Rasoi
Cool rice fast on a thali
Spread hot rice thin on a steel thali before packing a tiffin. It cools in minutes instead of steaming inside the box, which is what makes packed rice smell off by lunch.
Jugaads for “fast”
12 resultsBijli
Airplane mode charges faster
Switching on airplane mode while charging genuinely speeds it up — the radios are one of the biggest drains competing with the charger. Useful when you have fifteen minutes before leaving the house.
Rasoi
Curd sets faster in a warm vessel
In winter, rinse the setting vessel with hot water first and wrap it in a towel inside a closed casserole. Milk that took all night sets in five hours. Do not disturb it while it sets — a shaken pot gives you watery dahi.
MausamNewspaper on the west-facing window
Tape a double layer of newspaper on the outside of whichever window catches the 3pm sun. The room stays noticeably cooler till evening and it costs nothing. Comes off in two seconds when the season changes.
Bijli
Fan regulator hum is usually dust
A fan that hums at low speed often just has dust caked on the blades, unbalancing it. Clean the blades and the top of the motor housing before you call anyone. If it still hums, that is an electrician's job, not yours.
Mausam
Cold press on the wrists, not the forehead
Run cold water over your wrists and the back of your neck for thirty seconds. Blood runs close to the surface there and you cool down faster than with a wet towel on the head.
Rasoi
Dhaniya ki jad mat phenko
Dhaniya ki jad wapas gamle mein gaad do, paani daalo — dobara ugta hai. Do-teen fasal ek hi guchche se nikal jaati hain.
Rozmarra
Charge at 20, unplug at 80
Lithium batteries age fastest at the two extremes. Keeping a phone roughly between 20 and 80 percent noticeably extends how many years it holds a useful charge. Full charges before travel are fine — it is the daily habit that matters.
Gaadi
Wet cloth over the AC vent on a hot start
Before switching the car AC on, drive with all four windows down for thirty seconds to push out the trapped hot air. The AC then cools a much smaller problem, and it gets cold faster.
Gaadi
Bike cover, or a bedsheet in a pinch
Sun destroys a bike seat faster than rain does. Any old bedsheet thrown over it while parked outside adds years to the upholstery, and the seat is not scalding when you get back at 4pm.
Rasoi
Revive stale bread over steam
Hold day-old pav or bread over the steam of boiling water for ten seconds a side. The crumb softens and it tastes fresh again. Eat it the same hour — steamed bread goes hard faster than it did before.
RasoiSteel plate on the pressure cooker
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.
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