Topic started by shoba (@ fcomet.singnet.com.sg) on Wed Mar 10 07:11:28 EST 2004.
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Hi!

Any ideas on getting rid of the heat from your palms after grinding chillies??!!

Thanks!
Shoba

Responses:

• From: rr (@ 66.9.52.234) on: Wed Mar 10 07:37:39 EST 2004
  
  there is no way other than a wait - rub oil on your hands before grinding chillies.
  
  RR
  
  
• From: aarthi (@ 206.70.243.251) on: Wed Mar 10 11:11:40 EST 2004
  
  you can rub lemon juice. It reduces the burning a bit. Also, make sure to wash your hands thoroughly, otherwise you might touch your face and it will burn even more.
  
  
• From: KH (@ ip68-111-50-101.br.no.cox.net) on: Wed Mar 10 11:33:12 EST 2004
  
  Hi Aarthi,
  Do you have any suggestion to get rid/reduce the burning when i usually undergo after chopping lots of garlic pods?
  Thanks in advance!
  
  
• From: aarthi (@ 206.70.243.251) on: Wed Mar 10 12:20:08 EST 2004
  
  Hi KH,
  If you are chopping a lot of them, you can buy some thin plastic latex free gloves. These will protect your hands from both the burning and the smell.
  They are really thin and can be easily used.
  Else, try washing your hands with soap water and applying some calamine lotion.
  
  
• From: KH (@ ip68-111-50-101.br.no.cox.net) on: Wed Mar 10 14:02:26 EST 2004
  
  Thanks a lot Aarthi. Even though i wash them in soap water and apply lotion(not calamine), they don't seem to reduce the irritation. So i'll try to get one gloves you have suggested. See you later, bye!
  
  
• From: Kamakshi (@ 213.42.2.29) on: Wed Mar 10 15:58:23 EST 2004
  
  How to reduce the heat of too much chilli powder from a cooked dish? Adding milk or water dilutes & ruins the taste of the curry/sambar etc.
  
  
• From: R (@ bgp530243bgs.ebrnsw01.nj.comcast.net) on: Wed Mar 10 16:43:23 EST 2004
  
  I am not sure, but did u try adding tomato?
  
  
• From: KH (@ ip68-111-50-101.br.no.cox.net) on: Wed Mar 10 17:42:16 EST 2004
  
  Hi Kamakshi,
  You can try adding 1 or 2 piece of jaggery and /or coconut paste to sambar and add coconut paste/ coconut milk to the curries. I've not done this, but i think it may help. If i find any remedy, will post you.
  
  
• From: aarthi (@ 206.70.243.251) on: Wed Mar 10 17:45:47 EST 2004
  
  I have heard that adding ghee will lessen the chilli.....but will increase your calories i suppose!
  
  
• From: shoba (@ bbcache-14.singnet.com.sg) on: Thu Mar 11 01:40:04 EST 2004
  
  rr and aarthi,
  
  thanks...
  
  
• From: beth (@ bagu-cache-1.server.ntli.net) on: Fri Oct 1 13:19:30
  
  ello there i live next door to an indian family and was just wondering if there was anything known of to help get rid of the after smell apart from incense sticks and febreeze that wa suggested by them fankooooooooooooooo
  
  
• From: Shoba (@ fmoon.singnet.com.sg) on: Thu Oct 7 06:13:28 EDT 2004
  
  Coming back to the original query, you can actually get the chilli-heat off your hands by placing them under (bearable)hot running water. It worked for me!
  
  And as to reducing the chilli-hotness of your dishes, if I've not mistaken, Mr Trivedi on his website has advised taking a portion of the dish and actually diluting/washing it. There are other very good tips on his cookery site.
  
  Shoba
  
  

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