Ghar
Store bedsheets inside their own pillowcase
Fold the sheet and both covers, then slide the whole set into one of its own pillowcases. The almirah stops being a landslide and you never hunt for the matching pillow cover again.
Jugaads for “storage”
6 resultsRasoi
Dry the masala dabba lid in the sun
In monsoon, powdered masala clumps because the lid holds moisture. Sun the box and lid for an hour every couple of weeks. A few grains of raw rice in each compartment does the rest.
Rozmarra
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.
Rasoi
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.
Rasoi
Ice tray for leftover ginger-garlic paste
Freeze the paste in an ice tray, then knock the cubes into a bag. One cube is roughly one meal, it keeps for months, and you stop throwing out a spoiled jar every fortnight.
Paisa
Sabzi at the end of the market run
Vendors drop prices near closing rather than carry stock home. Perfect for anything you will cook that night. Not for a week's storage — that is why it is cheap.
That is all 6 of them. बस, इतना ही।