Nobody likes to waste food. Yet we cannot measure and cook our requirements exactly. Sometimes we feel like eating more and sometimes less, and often we end up with leftovers, which duly get stowed into the fridge and forgotten!
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Dahiwali Roti
Your leftovers will not go waste if you know how to use them up – and that too, in interesting ways.
With a little creativity you can transform your leftovers into delicious breakfast dishes. It is best to use up your leftovers for the next day’s breakfast instead of keeping the stuff for longer and worrying about spoilage.
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Cheesy Thepla Potato Wrap ( Tiffin Treats)
Moreover, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and should never be skipped. For those of us who skip breakfast because we do not have time to prepare much in the morning, leftovers can actually be a boon, because they enable you to cook a delicious breakfast quickly, within minutes!
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Idli Upma, Upma with Left Over Idlis Recipe
Why leftovers are handy
1. Wastage can be avoided by making delicious recipes with these
2. It also saves time
3. Plus, it expands the choice of breakfast recipes without repeating
4. With less planning and effort, you won’t skip breakfast
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French Toast, Eggless French Toast
8 Common Indian leftovers that can be used to make breakfast
Next time you have leftover bread, idlis or rotis, never throw them away. Leftover such as the following can comfortably be used to make breakfast.
Top 10 Indian Breakfast recipes using leftovers
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Spicy Tava Idli Or How To Make Spicy Tava Idli Recipe
4 Popular recipes with leftover bread
If you had bread for dinner and there is some left, you can use it to make tasty breakfasts like the following:
1. Bread Upma
2. Chatpata Dahiwala Bread
3. French Toast
4. Bread Fritters
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Chatpata Dahiwala Bread
3 Popular recipes with leftover roti or chapatti
We commonly have roti or chapatti for dinner, and a few get leftover. However, no one is game to have it in the same form the next day. So, transform it into something interesting like this…
1. Chapati Masala Noodles
2. Dahiwali Roti
3. Whole Wheat Roti Chivda
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Whole Wheat Roti Chivda
Tasty ways to use leftover theplas
Theplas are tasty to have for dinner, but nobody wants to repeat them for breakfast even though they don’t spoil so quickly. So, make it into a scrumptious wrap!
1. Thepla Paneer Wrap
2. Cheesy Thepla Potato Wrap
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Thepla Paneer Wrap
How to use leftover khichdi
Even those who know how to use up their leftover bread or rotis are at a loss what to do with leftover khichdi. Oh, you will be surprised to know that these recipes made with leftover khichdi can be more interesting than the khichdi itself!
1. Khichdi Pakodas
2. Masala Khichdi Paratha
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Khichdi Pakodas
How to use Leftover Idlis ?
Leftover idlis are very versatile. In fact, some of the recipes made with leftover idli are so tasty that next time you will want to make them even with fresh idlis! Now, you don’t have to have the same idli, sambhar, chutney for breakfast. Give the leftover idlis a yummy makeover…
1. Spicy Tava Idlis
2. Idli Upma
3. Idli Milagai Podi
4. Dahi Idli
5. Fried Idlis with Curd Dip
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Fried Idlis with Curd Dip
How to use leftover idli/ dosa/ batter?
Idli and dosa batter stays good for a few days, so after you make idlis or dosas, you can use the remaining batter to make other interesting dishes like these:
1. Masala Appe
2. Onion Tomato Uttapam
3. Panch Ratna Uttapa
4. Mixed Vegetable Uttapa
5. Assorted Uttapa Platter
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Masala Appe, Masala Paniyaram, Made From Idli Batter
How to use leftover paneer
Leftover paneer is always there, as we often get tense about how to use it up quickly because it perishes quite fast once opened. So, if you have leftover paneer after making lunch or dinner, use it to make a tasty breakfast the next day!
1. Paneer Parathas
2. Paneer Potato Rosti
3. Paneer Open Toast
4. Paneer Methi Roti
5. Paneer Bhurji
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Paneer Open Toast
Making good use of leftover rice
Leftover rice is perhaps one of the most usable of leftovers!
It can easily be transformed into delicious foods that you can have for breakfast at home or in the dabba.
1. Vagharela Bhaat
2. Cooked Rice Idli
3. Cooked Rice Pancake
4. Bhaat Na Poodla
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Vagharela Bhaat ( Gujarati Recipe)
We always feel guilty when food goes waste. However, with a little help from the recipes on our website you can avoid wastage at home, and use up any leftovers to make a wonderful breakfast.
It will be a good change from the routine breakfasts that you usually have, and the whole family will enjoy it. Deep within, you are satisfied that potential waste has been avoided and the leftovers have been used up smartly.
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Bread Uttapam Recipe, Instant Breakfast
Happy Cooking!
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