7 KITCHEN TIPS From Africa That Are So Apt For Indian Households

Never store onions and potatoes together because both produce a gas that causes either of them to spoil quickly

To avoid feeling peppering hotness on your hands after cutting pepper with bare hand; scrub your hand with salt and red oil/ crude palm oil then wash it.

If you happen to put excess salt in your food; while cooking just drop in a peeled potato. The potato will absorb the excess salt.

If your Soup or Stew turns out to be sour while warming it up, add a piece of charcoal. You can remove the charcoal once the soup or stew is warmed up. The dish will retain its taste

Throw a pinch of salt in airtight containers before storing any item in it. This will keep the stuff fresh and it won't stink

Add a few grains of rice if your salt is becoming lumpy. The rice in the jar will absorb excess moisture stored in the salt

In order to reduce the quantity of cooking oil in the food, first cook 1/4 ginger in the oil. This activity will remove ant access oil as well as flavours and odours that you don't want