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Clean your refrigerator as well as you can. Take all of your food out, and discard anything that seems to be spoiled or in the process. You can also get rid of food and beverage that you do not need; this will prevent future issues. Place your food in a large container of ice and turn your refrigerator completely off. Once you complete these steps, you can get to work cleaning out the interior of your refrigerator with soap and warm water. Clean the storage area inside. By periodically cleaning unpleasant odours will be less likely to accumulate. THE DEO DO: You can deodorise your fridge with baking soda. Place an open container with baking soda inside and let it absorb the smells for at least 24 hours. If baking soda doesn’t help, you can also distribute freshly ground coffee evenly on a plate and put it in the fridge for 24 hours. This helps reduce any odours and keeps it fresh. INGREDIENTS ½ kg small potatoes 3 tbsp chaat masala 1 cup tea water Imli (tamarind) water Black salt A pinch of sugar Salt to taste Ginger Garlic Green chilli 1 onion 1 tomato

METHOD: Put the potatoes in water. To this, add chaat masala, tea water, Imli water, black salt, salt (to taste) and sugar. Leave this to stay for two hours. In a pan, add garlic, ginger, green chillies, onion and tomato. Fry it well, till it’s caramelised. Then, add potato to this mixture and cook for 15 minutes. Serve with hot rice or roti. as told to DESIGNS ON THE EGG A simple, yet highly effect method of keeping your refrigerator fresh involves placing your fresh foods within eyesight. Place foods such as fresh vegetables, fruit, meats, dairy products and leftovers where you can see them at all times. After you do this, you will be able to remove any food product the moment you start to notice rotting or molding. Leaving fresh food and other perishables buried in your produce storage bin or at the back of your refrigerator is a surefire recipe for disaster. Many people enjoy this method because it also allows them to consume their food before it has an opportunity to spoil. If it helps, you may want to consider labelling and dating your products before you place them in the refrigerator.