Rice stuffed paratha

Preparation time : 20 mins

Makes : 3

Ingredients :

Cooked rice : 1/2 cup

Onion : 1/4 cup

Cooked potato pieces : 1/8 cup (optional)

Carom seeds : One pinch

Coriander powder : 1/4 tsp

Green chili : to taste

Salt : to taste

Turmeric powder : pinch

Cumin powder : 1/4 tsp

Chili powder : 1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves : 1 Tbsp

Wheat flour : 1/2 cup

Method :

Take atta, salt and tsp of oil in a bowl. Rub it with your fingertips. Then start adding little water at a time and knead the dough, it should be smooth and soft.
Cover the dough and let it rest for 20 minutes.

Take a bowl, add left over rice and potatoes. 
Mash them with your hand nicely.
Add in chopped onion, green chili, coriander leaves, salt, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, carom seeds.
Mix them good.

Divide the stuffing into three equal portions. Knead the dough once again and divide it into three balls and flatten it out.
Dip one flatten disc into dry flour and roll into 4 inch diameter circle.
Put one portion of stuffing in the center, Gather the edges and pinch it to seal it properly. Flatten it 

Dip again into dry flour and roll into 6 inch diameter paratha.

Heat the tawa or pan on medium heat. Once hot place the paratha and let it cook for few seconds, you will see few bubbles on top surface.
Then flip, cook other side.
Apply some oil, flip and cook by pressing.
To cook other side, again apply some oil, flip and cook by pressing with spatula.
Remove it from the pan and repeat the same for rest of the parathas.

Enjoy your paratha's hot with your choice of Raita :)
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Pesarattu kura

This is one recipe you eat while preparing and after preparing and only half will be left by the time it comes to dining table :)

Here are the links for making moongdal batter and ullikaram .

Preparation time : 20 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Moong dal batter : 1 1/4 cup
Onions : 1/4 cup
Fried onion paste (or) Vullikaram : 1/8 cup (optional)
Urad dal : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
Curry leave : one spring
Garlic cloves : 8
Hing : pinch
Turmeric : pinch
Coriander leaves : few

Method :

Make thick dosa with moongdal batter using one cup of batter . (it should be thick ..... like pizza base)
Cook it on both sides with little oil on medium low flame.
Cut it into one inch pieces and keep them aside.
Take pan heat it, add couple of tsp of oil, when hot add urad dal, cumin seeds, mustard seeds one by one while sauteing them a bit.
Add curry leaves , turmeric and hing.
Now add finely chopped onion.
Fry them till they are dark brown in color.
Add vullikaram (which contains red chili's in it) and fry it nicely.
Add 1/4 cup of moon dal batter.
Fry till raw smell of the batter goes, for around 2 mins.
When everything is fried well and becomes like a thick paste , add some water to it.
(add little more water coz after adding dosa it will absorb lots of water)
Add dosa pieces.
Cover and cook for 2 mins.
(Do not mix it much)
Check for seasoning (If needed add salt and tamarind juice a bit)
Top it off with coriander leaves.
Enjoy your dish :)
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Tomato idly

Preparation time : 20 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Idly : 10
Onion : 4 medium size
Tomato : 3 medium size
Urad dal : 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1/4 tsp
Garlic clove : 1
Ginger : 1 " piece
Garam masala : 2 pinches
Salt : to taste
Chili powder : to taste
Coriander leaves : few
Oil : 3 tbsp

Method :

Cut the idly into cubes.
Take a pan, add oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal , cumin seeds, crushed ginger garlic one by one while sauteing them a bit.
Add onion cubes and fry it , when it is half done add cubed tomato.
When tomato is cooked add diced idly's.
Add salt , chili powder, garam masala and mix every thing .
Keep the flame in low and cook it for 2 to 3 mins.
Remove the lid , add freshly chopped coriander leaves, mix it once.
Your dish is ready to serve.
Serve it hot.
Enjoy your dish :)
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Curd idly

Preparation time : 5 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Idly : 10
Curd : 2 cups
Green chili : 1
Curry leaves : few
Mustard seeds : 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
Urad dal : 1/4 tsp
Ginger : 1/2 inch
Salt : to taste
Grated coconut : 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves : few

Method :

Take a pan, heat it , add little oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves , green chili , ginger one by one while sauteing them a bit.
Take curd into a bowl, add this seasoning to it.
Add salt , grated coconut, freshly chopped coriander leaves, mix it good.
Add hot idly's to it .
(If your idly's are cold , them heat them once before adding)
(Keep them aside for 10 mins)
Serve and enjoy your dish :)
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Left over roti Laddu

Preparation time : 15 mins
Makes : 10

Ingredients :

Left over roti : 2
Sugar or jaggary : 1/2 cup or to taste
Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp
Ghee : 1 Tbsp
Cashew nut and Almonds : 10

Method :

Grind the roti in a mixie and make it into crumbles.

