7 easy to make delicious leftover rice recipes

Eating leftover rice is a hobby in Indian household. Recipes are prepared from leftover rice with great enthusiasm.

As rice is a staple dish of the Indian platter, let’s look at seven delicious recipes you can experiment with leftover rice.

Curd Rice  Also known as Thayir Sadam is a South Indian meal, is a comfort summer rice recipe. It is made by mixing leftover rice with curd and seasonings of your choice.

Rice pudding  Also known as Kheer, it is a creamy and sweet rice recipe prepared by cooking leftover rice with milk until thick and soft. Sugar or jaggery can be added to sweeten the dish.

Coconut rice  Another South Indian dish, Thengai Sadam is prepared by cooking coconut with nuts, spices, urad and chana dal and then adding leftover rice. The crunchy taste of dal and nuts enhances the taste of the leftover rice.

Rice tikki   Relish your favourite tikki chaat with a twist by mixing leftover cooked rice with some veggies and Indian spices and enjoy as an evening or party snack.

Fried rice  This is a go-to recipe and is both easy to make and flavourful. Just fry veggies with spices and add leftover cooked rice to prepare the dish.

Rice in bell peppers If bell peppers or capsicum is your favourite vegetable, then enjoy it by cooking leftover rice with cheese, spices and veggies. Fill the mixture in capsicum and bake or shallow fry it until softens.

Garlic and egg fried rice  This recipe will become memorable to your taste buds. Toss the rice with either boiled eggs or omelette and add as much garlic you want. Cook with chillies and some spices to add in the extra hotness and relish.

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