Cooking is an art and not everyone can nail it perfectly! Well, it is easier said than done, but you need to cook food for survival, good or bad depends on your skills as ordering everytime can dig a hole in your pocket as well as affect your health.
No matter how good or bad you cook, a good dish depends on the balance of flavours, even the slightest imbalance of ingredients can ruin the essence of a dish and that’s when quick fixes and hacks come into the picture!
What happens, when you are cooking a lavish meal for lunch or dinner and somehow the dish turns out to be sweet rather than spicy and savoury, and that's when you realise that it was no less than a blunder.
Well, not every blunder in life has a fix to it, but this one has. So, without further ado let’s look into some of the easy hacks to save a dish that has turned too sweet while cooking.
Tips to keep in mind while cooking
While cooking we often end up adding a few ingredients by mistake that can ruin the taste of the dish. In fact, this happens to be one of the most common mistakes that happen while cooking especially while making curries, soups, stews. It is not always sugar that can make a savoury dish sweet, but there are other ingredients as well as that can make your dish taste sweet. Unfortunately, it isn’t possible to remove the sugary taste completely but these quick hacks will certainly help you balance out the taste.
The balancing act
Yes, sounds like a trick, but it is no less than an art to fix a spoiled dish. Adding too much salt or spice won’t help you balance out the sweetness of a dish rather adding some seasonings and exotic powders can actually help you fix the taste of the dish. In fact, adding a melange of herbs can also save a dish.
Add a hint of tanginess
Adding lime juice can to your dish can balance out the sweetness. In case, you don’t want too much of tanginess in the dish you can also add vinegar white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar.
Bitter can cut the sugary flavour
If you want to balance your dish adding a bit of bitterness can actually amp up the taste and balance out the sweetness of the dish. In fact, there are several ingredients which you can add to your dish such as kale, arugula, cocoa etc.
Spicy
This works best while cooking curries and soups, you can add spices to balance out the sweetness of the dish. Moreover, spice can not only balance out but also amp up the taste of the delicacy. However, begin with adding a small quantity and then add some more. You can add chilli powder, peppers, chili flakes, cayenne pepper. Well, if you want you can also add condiments.