(You can even measure the roti crumbles and add sugar or jaggary accordingly i.e like 1 : 1 or 1 : 1/2 depending on how sweet you like, i added 1 : 1 , but its a bit sweet for me .. even fine ;P)
Take a pan , heat it , Add ghee, cashew nuts and almonds, let them fry a bit.
Add sugar or jaggary when it starts to melt , add crumbled roti .
And saute it for one minute, till you get a thick dough kind of consistency.
(don't over do this other wise you end up in hard chewy laddu)
Add cardamom  (elachi ) powder.
Take it off the stove.
Let it cool down a bit.
Make lemon size balls.
Your left over chapati laddu's are ready to serve.
Enjoy your dish :)
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Left over roti pakodi

Preparation time : 15 mins
Serves : 3

Ingredients :

Left over roti (or) Tortilla : 4 - 5
Oil for shallow frying (May be 1/4 cup or less)
For stuffing :
Boiled mashed potato : 1cup
Finely chopped onion : 1/4 cup
Dry mango powder (Amchoor powder ) : 1 tsp
Chat masala : 1/2 tsp
Finely chopped green chilis : 2
Finely chopped coriender leaves : 2 Tbsp
Salt : to taste
For Batter :
Gram flour ( or besan) : 1 cup
Red chili powder : 1/2 tsp
Ajwain seeds : pinch
Water : as needed
Salt : to taste
For sticking :
All purpose flour : 2 Tbsp
Water :as needed

Method :

In a mixing bowl mix together potatoes, onions, green chili, coriander leaves, dry mango powder, chat masala and little salt.
(You can also add boild green peas in the potato mixture that gives it samosa like taste.)
In a seperate bowl mix together besan, salt, red chili powder, ajwain seeds, and little water at a time and make a batter (like dosa). Mix it for 3 to 4 minutes till batter becomes little fluffy and keep it aside.
In a seperate bowl mix together all purpose flour and water and make a thick paste.
Now take roti, put genourous amount of potato mixture on one side of roti or torilla or chapati.

Put all purpose flour paste on the rim of the roti.
Roll it from one side to another and make a tight roll.
At the edges put some more all purpose flour paste and turn the edges as shown in the video.
Let it rest for few minutes so that edges get completely sealed.
Heat the pan at medium heat and add oil.
Dip the roll in besan batter and get it nicely coated from all the sides.

Put the rolled roti in hot oil.

Cook it from both the sides till roti pakora become golden brown and crispy.

Once done take roti pakoda out on a paper towel.

Yummy yummy and belly filling roti pakoda is ready to serve .
Enjoy your dish :)
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Left over roti kids pizza or Snack with left over roti

When i first came across this recipe , i thought i will give it a try and then when ever roti is left over it will be converted as this :)

Preparation time : 10 mins
Makes : 2

Ingredients :

Left over roti or chapati : 2
Besan or gram flour : 4 Tbsp
Curd : 4 Tbsp
Chopped onion : 4 Tbsp
Ajwain seeds : 1/8 tsp
Coriander leaves : 2 Tbsp
Salt : to taste
Chili powder : to taste


Method :

Take a bowl add besan, salt, chili powder and curd.
Mix it well with no lumps.
Add ajwain seeds, chopped onion.
Mix them again.
The batter should be of medium consistency, it should not be too thick or not too thin.

Apply this as a nice coating on roti till end.

Heat a pan on medium flame and put the batter side onto the tawa.
Add liitle oil around.
Turn it over and roast it for 20 seconds or so....
Take it off the flame.
Make it into pieces.
Your dish is ready to serve, Serve them hot :)
Enjoy your dish ...
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Chicken paratha with left over chicken curry

Preparation time : one hour

Serves : 1 or 2

Ingredients :

Chicken curry : one bowl

Chapati flour (or) wheat flour : 1 cup

Salt : to taste

Method :

Make chapati dough using wheat flour and some salt, keep it aside.

Take left over chicken curry, pressure cook it for 2 to 3 wishtles.

Now the chicken curry will by mushy and you can remove bones from it.

Remove bone from it and mash it with masher or with ladle.

Keep it back on stove and let all the moisture to evoperate.

You don't want it to be runny, it should be little firm.

Check for seasoning and let it cool down completly.

You can make paratha in two ways.

First one is :

Take a lemon size ball of chapati dough.

Roll it to the size , you want your paratha to be and roll it very thin.

