Rasoi
Newspaper under the chopping board
Spread a sheet of newspaper under the board before peeling. Everything lands on the paper and the whole mess folds into the bin in one go. The platform stays dry, which is the actual saving.
Jugaads for “peel”
9 resultsGhar
Deewar par photo tedhi? Peeche cardboard
Frame seedha nahi baith raha to aksar deewar oonchi-neechi hoti hai. Frame ke peeche neeche wale kone par cardboard ka tukda chipka do.
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.
BijliSteel plate as a TV antenna booster
For an old set-top or FM antenna, clip a steel plate or a piece of foil behind the wire as a reflector and angle it towards the tower. Signal jumps a bar or two. Half of small-town India watched cricket like this.
Bijli
Laptop garam? Kitaab ke do dande
Laptop ke peeche do kitaabein rakh ke thoda uthao. Neeche hawa chalti hai aur fan ka kaam aasan ho jaata hai. Bistar par rakh ke chalana sabse bura hai.
Rozmarra
Ek jeb, ek cheez
Phone baayein, chaabi daayein, purse peeche. Sunne mein mamooli lagta hai, par roz ka dhoondhna lagbhag khatam ho jaata hai — haath dimaag se pehle wahin jaata hai.
Bijli
Remote ka rubber button ghis gaya? Foil
Remote khol ke ghisa hue button ke peeche chipkane wali foil ka chhota tukda laga do. Contact wapas ban jaata hai aur remote mahino chalta hai.
Rasoi
Bread ke kinare fekna band karo
Bread ke crust ko sukha ke mixer mein peeso — breadcrumbs ban jaate hain. Cutlet aur tikki mein wahi kaam aate hain jo dukaan wale packet karke bechte hain.
SurakshaNeem leaf smoke for mosquitoes
Dry neem leaves smouldered in a steel plate for five minutes clear a room of mosquitoes without a coil. Do it with the windows open and step out while it burns — smoke in a shut room is not the goal.
That is all 9 of them. बस, इतना ही।