How to buy fresh potato: Potato is a vegetable which is most commonly used in every household. There is no green vegetable in the fridge and if you suddenly want to prepare something to eat, then people make potato bharta, dum aloo, jeera aloo etc. in lunch. There are many options for making snacks using potatoes. Potato also contains many nutrients like sodium, vitamin C, B6, fiber, potassium, protein, total carbohydrates, antioxidants etc. Potato is on the top in the list of buying vegetables. However, some people go to the vegetable market and immediately buy 2-3 kg of potatoes without looking properly. In such a situation the potato starts spoiling quickly. Know here how to buy and store potatoes, so that you can keep them fresh for months.
What things should be kept in mind while buying potatoes (tips to buy perfect potatoes)
,Chef Kunal Kapoor According to this, whenever you buy potatoes, touch them to see that the potatoes are tight and not loose or soft. Potatoes that are soft and loose spoil them and can rot quickly.
– If you see any sprout on the potato, do not buy it at all. Eating such potatoes can be harmful.
– Many times green color is visible on the peel of potato. If green color is visible on the surface of the potato, never buy such potato. Eating such potatoes is not good for health.
Method to store potatoes (Aloo store karne ka tarika)
– You bring 2-3 kg of potatoes from the market and tie a knot in a bag or polythene bag and keep it in the vegetable basket in the kitchen. Remember one thing that the more you keep potatoes tied in a plastic bag, the sooner the potatoes will spoil. Therefore, store potatoes in the basket only after taking them out of the plastic bag.
As soon as the potatoes are brought from the market, they are soiled and washed in water and kept in a basket, so do not do this. Do not wash in water until used. The more moisture there is on the potato, the sooner the potato will rot or spoil.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 29, 2024, 08:39 IST
