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Salt on a fresh oil stain
Cover a fresh oil spill on the kitchen platform with a thick layer of salt and leave it ten minutes. The salt drinks the oil and sweeps off dry, instead of you smearing it around with a wet cloth.
Jugaads for “freshness”
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Keep coriander alive in a glass of water
Stand the dhaniya stems in a glass with an inch of water, like flowers, and put a loose cover over the leaves in the fridge. Ten days instead of three. Change the water when it clouds.
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Kela jaldi kaala pad raha hai? Danthal lapeto
Kele ke gucche ke danthal par cling film ya foil lapet do. Pakne wali gas wahin se nikalti hai — do-teen din zyada chalte hain.
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हरी मिर्च का डंठल तोड़ दो
मिर्च का डंठल तोड़ के फ्रिज में रखो। डंठल से ही सड़न शुरू होती है, वो हटा दो तो दो हफ्ते आराम से चलती हैं।
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अदरक को फ्रिज में नहीं, मिट्टी में रखो
अदरक को गमले की मिट्टी में दबा दो। महीनों ताज़ा रहती है और सूखती नहीं। जरूरत पड़े तो निकाल लो, बाकी वहीं रहने दो।
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Write the date on the packet
Marker on the packet the day you open it — atta, oil, masala, anything decanted into a dabba. You stop guessing whether something has been open for three weeks or seven months.
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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.
That is all 7 of them. बस, इतना ही।