Turmeric Ginger Chili Pickle

Turmeric Ginger Chili Pickle

Fresh turmeric pickle is an age old recipe passed to me from my mom and grand mom. In Singapore we get it almost throughout the year. However I don’t know for which dishes it has been used.  Fresh Turmeric, ginger, green chili is mixed with salt,mustard powder, lemon juice and little oil. The pickle is then left to be marinated for a day before consuming it. It goes very well with curd rice, roti’s & paratha’s.
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Leftover Sundal and Molagapodi Paratha

Leftover Sundal and Molagapodi Paratha

Leftover with Sundal after Navarathri or any festival? Try this "Leftover Sundal and Molagapodi Paratha. This recipe is a miraculous transformation of leftover sundal and molagapodi into addictively delicious paratha loved by all age groups.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ti0Hybq84
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Nei kasandu with sattumaavu paratha | Leftover ghee residue with millets paratha

Nei Kasandu with Sattumaavu Paratha | Leftover Ghee Residue with Millets Paratha

Nei kasandu with sattumaavu paratha is miraculous transformation of ghee residue and millets into addictively delicious paratha loved by all age groups. This recipe is a big “NO NO” for diet watchers and ideal for kids.
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaAJTBv3qPw
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Nei Kasandu masala sadam | Ghee Residue Masala Rice

Nei Kasandu Masala Rice | Ghee Residue Masala Rice

When ghee is prepared the whole house is filled with mouth-watering aromas coming from the kitchen. Once the ghee is sieved from its residue the next big question is to what to do with the few teaspoons of those yummy residues. Here comes my first dish with ghee residue, “Nei Kasandu Masala Rice | Ghee Residue Masala Rice”. Ghee residue is infused with fresh garam masalas like clove, bay leaves, Marathi moggu, kalpasi & cinnamon for few minutes. It is then cooked with green chili, garlic, onion and rice to get this flavorful “Nei Kasandu Masala Rice | Ghee Residue Masala Rice” .
You tube : https://youtu.be/YAF3GOB1FbI

Ladoo Kulfi

Ladoo Kulfi

While the sun is baking us with vengeance, it is time to beat the heat in all possible ways. Cooking with leftover is always fun and challenging. Ladoo kulfi is one such easy and tasty recipe.

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Murukku Usli

Murukku Usli

Left over with murukku or do not have time to prepare paruppu usli during a busy working day but have craving for it? You have come to the right post!!. Try this quick & easy murukku usli which tastes equally good.
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG_LFypVJms
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Parangikaai Kudal Thogaiyal

Parangikaai Kudal Thogaiyal | Pumpkin Flesh Chutney

Most of the heirloom recipes in my blog are recipes shared by my elderly relatives or friends. These recipes are completely heirloom and forgotten by many. One such recipe which I found interesting is “Parangikaai Kudal Thogaiyal” or “Pumpkin flesh Chutney”. Pumpkin flesh is cooked along with tomato, black urad dhal, chili & tamarind. The flavor of the dish is enhanced when we temper with mustard, cumin and curry leaves.
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phiXvylRQRg
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Ice Coffee with Coconut milk

Ice Coffee with Coconut Milk

It has been long time since I posted a coffee recipe. This one is again with the leftover 3^rd degree filter coffee which most of us do not use as it less flavorful. 3^rd degree filter coffee is mixed with honey, cocoa powder, vanilla essence and finally served with coconut milk ice cubes.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7RZWmhuqg
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Baby Potatoes in Pickle Oil | Cooking with Leftovers

Baby Potatoes in left over pickle oil

When baby potatoes meets spicy Andhra Avakaya pickle, a spicy baby potato fry is created!!! . Today’s post is a simple baby potato fry in left over avakaya pickle oil. Ideal with rice & roti’s.
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlFkOvjvUHw&t=11s
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Pazhaya Sadam

Paazhaya saadam or left over fermented rice is a very common recipe in summer. Now its winter time in many places but it is super hot in my part of the world. This post is a simple paazhaya saadam with maa-ingi (Mango ginger pickle) which is just a slight alternative from the regular way.

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Leftover Murukku Chaat

Leftover Murukku Chaat

Diwali is over and we will be left out with lots of varieties of snacks and sweets in very small quantities. Mostly they are homemade or received from friends. We would have surely few pieces in the varieties left. When it comes to murukku, the broken pieces are always ignored while tasting. Try this yummy,filling and drooling “Leftover Murukku Chaat” with murukku's, left over savories, green & dates chutney and chat masala’s.

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Ragi choco coffee Mug cake | With left over 3rd degree Decoction

Ragi choco coffee Mug cake | With left over 3rd degree Decoction

Filter coffee is common in many of our households. We generally prefer the first or second degree coffee and most of the time third degree coffee is never prepared and this mild flavor decoction is wasted in many households. Today’s recipe is with this third degree decoction.  Ragi, wheat flour, 3^rd degree coffee decoction, palm sugar, cocoa & other baking ingredients are mixed and poured into a claypot cup. The mix is then kept in microwave for a minute to get this fluffy “Ragi choco coffee Mug cake”.

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Tulasi & Beetal Leaf Rasam

Tulasi & Beetal Leaf Rasam

With Navarathri coming to an end, its time to clear our refrigerator with some items which are not got regularly. One such item is  beetal leaves. I have a huge bunch and I really don’t know what I should do. Similarly I purchased tulsi (Holy basil) for preparing the tulsi and cardamom water and I am left with a huge bunch in that also. Today’s post is about Tulsi & Beetal Leaves rasam which is a mix of tulsi,beetal leaves, pepper, carom seeds & Jeera seeds.

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Upma with Leftover Vadai's

Upma with leftover vadai's

During festivals we cook a lot of dishes and at times we are not sure about the quantity to cook and land up with left overs. So if medu vadai is left out we generally put them in rasam the next day and make it rasam vada. Here is one more alternative to left over vadai’s – “Vadai Upma”. Medu Vadai is crumbled and cooked along with onion’s, green chili, ginger similar to any regular upma’s .
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VfGdLuxREY&t=20s

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Leftover Sundal Uttapam

Leftover Sundal Uttapam

So what do you do with left over sundal?  Try this yummy Sundal uttapam which is made using your regular dosa batter, ragi flour and left over sundal.

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Vanilla Fruit Sauce Ice Pops

Vanilla Fruit Sauce Ice Pops

In continuation of my left over series for recipes cooked during festivals here comes my second recipe with left over fruits. While the fruit sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for a week, the ice pops can be stored for a month. The taste is similar to panchamritham ice cream which we used to eat during the childhood days.

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Vanilla Fruit Sauce | Cooking from Left Overs

With some festivals getting over and some on the way, our house is filled with fruits. They were used for offering to god or from the guests who come home during these days. With only 3 of us at home the best option is to preserve these fruits in various forms. So here comes a basic kids friendly fruit sauce which is a mix of leftover fruits, vanilla sauce and honey.

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Soup Stock

Weekends are always busy for many of us apart from weekly grocery shopping and kid’s enrichment activities we also need to do some minimal cooking or food preparations which would help our weekdays to go smoother. One such recipe which I make every weekend is the soup stock. It helps my dinner preparation easy on the days we have soup as our main dinner.Celery, carrots, potato, onion boiled along with bay leaves, salt for 45 minutes and finally cooled and strained gives this soup stock

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