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Ultimate Guide to Car Maintenance Tips That You Should Know

  Preventive maintenance for your car can help to increase its life, maintain performance, save money on repairs and increase resale value. Proper maintenance ensures a smooth, safe drive, while preventing major blowouts or engine failure. Many car owners do not take this seriously and they encounter serious mechanical problems that could have been avoided. Preventive  maintenance  doesn’t cost too much and it pays off in the long term by averting more expensive repairs later on. Here are some tips to keep your car running right: Schedule regular  Service  to know about health status of all parts including suspension and clutch. Get oil and air filters changed regularly. The car’s coolant level must be between the Min and Max level as per the user manual. You can check this once a week when the car ignition is off, and the engine is cold. Before driving watch for warning lights, note performance changes and listen to your car — any changes or unusual noises are ...

Here’s How You Can Improve Your Car’s Clutch Life

  Burnt out clutch leads to low fuel efficiency and pick-up. If you are facing these, it’s time to inspect the clutch before it breaks down, leaving you with a possibly high towing. In manual transmission cars, the clutch serves as a link between the engine and the gearbox. The lifespan is dependent on the driving (usage, frequency) and driving conditions (roads, terrain, inclination, type of car) Burnt out clutch leads to low fuel efficiency and reduced pick-up. If you are facing these, it’s time to  inspect  the clutch before it breaks down suddenly, leaving you with a possibly high towing charge depending upon where you are in the city or on a road trip. There are some tips or habits that you can enforce while the clutch is still healthy to prolong its lifespan and get the most out of it. Do not use the clutch pedal while waiting at traffic signals If you have to wait at a traffic signal, shift the gear to neutral and release the clutch pedal. Holding the clutch pedal ...

Everything You Need To Know About Car Warning Lights

  It’s important to pay attention to car dashboard warning lights because they can help you avoid a car breakdown, as well as potentially saving you from an expensive repair bill and keeping you safe on the road. There are two types of warning lights — red and orange. A red warning light suggests that you should act quickly because the problem is serious, such as an overheating engine, low engine oil pressure or a braking system problem. Book an inspection  immediately in this case. An orange warning light means that the engine management system — the computer that runs the engine — has detected a fault. You may continue to drive, but you should get your car inspected. There are 64 different symbols that can pop up on your car’s dashboard to let you know when something is wrong. Here are what they stand for: 1. Indicator to push the clutch 2. Indicator to push the brake pedal 3. Locked steering-wheel 4. Full beam turned on 5. Low tyre pressure 6. Side lights on 7. Problem...

How to make Paneer capsicum kadai - Authentic Indian gravy

Looking for some authentic Indian gravy? Then, do try this gravy filled with goodness of Paneer, capsicum and some amazing flavours. How to prepare? (1) In a pan add 2 teaspoons of oil and fry:  2 onions finely chopped 1 tomato finely chopped 10 cloves of garlic  1/2 an inch of ginger 8 to10 red chillies 1 cardamom 1small piece cinnamon sauté the above ingredients. (2) Then, add 1 spoon Chana (chickpeas) masala and mix well.  (3) Put the above ingredients in a mixer jar and grind to a fine paste .   (4)To prepare the gravy, you need :  200 grams of paneer cut into squares. 1 large capsicum cut into  square pieces. 1 large onion cut into squares.  1 tomato cut into square pieces. (5)In a pan add some oil or butter as per your preference. Then, add the cut pieces of onion, tomato, capsicum and fry them well . After  the capsicum is cooked well, add the ground paste, add some water, add salt as per taste and 1/4 spoon sugar and boil. (6) After s...

How to make tea (Chai) in a few easy steps

 Making tea is a simple process. Each person has their way of making tea like using different proportions of ingredients or using different ingredients according to how they like it. This is one way of making one cup of tea which can be tailored for taste and multiplied according to the number of cups needed. Take 3/4th cup of water and boil it (Optional: Add a bit of chopped ginger or elaichi/cardamom) Add 1/2 tablespoon tea powder Add a pinch of tea masala Add sugar as needed Let this boil for a minute and the add 1/4th cup of milk. When the milk boils, turn off the heat and filter out the tea powder. Now, enjoy your hot cup of tea or chai! Did you know? Tea is called chai in hindi. Chai is an interesting take on tea because it contains spices and herbs like cardamom, ginger, pepper and cloves etc while tea does not. Chai can also be called masala tea because of this. Both may or may not contain milk based on preference.

How to make Tomato pickle (Tomato Gojju) - A tangy, sweet and spicy side dish

Tomato pickle which is popularly known as tomato 'gojju' in South India is a mixture of tangy, spicy and sweet flavors. If you are looking for a recipe that serves as a side dish for multiple dishes, then, this recipe is a must try! How to prepare?  Take 1/2 a kg of ripe tomatoes.  Wash and dry it completely with a cloth.  Then, grind the tomatoes into fine puree without adding water. In a pan add 50ml of gingelly oil (sesame oil) or any refined oil of your choice. When the oil gets hot, add : Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon   Red chilli powder - 4 teaspoons   Sambar powder - 1 teaspoon After adding the above ingredients, immediately add the tomato puree into it. Stir well, add salt (as per taste) and 1 teaspoon of sugar.  Stir again and cover the pan with lid and boil on medium flame till it becomes thick and you can see the oil on the top layer(Usually it take about 20 minutes 30 for oil to appear on the top layer).  Cool  the pickle. After ...

How to make Magic Aloo (Potato) Fry

Looking for some side dish made out of potato, then, you have come to the right place. This magic aloo fry is a perfect side dish. (1) The first step is to make magic masala Powder: 1. Take a pan, in it, add: 7 to 8 dry red chillies. 3 spoons of dhania (coriander) 2 spoons of jeera(cumin) 1 spoon of pepper 1 piece of cinnamon 2 cardamoms  1 star anise 1 piece mace (javitri) 2 bay leaves 5 cloves 1spoon kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) 2. Dry roast the above ingredients. 3. In a mixer jar add:  The dry roasted ingredients   2 spoons of red chilli powder  2 spoons of anardana (dry pomegranate seeds) 1 spoon black salt 1 spoon amchur powder (dry mango powder)   Grind the above into a fine powder (magic powder) and store it in a container. (2) Cut  some potatoes (depending on the number of people you want to serve) into cubes and deep fry them, until they turn golden brown. (3) Put the fried potatoes into a bowl and in it add:  2 spoons of t...