dessert, frozen fruit salad is every kid’s delight. And why not? It is simple, it is versatile. Dip canned fruits in whipped cream or condensed milk and stir well. Transfer the melange into a rectangular baking pan, cover the mixture and freeze it till the mixture solidifies.

Mango Pineapple duet: Mangoes are a kid’s favourite. Add pineapple, some salad dressing or mayonnaise to it, and there is nothing that will hold your child back from the sumptuous dessert. You can also add whipped cream and mint sprigs too.

Dry fruits and nuts salad: Use sugar-coated fruits, golden raisins, dates and dried mangoes and mix them well to produce an irresistible concoction of health and taste. Cashews, walnuts and coconut flakes and almonds add a crunch to it. Add whipped cream for the delectable flavor.

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The Best Packed Food To Hoard Up

Do you find yourself often too busy to grab a meal? Do you live alone and mostly find your kitchen a mess stockpiled on rotten food? Are you spending extraordinarily to grab snacks from outside to suppress those hunger pangs? An affirmation to these is a clear sign you are struggling to balance out a busy life or you are absolutely hopeless at cooking. Whatever the cause may be your nutritional needs are taking a hit in the course.

 

So to help you out with this, we have put together a list of must have packed or semi ready food items, that can cure you of hunger in no time.
 

Homemade Potato Chips- These are healthier than the average wafer you eat all day long. Refill your 

stock every weekend and prefer buying multiple but smaller packets. That way you will eat in moderation.
 

Coffee Beans and a coffee maker- If you don’t have them already, go get them now. An absolute must for any workaholic; this is the thing that keeps you moving through the day.
 

Dry Milk- How many times do you forget to buy milk or run out of it before you can refill? Just keep a big packet of dry milk handy. They have good shelf life and all you have to do is resist putting in a wet spoon, and they will last forever.
 

Pizza Pasta Sauce- Hungry at odd hours? Just put to boil a bowl of penne pasta in the microwave while you do your stuff. Add diced onions a generous splash of sauce in a skillet with heated oil and mix well with boiled pasta.
 

Oat meal or Muesli- It is the healthiest and quickest breakfast on earth. It is also very filling and keeps hunger away till midday. So, keep it, stick to it, make it a habit.
 

Jams, Marmalades, sandwich spreads- Just put them on a toast or a chappati and a quick and tasty refill is ready.
 

So, with these staples stocked up in your kitchen, your bachelor life should be happy and gay   
  

Homemade Mayonnaise

All your salads, burgers, sandwiches and toasts would be so bland without a perfect mayo. While licking on a fresh batch, I wonder how one thing can be so versatile and delicious at the same time. It is certainly one of my kitchen staples, what about you?

Well, if you are as fond of it as I am you will certainly appreciate the homemade mayonnaise sauce recipe. It’s the smoothest, lightest, fluffiest and tastiest of what you have ever had. Though, the flip side is it has a short shelf life and it’s not always feasible to whip your own mayo every time you want to have a sandwich.
 

I prefer Mrs Bector’s mayonnaise or their Thousand Island dressing India as it is the closest to the homemade version and when I can find the time, I make my own. Here’s how I do it.
Ingredients
1¼ Cups of cooking oil (divided)
2 egg yolks
½ tsp. English mustard powder
Salt
1 tbsp. lemon juice
 

Recipe
 

Well, it does not need a diploma in cooking to make the perfect mayo but yes, you can use up a lot of patience while doing it as you are set to do the impossible. Actually, it is an emulsion (a mixture of two liquids that wouldn’t naturally mix). So, to help it emulsify properly allow all the ingredients to be at room temperature and not cold.  
 

Going on, the humble kitchen ingredients needed for mayonnaise sauce recipe are a big mixing bowl, 

a kitchen towel, and a hand blender. Initially, you can put in the eggs, salt and mustard together and whisk for a while. Now add ¼ cup of oil and mix again. Now start pouring the remaining oil in a thin stream and keep mixing with the blender. The slower you’d be with the oil, the fluffier and lighter your mayonnaise will be. Finally put in the lemon juice and stir. You can use it within a day or two when refrigerated properly.
 

So, enjoy the homemade sauce. 

Types Of Potato Chips

Have you ever wondered why the texture of one brand of chips tasted different? Is it the difference in the variety of potatoes or is it just the way they are processed?

You are right. Mostly the difference in crispness, thickness and texture can be attributed to the way they are processed. You might have observed the fancy names under which they are sold, but had no clue what they were. The uniformly favourite crispy potato chips do come in a lot of variety. And by that we don’t mean just flavours.
 

Curious to know what you are eating and how it is made? Here is a list of every possible kind in the market.
 

Classic Wafers- these are the regular packets you purchase and probably have been eating for a while. Thin, uniformly textured ad easily crushable classic chips are put on a conveyer belt and passed through a very hot boil of oil, reducing them to a crisp fried state before the blink of an eye. The quick process doesn’t allow the natural moisture in starch to evaporate hence they are softer and easily crushed. The similar texture and colour is due to the strictly controlled temperature and pressure environment.
 

Kettle Chips- These are made the traditional way as mum used to do it at home. They are simply fried in a small vessel in batches. Since, every time a new batch is added the temperature of oil falls, the cooking process is much slower. The moisture in wafers is able to evaporate hence giving it a sturdier, crispier and better flavour. Moreover, they absorb lesser fat as compared to the former. Kettle chips India may be new to you but they have been around in the international market for quite a while.
 

Handmade chips- As the name is self-explanatory, from peeling potatoes to frying everything is done by hand.
 

Baked- These are baked in an oven rather than being deep fried.
 

Light Chips- These contain half the fat of regular product.
 

Crisps- These are made from potatoes that are dehydrated, flaked then rehydrated and pressed into uniform shapes.