Hing in the dal, not just for taste
A pinch of hing in the tadka makes rajma and chana noticeably easier on the stomach. Add it to hot oil for a second only — burnt hing turns bitter and there is no rescuing it.
A pinch of hing in the tadka makes rajma and chana noticeably easier on the stomach. Add it to hot oil for a second only — burnt hing turns bitter and there is no rescuing it.
Put a heavy steel plate on top of the cooker lid while the dal cooks. Pressure holds steadier, the whistle stops spitting starch over the whole platform, and the dal is done faster.
राजमा, छोले और चने रात भर भिगो दो। गैस आधी लगती है और पचने में भी आसान रहते हैं। सुबह पानी बदल देना।
Khali ghee ke dabbe mein garam dal ya khichdi daal ke hilao. Deewaron par chipka ghee pighal ke khaane mein aa jaata hai. Dabba dhone mein bhi aasan.
Sabzi aur dal dhone ka paani seedha gamle mein daal do. Usmein thoda poshan hota hai aur bilkul muft hai. Sabun wala paani mat daalna.
Fridge ke rack par akhbaar bichha do. Sabzi ka paani aur daag usi par rehta hai — mahine mein badal do, fridge dhone ki nobat hi nahi aati.
Baarish mein doormat ke neeche akhbaar bichha do. Paani sokh leta hai, roz badal do. Farsh par keechad ke paon ke nishan aane band.
Dhoop mein khadi gaadi ke andar plastic bottle ka paani garam hoke swaad badal deta hai. Steel ki bottle rakho — ek baar ka kharcha, roz ka faayda.
Parcel number, address, dawa ka naam — sab apne aap ko WhatsApp kar do. Search bhi ho jaata hai aur phone badalne par bhi rehta hai.
Purani tube light jhilmilane lage to aksar starter kharab hota hai, tube nahi. Starter bahut sasta aata hai — switch band karke badal do, tube bach jaati hai.
That is all 10 of them. बस, इतना ही।
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