Ever taken a peek into the refrigerator and thought twice before throwing out leftovers into the trash bin? With busy professionals struggling to manage their grocery lists and cooking dilemmas, food stored in the refrigerator often goes unnoticed.
While the week begins with much enthusiasm to shop fresh vegetables and meat items, many are rarely used. Some leftover cooked food items end up being stored in containers and remain forgotten!
Reducing the amount of kitchen waste is the need of the hour. Besides, using leftover food for whipping up new dishes only saves you money! Unless, the leftover food has gone stale, you need not worry. One can even see the concept of leftover food recipes being promoted on popular cooking shows and contests.
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Place this over the pan. (The next step is a little tricky if you are a beginner but don’t worry!) Wear was cooking gloves. Hold the dish with one hand and the pan with the other using a firm grip. Turn the partially cooked frittata mixture onto the plate. Place aside. Use the cooking spray again on the hot non-stick pan. Now place the uncooked side of the frittata on the pan with great care. Allow to cook evenly. Use the chopped tomatoes for an added flavor.
Place the mixture on a serving dish of your choice and serve piping hot!
Now we’ll move on to a simple recipe.
Quick and ASAP Pancake Recipe
This recipe is ideal when you have leftover cooked rice.
What you’ll need:
Leftover cooked rice - 2 cups
Carrot, should be grated – 5 heaped teaspoons or as per your requirement
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Finely chopped spring onions – 4-5 Tbsp (Discard limp leaves. Use greens and whites)
Leftover cabbage, shredded finely - ½ cup (Use the quality cabbage leave anything too yellow.)
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Finely chopped green chilies – ½ tsp
Finely chopped coriander for garnish (you can skip this if you do not have it)
Whole wheat flour – ¼ cup
Bengal gram flour – ½ cup
Yogurt – 2 tsp
Salt as per taste
You need around five tsp oil for this process