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How to make Tomato Puree

This is another essential ingredient I always have in in my fridge. It reduces the prep time and allows me to make zhatpat gravies. Not only does it reduce the time you would spend chopping the tomatoes, it also reduces the cooking time as the tomatoes are already cooked.

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How To Make Homemade Ghee / Clarified Butter

Pure Ghee or clarified butter is supposed to have originated in India. It is used to prepare a wide variety of sweet as well as savoury dishes in Indian cuisine. Ghee is made by boiling white butter. Like white butter ghee too has many medicinal properties and is consumed in our Indian diet everyday.

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How to make Ginger-Garlic Paste

While cooking any dish the cutting chopping and prep part takes time and keeping some essentials ready in the refrigerator helps a lot in reducing the time that you spend in the kitchen. Ginger garlic paste is one such item. Ginger garlic paste is an essential ingredient in many Indian and Asian dishes.

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