need tips for maintaining vegetables

Hi

It had happened to me too as soon as i came to US. Always u need to take extra care with vegs. Reg milk, it happens sometimes, try to use bfr the expiry date.

vegs like beans, avaraikai, kothavarangai shd be wrapped in tissue and then in cloth and keep in firdge.Take it out once in 4 to 5 days and check it, if needed change the tissue.

coriander leaves shd immediately washed,dried and remove stem from leaves and store in ziploc.

green chillies - remove kaambu and store in a box.

i hope this helps

san

 

HI
Plz refer this that i have given before ..for veg storing tips
for green chillies storage remove the stem & wrap in tissue & put in plastci box.
we can store for 6 weeks like this.
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/m...764-small-tip-store-veg-fridge.html#post28696

Bye
Suneeta

 

Dear Abha

I am hearing this about milk for the first time.Where do you buy your milk from? If you get this from your Indian Grocer,pls don't do that.Try to buy only items that you do not get in the American supermarkets at the Indian Grocer.That I think will solve the issue.The fruits and vegetables and milk at the American supermarkets are always fresh.Here, we get from Safeway,Albertsons,Raleys and Bel-air.

Tomatoes,do you keep them in covers? Try to keep in an open vessel or a plastic bowl and keep the bowl inside the fridge.For Ginger-wrap ginger in a kitchen towel/tissue and keep inside a cover.You can do this kitchen towel thing for almost all greens and herbs.For Cilantro/coriander leaves,line a plastic airtight container with kitchen towel/tissue and wash the leaves,dry on a towel for about 1-2 hrs and keep inside the container in the fridge.Green chillies if you remove the stem or don't,I find it does not stay long.Maybe two weeks at the most.

 

Hi Abha,

Maybe you would like to try the following tips also:

1. Like green chillies, you can store curry leaves also - remove leaves from stalks and store in plastic box lined with tissue or newspaper.

2. For storing fresh flowers, first removed damaged flowers and store in plastic box lined with thick newspaper - stays good for a week to ten days -- (since we visit the temple once a week, we buy flowers and store them till our next visit)

3. Coriander leaves can be washed, cut and stored in the freezer, but should be used for rasam, gravy dishes only. It cant be used for chaat items, etc

I hope this is of some help.

 

Hi! Abha,

You've got some great tips from our members.

I too had the same problem initially with green chillies & curry leaves. I was at my wit's end wondering what i could do to keep it fresh.

Then i just thought of freezing it & it worked. Both chillies & curry leaves stay fresh for a long time when frozen.

With milk, you could try buying it from an american grocery store, since most people buy there, they have fresh stock & it's also reasonably priced when compared to stores like Target for example.

Cheers!
Ragini.

 

Yes,like Ragini says,I get 2 gallons of milk every week for $4.59 because I get that from Safeway.Safeway has been having this offer for more than a year now.