Potato storage tips: Potato is the most important and most commonly used vegetable of Indian kitchen. Whether it is to be made vegetables, paratha, tikki or snacks are needed everywhere. But it has often been seen that potatoes sprout quickly or start rotting when buying in large quantities, which not only deteriorates the taste but also wastes money.
In such a situation, if you adopt some easy home remedies, the potatoes can be fresh and safe for a long time. The special thing about these methods is that neither it takes much hard work nor any expensive items.
5 tricks to store potatoes
Keep in cold, dry and ventilated place
Always keep potatoes in a place where moisture is low, there is no light and the movement of air remains. Potato sprouts quickly or starts rotting by keeping it in sunlight or warm place. It is best appropriate to keep in a sack of jute in a store room or any corner of the bin window.
Keep onion and potatoes separate
Many people store onions and potatoes together, but this mistake can spoil the potato quickly. The gas released from the onion starts rotting or sprouting the potatoes quickly. So store them in different places and in different sacks or baskets.
Store with apple
If you are storing a few potatoes, then keep 1-2 apples with them. Ethylene gas emanating from the apple slows down the process of germination, making potatoes fresh for a long time. This trick is quite effective on small scale.
Do not keep moist or wet potatoes
After bringing from the market, if there is soil or moisture on the potato, then wipe them with a cloth first and let them dry. Storing wet potatoes can cause them fungus and they can rot. Clean and dried potatoes last longer.
Place jute or bamboo basket instead of plastic bags
Plastic bags do not cause air flow, which increases moisture in potatoes and they deteriorate quickly. So always store potatoes in a basket made of jute or bamboo. This keeps the air moving and the potatoes remain fresh.
