I don't really remember eating much of leftover stuff at home more because Amma used to prepare all three meals and there was always somebody to complete whatever was left. Parents have strong opinion against having food stored in fridge and consuming it later. No there is no question of leftover items at home. But off late due to hectic schedules and kids, hubby dear suggested that I could cook for two days and store it immediately in the fridge for the later consumption. Well followed it for a week, but got bored and also felt guilty that I wasn't feeding the family properly. Since one month the only dish that I had prepare in bulk and stored was Paneer Butter Masala which my daughter is so fond of that she asks for it everyday. So I tried preparing for 2 or 3 days and stored in separate containers and gave it after heating it. She loved it and wanted me to do it every week. But I have again stopped doing it as I saw that she wasn't eating any vegetable or anything nutritious other than this.
Coming on this topic of cooking with leftover stuff for breakfast, it was just that morning I heard my colleague tell me that she prepared parathas with leftover rice. And read that Nandita wanted us to prepare something with leftover item. Well since we don't eat rice during night, there won't be rice left over for breakfast. So prepared this with the rice that was cooked for the lunch. It was very yummy! Just like all my stuffed parathas that I make. Now we have found one another yummy stuffed parathas.
Parathas | How to make Parathas from leftover rice
Ingredients Needed:
- 1 cup - Leftover rice
- 1 cup - Wheat Flour
- 1/2 tsp - Red Chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp - Coriander Powder
- 1/4 tsp - Cumin Powder
- 1/4 tsp - Garam Masala
- 1 small - Onions
- Salt to taste
Method to prepare:
- In bowl, take the rice and mash well with hands to make it soft. Then add atta and mix well so that they crumble.
- Then add all the masala and onions that are sliced finely. This way onions stick to the dough. Then add water little to make a soft dough.
- Heat a tawa, once its hot apply cooking oil and spread this to it. Cook on both sides with oil.
Enjoy with any side dish. Goes well with just Pickle and curd.
The other items that can be prepared from leftover rice are Chitramma, Pulihora, Biyam Vadiyalu, Ragi Mudda and Fried Rice. Ragi Mudda is the most common breakfast that Athamma prepares if she has lot of rice left over the night.
Sending this to Nandita of Saffron Trail for her event WBB which is on Leftovers this month.
Recipe
Parathas | How to make Parathas from leftover rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup Leftover rice
- 1 cup Wheat Flour
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/4 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 small Onions
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In bowl, take the rice and mash well with hands to make it soft. Then add atta and mix well so that they crumble.
- Then add all the masala and onions that are sliced finely. This way onions stick to the dough. Then add water little to make a soft dough.
- Heat a tawa, once its hot apply cooking oil and spread this to it. Cook on both sides with oil.
Superchef says
never knew u cud make parathas with leftover RICE!!! looks delicious.. 🙂
Cinnamon says
A very nice entry Valli... , you gave me a perfect idea, of wat to do with the left over rice 🙂
musical says
Telepathy! I made this last week! Aren't they great :).
Asha says
That is clever,I might try this.Looks delicious Sri!:)
Padma says
Wow great use for ur left over rice...looks perfect to me!
Sirisha Kilambi says
New concept 🙂 Will try it out for sure 🙂
Looks great.....
easycrafts says
wow...same pinch..we too have sent parathas from leftover rice for the event...
Tee says
What a cool idea! Must try this soon. 🙂 Parents are so uncomfortable when it comes to eating leftover food...big taboo! :))
Siri says
Very nice idea Srivalli..:D I have left over rice all the time.. and this way I don't need to feel bad while throwing it..:)
Pooja V says
What a nice & neat way to finish off left over rice....Loved it.
Timepass says
Parathas look lovely..As Easycrafts said, we have sent a similar item for Nandita's event
ramya says
yha this is nice indeed.will try.like to see paneer butter masalarecipe too.
bindiya says
i have heard of parantas with ONLY rice and not adding any wheatflour to it too, guess that must be tricky to make. anyways yours seem perfect
Neelam says
wow this is a lovely innovative idea!! I'll definately try.
Raaga says
They make this at the Parathe wali gali 🙂 in CHandni CHowk.
You never have leftovers? For me, leftovers par hi meri duniya kaayam hai 🙂
Suganya says
You are mighty creative, Srivalli!
Latha Narasimhan says
I took never have left overs! Fridge is mainly for milk, curds, jam, sauce pickles etc. I have never prepared anything till date with leftover food!
Sharmi says
hey that is very innovative. healthy too. never imagined something like this. too good.
Jeena says
Great recipe for left over rice with yummy picture too. 🙂
Srivalli says
Asha, thanks ..should try it was very good
Superchef, yes me too before my collegue introduced this to me
Padma, thanks..it was indeed
Sirisha thanks..:-)
Cinnamon, so glad
easycrafts ..thats very nice...
musical, great before mine I never knew one could prepare and now I know quite a few!
Tee, thanks ...hhaa.. same at my place too
Pooja, yeah it is
Siri, agree with you on that
Neelam pls do and let me know
Timepass, good to know..
ramya, thanks and I have given you the recipe link
bindiya, those must be hard to roll out...let me know the recipe
Raaga, thats good to know
Suganya, thanks though can't beat you
Lathamma, thats wonderful to know...your blog indeed is a mine
Sharmi, thank you
Jeena, thank you
SeeC says
Very innovative Srivalli. I will definitely try this.
A kitchen scientist & a white rat hubby!!! says
thats a real clever idea, shri..will definitely try it out
Srivalli says
Thanks Seec...long time you see
Linda says
I think that's really original Srivalli! My mom used to bake rice bread. You've reminded me to ask her for that recipe. Meantime I can try some rice parathas 🙂
Coffee says
Nice idea srivalli! Good tip for using left over life. 🙂
Sivani says
Srivalli,
This looked so good that I just had to try it (I made a few minor changes) - and then my family demanded more!
I just posted about it on my blog, telling people that you are the origin of this fantastic recipe!
Thanks
Harini says
Hi Valli,
Thanks for this creative recipe. I tried it today and it tasted YUMMMMY!
(The only problem I faced was that my paratas turned out hard once they cooled. I am sure its my mistake. Would you be able to guess what could be the reason?)
My mom has a similar wonderful recipe...She makes dosas instead of
chapathis
1) Mix 1 unit Rice Flour, 1 unit Wheat Flour, Salt, Red Chilli Powder, Yogurt,Cumin seeds
2) Make dosas with this batter and top the dosa with finely chopped onion and green chillies.
The best part about this recipe is that it is very easy to make and needs no fermentation 🙂
Your Friend says
I tried this out yesterday night and it was excellent. Thanks for the recipe!!!!