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Managing the leftover food is the headache for everyone. You
neither feel like eating it nor like to throw away. But if we apply some ideas
we can make some fantastico recipes with the leftover food and present it in a
new form.
Below I am sharing some fantastico ideas with some common
left over food.
Idlis
Idlis are something that only tastes good
when freshly prepared. If the idlis are left over, no one in the family feel
like eating it the next day. But what if we give a new life to the plain
leftover idlis, I am sure everyone will love it. The best is to make fried
idlis with them. You have to just cut the idlis in small long pieces and deep fry
them until golden brown. To make it more interesting you can prepare a tadka
with some oil, curry leaves, rai, onions, tomatoes and some spices. Cook them
properly and then garnish over the fried idlis.
One more preparation is to make idli upma. For this just soak
the idlis in water for some time and then squeeze out the water of it. Now you
can mash the idlis and then give the same tadka that we give for the upma.
Rotis
Rotis are also very common that are generally leftover for
the next day. No one like to eat the leftover rotis. But with rotis too we can
make some fantastico recepies. Firstly you can just cut the rotis into small
pieces and just give the same tadka that we give for the upma adding onions and
tomatoes to it. Sprinkle some water on the rotis to make them soft while cooking.
Thus we can make a roti upma out of leftover rotis
Another idea is to grind it with some sugar and very little ghee.
This make a deleicious churma out of the leftover rotis. You can make the
ladoos with the mixture and garnish with some dry fruits. It really tastes
awesome.
Rice
Rice is again a very common leftover food item in every
household. Lot of preparations can be made with the rice. The best one is the
fried rice. Just take some oil and add the curry leaves and rai and green
chillies. Then sautee some onions and tomatoes. You can also add other
vegetables like beans, capsicum, cabbage etc. to it. Then put the left over
rice and stir fry it. Add the spices and serve hot. This gives a really
different face to the boring leftover plain rice.
Another idea is to boil it in some milk and make a kheer out
of it. As the rice is already cooked, it will take a very little time for the
kheer to get ready.
Dal
The best way to use the leftover dal is to put it in the roti
flour. This gives a good taste to the rotis and your dal is also used in a good
way.
Curries and Sabzis
Leftover curries and sabzis can be used to make cutlets.
Just add some bread, boiled potatoes till it gets binds into a tikki. And then
shallow fry to make some awesome tikkis.
So friends, with some new ideas we can turn our left over
food into a fantastico new recipe. So next time don’t just throw away your
leftover food, just try to use it the next day in different preparations.
