KEY TERMS
Sauté:- add little oil and cook the ingredients in hot oil .
Al Danté:- ingredients cook 75% only should not soft.
BATTER:-semi liquid mixture of flour and other starch based ingredients.
BLANCHING:- cook the food ingredients in boiling water or hot oil .
BOUQUET GARNI:- Bunch of herbs tied together as flavouring agent.
DEGLAZE:- Removal of practicals with water in pan.
PAR BOIL:- cooking below to the boiling temperature
Zest:- outer skin of vegetables ( lemon ,orange)
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