Lifestyle Desk, New Delhi
Leftover rice can be turned into a variety of delicious and healthy South Indian dishes. These meals are quick to prepare, full of flavor, and perfect for any time of the day. Here are some tasty options:
Spicy Rice
Leftover rice is stir-fried with finely chopped onions, capsicum, green chilies, and spices. The result is a bold and flavorful dish that’s sure to please spicy food lovers.
Coconut Rice
This popular South Indian dish combines rice with grated fresh coconut, mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves, and cashews. It’s aromatic, nutritious, and very easy to prepare.
Ven Pongal
A comforting and filling dish made by cooking leftover rice with moong dal, black pepper, cumin, ginger, curry leaves, and ghee. Ideal for breakfast, especially during colder months.
Tomato Rice
Rice is cooked in a tangy tomato-based masala with cumin, cinnamon, curry leaves, and green chilies. This flavorful rice dish works well as a main or side dish.
Rice Appam
A batter made from leftover rice and urad dal is cooked on a griddle to make crispy, delicious appams. These are great for breakfast or as a snack.
Tamarind Rice (Imli Rice)
Rice is mixed with tamarind extract, mustard seeds, jaggery, dry red chilies, and curry leaves for a unique sweet and sour taste. It’s especially refreshing in summer.
Vangi Bath
Prepared using brinjal (eggplant) and a special vangi bath spice mix, this is a tangy and spicy rice dish that’s both satisfying and traditional.
Curd Rice (Dahi Chawal)
Leftover rice is combined with curd and seasoned with mustard seeds, peanuts, red chilies, and curry leaves. It’s cooling, easy to digest, and perfect for warm days.
These South Indian dishes are perfect for turning simple leftover rice into something everyone in the family will love.
