Helpful Hints
What
to do if you have added too much chilli to your cooking.
If
you have over seasoned your dish with chillies during cooking
there are a few ways too reduce the heat. If the dish will allow
it, add some milk during the cooking, cook for about 10 mins and
then drain, add more milk and repeat until the heat is at an acceptable
level, If you cannot add milk then add water instead. Yoghourt
can also be very effective and can be served on the finished dish.
Another
way is to add a carrot or tomatoes as this should sweeten the
dish. Coconut milk is another excellent way to reduce the heat
and sweeten the dish. Adding
cheese to the finished dish dilutes the burning sensation.
Serve
with rice or pasta rather than potatoes and make sure you have
bread to hand. Rather
than water serve with milk As
a desert choose ice cream or any milky pudding will help.
How
to deal with chillies.
The
"heat" of a chilli is in the seeds and around the ribs
that hold them. To reduce the heat remove both of these. When
handling chillies wear rubber gloves and wash your hands afterwards.
Do not rub your eyes after you have handled chillies. If you do
have chilli oil on you hands then you need to remove it a good
way to do this is to wash them in milk.
How
to stop the burning.
There
are many ways to reduce the effects of chillies, you should drink
milk and not water or beer. Eat cheese, bread or cold pasta these
trap the chilli oil and reduce the burning effects.
The
morning after the night before!!!
It
may have been a good idea at the time to overdose on chillis but
the next morning you may suffer from chilliheads remorse and your
body may be doing it's best to get rid of chillies in a most direct
way. Reduce the pain by drinking milk and eating cold pasta or
rice. Keep a good selection of books and magazines, hold a good
stock of velvet soft tissue close a hand and let nature take her
course.
And
finally!
Although
the effects of chillies can be painful, even if you manage to
get some in your eyes, these effects are not in themselves dangerous
and you should not get too worried. In a short period of time
the pain will subside.
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