While surfing on the internet, we all get to see a plethora of innovative and creative cooking ideas. We can spend hours looking at satisfying cooking videos, delicious cakes being made, as well as interesting food experiments and also some kitchen tips and tricks that make the art of cooking much easier for all of us. However, some of these hacks do not end up being useful, while others may turn out to be quite useful. We came across a few tips and tricks that help in reducing the sweetness of potatoes.
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One of the most versatile root vegetables, potatoes can amp up any boring meal. Be it for snacks, appetizers, lunch or even dinner. However, sometimes potatoes turn out to be sweet, which destroys the taste of the actual dish. Have you ever faced that? Well, we definitely did! To resolve this problem, these tricks can be really helpful. Take a look.
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Here Are Easy Tips To Reduce Sweetness From Potatoes:
1. Add Sour Food
Sour ingredients like curd, lemon juice, orange pulp can really help reduce the sweetness of potatoes by balancing the flavours. Besides adding these ingredients in the dish, you can also try boiling the potatoes in water with salt.
2. Add Vinegar
There is no hard and fast rule as to which vinegar should be used for reducing the sweetness from the potatoes. You can use any vinegar, white, red or even apple cider vinegar. Take a bowl, add 2-3 cups of water along with 2 tbsp of vinegar. Then add potatoes and leave aside for a few minutes. This hack not only reduces the sweetness from potatoes but also helps potatoes to retain their shape.
3. Add Rock Salt
For this hack, you first need to fill a large bowl with lukewarm water, add salt and mix well. After mixing, add the potatoes and leave them in the bucket for about 25-30 minutes.
4. Add Baking Soda
Baking soda is one of the most versatile kitchen ingredients that we use in our kitchen. From baking to cooking and even cleaning, this ingredient serves a myriad of purposes. In fact, it is even used to reduce the sweetness from the potatoes. Wondering how? Cut the peeled potatoes into cubes or slices. Take a mixing bowl, add water along with baking soda, and mix well. Once done, add the potatoes and leave aside.
Try these tips and tricks and let us know your experience in the comments below. For more such kitchen hacks, stay tuned!