Storage Hacks for Breads and Loafs — Store burger buns, garlic loaf or pizza base in freezer for 15-20 days. Adjust the quantity of spices according to taste and existing flavours as we are using cooked item.Heat a little oil in a grill pan/griddle and shallow fry these kebabs on medium flame until crispy golden brown on the outside. While scrolling through your news feed there is a high probability that the latest food trends make a frequent appearence. Increase the quantity of roasted gram flour if there is excess moisture in mixture. Tastes deliciousLeft over rice — Make risotto balls by adding some cheese and sautéed vegetable. Place this on a roti, top it with lettuce and cheese. Set this aside. Roll it up. Apply one beaten egg on it and spread evenly and let it cook for sometime till the time the egg sets. Just make sure that it has less moisture otherwise the roll will become soggy. Use in salads or sandwiches. Sabz Chawal KebabIngredients:Leftover dry vegetable curry like potato and peas or any other veggie – 1 cupBoiled/steamed leftover rice 1 cupBoiled potatoes (optional) – 1-2Yoghurt (whipped) – 2 tbspGarlic cloves (finely mashed) – 4-5 clovesOnions, large (finely chopped) – 1Green chilies, finely chopped – 2Coriander leaves, finely chopped ¼ cupCorn flour ¼ cupRoasted Gram flour (besan) ½ cupRed chili powder ½ tspGaram masala powder ¼ tspBlack pepper powder ¼ tspChopped nuts like cashews, raisins etc. Mix well. Toss it all together for a couple of minutes till it mixes well. Let it cook for couple of minutes, flip it over and remove from heat and place it on a plate or chopping board. Serve hot with the chutney or sauce of your choice and a steaming cup of tea. Spread some sliced onions on top of the chicken and fold in the shape of a roll. It should be of dough consistency. Put two ladles of dosa batter, spread it and make a slightly thick dosa. Put blobs on salad and mix or spread over pizza.Left over fresh mint leaves — Place them on a paper towel and dry in a microwave for two minutes. Add one large or two medium boiled potatoes if the cooked vegetable curry does not have them. This promotes cooking and eating with minimum food wastage and a calculated use of all that an ingredient has to offer. Mix some carrot juliennes.
Of course, it has the added advantage of surprising your friends with delicious creations made out of boring leftovers thus planting the Masterchef cap firmly on your head. Store in a bottle and use in lassis or Indian dishes like tawa paneer. Make sure that the flame is on low and then apply a little oil and flip it over. Just remove the bones, crumble and use.Left over boiled rice — Heat some ghee and add one tablespoon biryani masala.Left over rajma (kidney beans) — Make a Tex-Mex wrap.Divide the mixture in the equal sized small balls and press each in between your palms to make flat round discs like a small kebab. Sauté onion and bell pepper briefly and mix some rajma without curry. Layer with some leftover masala vegetable to get a delicious biryani. Add leftover boiled/steamed rice, mashed garlic, chopped onion, green chili, coriander, curd, all dry masalas, nuts, adjust salt and mix well. Mix this lightly with the rice. Then add lightly roasted nuts and sauté for another minute. Awesome!Home-made feta for salads and pizzas — Crumble paneer, add salt and lemon juice. Sustainable and smart cooking hacks by celebrity chefs will change your perspective about leftovers. Alongside organic food and the introduction of global cuisines, food sustainability is a trend that has garnered a strong following, especially among millennials.Use left over chanas (chickpea) — To make hummus with an Indian twist, Just add some roasted sesame seeds (til), garlic, olive oil and lemon juice to chanas and grind in a mixer.Jazz up your Drink — Use chia seeds in lassi or milk shakesMinimum Wastage — Use broccoli stems to make broccoli cole slaw by peeling stem and cutting into juliennes.Heat a non-stick tawa/pan. You can increase/decrease the quantity of sugar as per your taste.
Dosa Chicken RollIngredients:Dosa batter 4 cupsEggs 4Leftover chicken 2 cupsOnion 1 cupGreen chutney ½ cupTomato ketchup ½ cupSalt to tasteOil for bastingMethod:Mix the green chutney and tomato ketchup and set the mix aside. Chef’s advice: You can use any leftover dry veggies or meat of your choice. You don’t have to run the market when you feel like making these. Repeat the process for the remaining mixture and keep in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Remove the pan from heat and add the sugar.Now add roasted gram flour, corn flour and mix properly. Add some pizza sauce for that extra taste. What if we told you that these cold carbohydrates in your fridge can transform into a quick dessert? Worried about that extra bowl of rice sitting in your fridge? It can take on the form of sumptuous cheesy fritters in no time.Turn off the heat, transfer into a bowl, garnish with sautéed nuts and serve hot. If they are hard then you can metric nut Suppliers cut/chop it finely.Chef’s advice: You can replace the leftover vegetables with leftover chicken or mutton. ¼ cupSalt to tasteOil for shallow fryingMethod:In a large mixing bowl take the left over dry vegetable curry and mash slightly with the help of fork or fingers.
Add the crumbled roti to the leftover ghee and sauté for couple of minutes on medium flame.Now in a kadhai or pan, heat some ghee and roast the dry fruits for about two minutes till they are fragrant and nutty.Leftovers get a new (and improved) lease of life with these simple tips and recipes from our celebrity chefs. Let’s face it, while it might have been fun cooking chicken curry with hot chappatis, more often than not we end up with a handful of the latter while the guests wipe the bowl of chicken curry clean. Take it out and set it aside.Even though the thought is noble, how often do you find yourself staring at leftover food till it has become unedible. Crack the eggs, add a little salt and beat them lightly. Lightly mix in two tablespoon cream. This promotes cooking and eating with minimum food wastage and a calculated use of all that an ingredient has to offer. Cut it into half and serve hot. At your end, you might have made every effort of reducing wastage while cooking, yet you end up throwing out the cold and dry leftover chappatis. Use as a spread for sandwiches or dip with freshly cut veggies crudités of cucumber and carrot.Sambhar with a twist — Peel and cut broccoli stem into round slices, use them in Sambhar/Thai curry.Spread the chutney ketchup mix on the dosa and place half a cup of hot cooked flavoured chicken on its side.Basi Roti ki Meethi ChuriIngredients:Tawa parathas/rotis (leftover or fresh) – 4Pure ghee 2 tbspMixed nuts, like cashew and almonds, chopped finelySugar 2 tbspMethod:First crumble the paranthas/rotis into small pieces, using your hands
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