How to keep Green Chillies fresh for long?

Category: Kitchen Basics / Tips

In our home, we wont use green chillies very much, so need to find out a way to keep them fresh in refrigerator atleast for 1-2 weeks. I would like to share the steps I am following so that it would help someone like me:)

The important thing with green chillies is it will get rot soon if we left them with the stem on so we just need to remove the stem and store. Sounds easy right??:)

• Remove any water / moisture from the chillies
• Gently pull out the stem from the chillies
• Line a plastic box with a paper towel
• Place the chillies inside it
• Close and store it in refrigerator
• If we find any bruised / slimy chillies, just remove them right away so that it wont make the rest of them bad. Also check this regularly to prolong the storage time
  
  
  
  
  

How to keep Coriander & Mint leaves fresh for long?

Category: Kitchen Basics / Tips

On Day 1

After 2 weeks in Refrigerator

I tried different methods for keeping the coriander & mint leaves fresh for long inside refrigerator such as

• Wrap it in paper towel 
• Wrap it in foil
• Place inside ziplock covers
• Placing inside plastic boxes

All of the above worked fine but only for few days. But the below Option really helped me and by this method I am even keeping them fresh for atleast 2 - 3 weeks.

Things Required:

• Glass or Plastic container / jar
• Plastic bags or ziplock bags
• Water - as needed

Method:

1. I prefer long glass tumbler for coriander leaves and small cup for mint leaves. Glass or trasnparent containers are recommended so that we can see the water level and clarity 
2. After buying the leaves from shop, just shake it gently to remove any water on them and cut off about 0.5 - 1 cm of the edges in the stem part 
3. Fill the container with water to a level till the stem portion gets immersed
4. Place the coriander / mint leaves in the container
   
5. Loosely cover the leafy portion with a plastic cover or a ziplock cover, we can keep it in place with a help of rubber bands
   
6. Keep it in refrigerator
7. Check for water level and colour each day or every 2 days
8. It is  advisable to change the water every 2-3 days to retain the freshness