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Chapter 1
Basic Knowledge

Cooking Tips

Difference and Quantity Conversion Between Fresh and Dried Herbs
Fresh herbs (e.g. basil) contain water, and therefore the amount needed will be more
than that of dried ones.
Quantity Conversion:
1 Tbsp of fresh herbs = 1 tsp of ground dried herbs
= ⅓ tsp of dried herb powder
Fresh herbs will easily get burnt or turn bitter if overcooked. It should be added at the
last step of cooking.

Homemade Tasty Sauces
Here are 5 different homemade sauces for cooking various dishes:

Curry Sauce (4 servings) Steps:
Ingredients: 1. Heat up oil in a non-stick frying
Curry powder 1 Tbsp pan. Sauté the onion and garlic
Onion (small) (ground) 1 piece (about 80g) for about 3 minutes. Add curry
Garlic (minced) 5 cloves powder and slowly stir-fry for about
Sugar 1 Tbsp 3 minutes.
Salt ¼ tsp 2. Put in other ingredients and bring to
Low-fat milk ½ cup a boil at low heat. Cook until the
Water ¾ cup sauce thickens up as desired.
Cornflour 2 tsp (Adding a chopped apple can
Vegetable oil 1 tsp enrich the flavour of the sauce.)

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