Best ways to store vegetables and fruits
Here we will look at different ways to preserve vegetables for a longer period of time. This is a useful method which can be used to minimize wastage of vegetables.
- Mint leaves
Grind them to a fine paste, use ice trays for freezing.
- Coriander leaves
Grind them and use ice trays for freezing.
- Tomatoes
Cut them to small pieces. Spread them facing upwards on a plate, freeze them and then store.
- Pumpkin skins
Can be frozen or dried for later use.
- Mixed vegetables
Cleaned, cut and frozen for sambhar, aviyal etc.
- Raw mangoes
Cut into pieces and frozen. Seasonal fruits can also be preserved.
- Special vegetable mix for fried rice
Green peas, beans, carrot, long beans, sweet corn etc can be cut into pieces and frozen. They can be stored in a plastic bag.
- Ripe banana
Perfect for milk shakes, ice cream topping, breakfast cereals etc. cut into small pieces and frozen.
- Green chilli
Can be stored by covering in a tissue paper or cloth. No need to freeze.
- French fries
Fries can be frozen and stored for later usage.
- Chicken preparations
Chicken preparations like chapli kebab, cutlet etc can be frozen and stored.
- Lime juice cubes
Lime juice cubes can be prepared by using the ice trays. Lime juice can be poured onto ice trays and frozen. Just need one cube for making a glass of lime juice.
- Chapathi
Half cook chapathi on both sides for about 30 seconds each and freeze them.
- Ginger and garlic paste
Prepared it using vinegar and preserve it.no need to freeze.
Try experimenting yourselves on various freezing options to help you cook !!!