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Leftover Rice chilla / Pancakes

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I like to use the leftover’s in a way that my h never know’s that i have made them with leftover rice 😛 . Here is recipe of that kind most of us have leftover rice some times so i made these delicious leftover Rice pancake from Homely food . These are absolutely healthy and delicious snack. Lets move on to this delicious pancakes recipe.



Ingredients


3/4 cup leftover cooked rice 
1 cup wheat flour
1 tsp kasuri methi
2 green chillies chopped fine
3 tbsp  chopped onion 
2 tbsp grated carrot
1/2 tsp chopped ginger 
 3 tbsp chopped coriander/cilantro leaves 
 1 tsp red chilli pd
1/2 tsp cumin pd
1/4 tsp turmeric pd
salt to taste 
1 tbsp oil + frying the pancakes
 water as required  

 Method

  • In a bowl add wheat flour and add other ingredients excluding oil for frying . Add water to get dosa batter consistency.  
  • Heat a dosa tawa /skillet add some oil and pour a ladle full of batter and spread it into round as we do for dosa . Let it cook on one side. If needed put little oil on side to make it easy to turn. 
  • Flip other side once done and cook both the sides till golden brown . Once cooked, serve hot with  any chutney, curd, pickle or tomato ketchup.

Sending to Homely Food

Bread Upma

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Am here with a very simple , easy and yummy upma made out of bread. If you have leftover bread then this is yummy recipe which you can make in jiffy. May it be for breakfast or for snack they they taste  delicious any time in day 🙂 . This recipe is from Homely foods . Thanks for this delicious upma +Meena B  🙂 Loved this upma steaming hot 🙂 .

Ingrdients

6-7 Bread slices
 1 Onion finely chopped 
2 Tomatoes finely chopped 
1/2 cup Grated carrot 
3 tbsp Pea
1/4 tsp   Mustard seeds 
1/2 tsp urad dhal
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder  

1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Red chilli pd
1/ 4 tsp Cumin pd

2 sprigs Curry Leaves
1 tbsp oil 
1 green chilli chopped 
Salt to taste  
Red chilli powder 

For garnish
2 tbsp chopped Coriander/cilantro leaves 

Method

  • Cut the bread slices in to cubes (Remove the brown part) . 
  •  In a  pan  heat oil,  add mustard seeds,urad dhal let them splutter and add curry leaves, green chilli.  
  •  Add  chopped onion pieces and saute them till they are transparent . 
  • Then Add chopped  tomato  and saute till they well cooked and mushy . Add salt , Red chilli pd, turmeric pd, cumin pd, coriander pd and mix well. If the mixture is too dry you can add few tbsp’s of water.
  • Add the bread slices and stir till it is nicely covered with  all the masala’s.   
  • Garnish bread upma with coriander leaves to garnish and serve hot. 
Sending to Homely Food

Pav Bhaji

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Pav bhaji is my all time favorite and i make at home often 🙂 As meenu anuty of Homely food is hosting an event i was searching recipe corner for some recipe and the first recipe name was ” pav bhaji”  couldn’t resist myself to make pav  bhaji again and post it here . I already have posted a ” Pumpkin pav bhaji” recipe . So this time wanted to post this yummy fast food dish . 

Ingredients

 4 dinner rolls or pav buns
 2 potatoes, boiled and mashed
 1 cup chopped onions
 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
 1/2 cup green peas
 1 cup grated carrots
 1 cup French beans
 1 no bay leaf
 2 no cloves
 2 no cardamon
 1 tsp Dhania pd
 1/4 tsp turmeric pd
 1/2 tsp cumin pd
 3 tsp pav bhaji masala
 1 tsp lemon juice
 salt to taste
 2 tbsp oil

For Garnish

 1/2 tablespoon Ghee / Clarified butter
 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Method

  • Boil peas , potato , carrot beans and strain them.
  • Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Add  cloves , bay leaves, cardamon .
  • Then add  ginger garlic paste saute , then stir in onions .
  • Cook until onions are transparent. Add tomatoes, and cook until nicely mashed.
  • Stir in boiled  peas, carrots, beans and potatoes. Season with Red chilli pd , cumin pd ,dhania  pd, turmeric pd, pav bhaji masala, season with salt.  Keep on mashing the mixture with a masher till they are not visible.   My hubby like’s when some veggie’s are visible so i didn’t mash it completely .
  • Toast the dinner rolls or pav buns , and spread lightly with ghee. Serve garnished with butter,chopped onion, lemon wedge and cilantro.
Tips
  • You can use any variety of veggies you like .. Meenu anuty even suggested brinjal . I haven’t tried with brinjal will surely try it next time i make.
  • You can even try my “Pumkin in Pav bhaji”  for variation.
  • You can also try making green bhaji by adding all grean leafy veggies .
  • Misal pav is an perfect way to make bhaji for pav if you don’t have veggies available.