Apply chicken stuffing all over it.

Make another paratha of same size , keep it on top of it, seal the edges, just press it/ roll it once.

After rolling, fry it on tawa with some oil/ ghee.

Second way of making is :
Take chapati dough roll it a bit, and stuff  it with a ball of chicken stuffing, seal the edges and make a ball.
Roll this stuffed chapati dough to make paratha.
Fry it both sides on tawa with little oil or ghee.

Your yummy chicken paratha is ready to serve.
Enjoy your dish with yougurt/ curd :)
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Rice dosa / Rice vutappam

This dosa is prepared with left over rice.

This is a smooth , white and nice dosa ........

Preparation time : 2 hours + 10 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Raw rice : 1 cup
Cooked left over rice : 1 cup
Salt : to taste

Method :

Soak raw rice for 2 hours.

Drain out the water from soaked rice.
Grind both the rice's together to form a nice smooth batter like masala dosa batter.
Take it into a bowl, add salt to taste.
Make dosa's like masala dosa's.
Serve it with any chutney you like.

You can even make vutappam with the same batter.
Add cumin seeds, chopped coriander and chopped green chili to the batter.
Add 2 ladles of batter in center of the pan, top it with chopped onions, chopped tomato, if you want you can even add shredded carrot.
Sprinkle little chili powder.
Cover it and cook it.
Once done turn it , cook it a bit.
Your vutappam is ready to be served ....

Enjoy your dish :)
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bisi bele bath with left overs

Preparation time : 20 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Left over cooked rice : 3 - 4 cups
Cooked Toor dal :  1 cup
Onion : 1/2 cut into big chunks
Tomato : 1 cut into pieces
Carrot : 1 cut into small cubes
Peas : hand full
Tamarind paste : 4 - 5 tbsp
Sambar powder : 1 or 2 tsp
Coriander leaves : 3 springs
Salt : to taste
Fried cashew nut : 10
For seasoning :
Mustard seeds : 1/4 tsp
Urad dal : 1/4 tsp
Jeera (or) cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
Green chili : 2
Turmeric : pinch
Hing : pinch

Method :

Take a pan (kadai) , heat a tsp of oil, add ingredients listed for tampering one by one and saute them.
Add onions, cook till they are translucent, add carrot , cook it a bit ,then add peas and tomato.
Add tamarind paste, cooked dal and some water.
Add salt and sambar powder.
Then add the left over rice and cook it for 15 mins.
Garnish it with coriander leaves and cashew nuts.
Tasty bisi bele bath is ready , Serve this hot.
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Left over chapati sweet

This is a nice sweet prepared with left over chapati's.

Today, i don't feel like drinking milk nor eating like cereals, so i searched my kitchen and i have a left over chapati , so i prepared this....

This tastes good..... and you can have this as break fast , as snacks or even as dessert :)

Preparation time : 15 mins
Serves : 1

Ingredients :

Chapati : 1
Milk : 1 cup
Sugar : 2 tsp
Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp

Method :

Take a pan heat it.
Add milk , let it boil for 5 mins.
Cut chapati into small pieces and add these pieces to boiling milk.
Let it to boil for 5 to 10 mins.
Switch off the flame, add cardamom powder.
Serve it hot :)
Enjoy your dish........
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Kottu paratha

Serves : 2
Preparation time : 15 mins

Ingredients :

Chapati : 4
(You can use any kind of chapati or paratha.
and You can make this with leftover chapatis too.)
Onion : 1
Tomato : 1 1/2
ginger garlic paste : 1tbsp
Green chilli's : 2 very finely chopped
mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
urad dal : 1tsp
curry leaves : 6
coriander leaves : 2tbsp chopped
Spice powders 1/2 tsp each
you can use any spice powder of your choice
Garam masala , chat masala, chana masala, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder,pepper powder, chicken masala.............
Eggs : 4

Method :

Heat a pan.
add 2 tbsp of oil.
Add mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves.
Add onions and let them cook till translucent.
Add green chilli's , and ginger garlic paste.
Saute them and then add tomato.
Cook till they are soft.
Now add spice powders what ever you want.
I added garam masala, little chili pdr , pepper powder and chat masala.
Add in the salt.
Now add the chapati or paratha pieces.
check for seasoning.
Let them cook for 5 mins.
(you want spice level to be a bit high, because after adding eggs it will be reduced)
Now beat eggs into the pan and mix.
Cook the mixture till eggs are nicely cooked.
( If you are a strict vegetarian you can skip eggs )
Now crumble it with a spatula.
Add coriander leaves , mix it.

Serve it hot with Curd or Raita.
You can have it for breakfast, lunch, snacks or ever as dinner.