From keeping a piece of ginger with roti to keeping cucumber in cold water...these kitchen hacks will be very useful for you
- bySherya
- 04 Apr, 2025

When the family is big, it becomes very difficult to manage the kitchen work. Especially when everyone has different demands. From breakfast to dinner... something or the other is cooked for everyone. In such a situation, it is natural to feel tired and in the process of staying busy, one does not concentrate on anything else.
In such a situation, both time and things get wasted. If you are also troubled by this and are trying to handle kitchen work, then this article can help you. We will tell you some such hacks with the help of which you can make the work easier.
Hack to keep roti fresh with ginger
If you do not want to keep the roti fresh for a long time , then you can keep a small piece of ginger with the roti. Ginger has antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, which prevent the roti from spoiling and keep it fresh.
Apart from this, the fresh smell of ginger helps in killing the bacteria and fungus present in the roti, due to which the roti stays fresh for a longer time. So the next time you make roti, keep a small piece of ginger in its box.
chop onions and put them in the freezer

If your eyes start watering while cutting onions, we have a home remedy to avoid this. Keep the onions in the freezer for 30 minutes to 1 hour. This will harden the inner parts of the onion and they will not cause irritation in your eyes.
Apart from this, by keeping it in the freezer, the enzymes in the onion which are responsible for tears will not work and the onion will be cut easily. Also, you will not have any trouble while cutting the onion.
Flour Sifting Hack
Often a sieve is used to sift flour. If the flour falls around it, dirt increases. In such a situation, you can use a glass. Take the flour in a glass and place it upside down in the sieve.
Sift the flour by stirring continuously. Alternatively, you can use a simple mesh cloth. Just pour the flour on the cloth and shake it well. This will remove all the big stones from the flour and you will get clean and smooth flour.
Hack to freshen cucumber

Many times cucumber starts to spoil and dries up when kept in the fridge. If this happens to you too, then you can make the cucumber fresh again. For this you do not need to do much. Just take hot water in a bowl and soak the dry cucumber in it.
After about 15 minutes, take the cucumber out of the water. Surely your cucumber will become absolutely fresh and soft. This method is especially useful when you have dried cucumber and you want to use it immediately.
hack to make round roti
If it takes you time to make round roti , then this hack is for you. You can make round roti in a jiffy, for which you will need a plate. For this, make a dough ball of roti and place it on the rolling board.
Then roll the roti properly. After rolling, place a plate on the roti and then apply slight pressure to make the roti round. This will surely make your roti round and your time will not be wasted.
Apart from this, you can also soak garlic in hot water. This will peel it off easily. Otherwise, you can cut the top part of the garlic. This will peel it very well. If you know any other hack, then do share it with us.
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