Is there too much oil in the vegetable? Don’t panic, remove extra oil in minutes with these 5 magical tricks.

News India Live, Digital Desk: While cooking in the kitchen, it often happens that too much oil inadvertently falls into the vegetable or gravy. Excess oil not only spoils the taste of food, but it is also harmful for health. If your favorite vegetable is seen floating in oil, then there is no need to throw it away or eat it reluctantly. With the help of these easy and home remedies, you can remove extra oil very cleanly.

1. Use of ice cubes (Ice Cube Trick)

This is the fastest and scientific method of extracting oil.

How to do: Add 2-3 big ice cubes to the gravy vegetable. When the oil cools down, it will start sticking around the ice and freezing.

Caution: As soon as the oil freezes on the ice, immediately take it out with a spoon, otherwise the ice will melt and dilute the vegetable.

2. Refrigerate the oil

If you have a little time to serve food, this method is the best.

How to do: Keep the vegetable in the refrigerator or freezer for some time. The top layer of oil will solidify within a few minutes.

Benefit: You can easily remove the frozen layer of oil (fat) with a spoon. Later reheat the vegetable.

3. Magic of Bread Slice

Bread is not only for breakfast but is also the solution to this kitchen problem.

How to do: Take a fresh bread slice and lightly rotate it on the top surface of the gravy.

Bearing: Bread acts like a sponge and absorbs excess oil. Be careful not to leave the bread inside for too long, otherwise it may break and mix with the vegetable.

4. Boiled Potato

If there is too much oil as well as salt in the vegetable, then this recipe is like ‘killing two birds with one stone’.

How to do: Cut a boiled potato into big pieces and add it to the vegetable and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.

outcome: Potato will absorb extra oil and spices. You can take out those potato pieces before serving.

5. Use of Tissue Paper

This is the simplest method to remove oil from dry vegetables (like bhujia or fried vegetables).

How to do: Set the vegetable aside in the pan and place kitchen tissue paper in the empty space in between. The tissue will absorb all the excess oil. Even in case of gravy, you can carefully remove oil by touching the surface with a tissue.

Pro Tip: Caution for next time

Always remember to add oil little by little while frying spices. If you are making curry based vegetables, then take out the oil that comes out after frying the spices in a separate bowl and use it as per requirement.