10 Super Recipes With Everyday Leftovers

The most satisfying venture is to turn leftovers into tasty, fresh dishes. Kitchen recycling has its own joy. It reduces food waste, saves time and calls for great culinary imagination.

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Rice Idiyappam

Laxmi Negi owns a handy recipe for transforming leftover excesss rice into healthy, flavoursome Idiyappam for a quick breakfast or snack!

Please find the recipe here: Rice Idiyappam

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Idli Sandwich

Lahu Kapduskar, who works in an office canteen, faces challenges of creating something delicious and new daily. One of his standout recipes is the Idli Sandwich, made from old idlis. This innovative snack will quickly become a favourite at home and in the office.

Please find the recipe here: Idli Sandwich

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Corn Rice

Make a spicy corn rice that combines the creaminess of corn kernels with the savoury goodness of spices, herbs, and chilly sauce. Kanchan Maslekar's concoction is ideal for a weeknight dinner or a weekend lunch.

Please find the recipe here: Corn Rice

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Kuskura Poli

Mayur Sanap's kuskura or Phodnichi Poli is what he call a magic wand recipe that turns chapattis into a hearty breakfast the next morning.

Please find the recipe here: Kuskura Poli

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Mor Kootan

Every time you order idlis, or other dishes from an Udupi restaurant, you are inundated with dabbas of chutney. Zelda Pande discovered that extra chutney is a windfall, using it to make Mor Kootan or pulissery or a kuzhambu -- yoghurt coconut curry or a tamarind coconut stew.

Please find the recipe here: Mor Kootan With Extra Coconut Chutney

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Rice Cutlets

Siddhi Panchal's leftover recipe makes really appealing rice cutlets with leftover rice. She mixes the old rice with potatoes, sesame seeds, seasoning and coats them with semolina and you have a new dish that will make tea-time exciting.

Please find the recipe here: Rice Cutlets

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Idli Upma

Transform leftover idlis into a yummy brekker dish with this easy recipe from Sunita Harisinghani that adds a bit of tadka and chillies.

Please find the recipe here: Idli Upma

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Seyal Phulka

Manasi Sadarangani has a simple preparation for leftover rotis. Seyal Roti is a popular dish among Sindhis. Also known as Seyal Phulka, the dish is about cooking rotis in a tangy paste of garlic, tomato and coriander.

Please find the recipe here: Seyal Phulka

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Porridge With Boiled Eggs

This might sound rather strange until you eat it. It's a wholesome dish that creatively transforms leftover dal into a hearty day starter by adding spices, a hint of jaggery, and tanginess from tamarind pulp. 

Please find the recipe here: Porridge With Boiled Eggs

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Bread Dosa

What could be a more marvellous use of any kind of extra bread, than in a dosa? Follow Charu's lead and add semolina and yoghurt to ground up bread and cook it up crisp and kadak on the tawa

Please find the recipe here: Bread Dosa

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