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Saturday, August 27, 2011

WHAT IS LEFT OVER FOOD..? ? ?


IDLIS WITH LEFTOVERS ......
FOR TOPPING USE MASALA DOSAS  POTATO SUBZI AS TOPPING AND MAKE INSTANT IDLIS.
METHOD FOR POTATO SUBZI:
PUT A PAN TO HEAT, ADD 1 TSP OIL, SOME MUSTARD SEEDS, FEW CURRY LEAVES AND
1\4 TSP URAD DAL. NOW ADD SLICED ONION, STIR FOR FEW MINUTES, SPRINKLE LITTLE SALT ALSO ADD BOILED AND MASHED POTATOES, CHECK THE SALT AND ALSO  ADD LITTLE RED CHILLY POWDER AND TURMERIC POWDER.IN THE IDLI MOULD AT THE BASE SPREAD ONE TEA SPOON POTATO SUBZI AND ON IT THE IDLI BATTER. PUT IN STEAMER UNTIL DONE. SERVE WITH COCONUT CHUTNEY.
TIP: USE A COOKIE MOULD TO CUT AND GIVE SHAPE TO THE SIDES OF IDLIS..

WHAT IS LEFT OVER FOOD..
Leftover food waste is a serious problem because how to use it, not waste the food
but to bring to use in some way or the other. Why are people throwing away the left over food ? There are so many things you can do
with leftovers. Use them in soups, salads, 
main dishes and desserts.
Any leftover vegetables transform that into soups. Keep the leftover food safe in the freezer. Use the leftover vegetables as soup, add in gravies. Go ahead add leftover steak or chicken into a salad.
Use leftover chicken or ground beef on pizza as toppings. Leftover pasta can be used in a fresh sauce or add to a salad.  Leftover beans can be added to Tacos or Burritos, Spaghetti Sauce.
Use any left over breads as breadcrumbs or croutons and add to fruit chaat or salads.
Make tasty muffins using leftover vegetables by grinding them and mixing in flour, add salt and any other seasoning of your choice, also add little grated cheese and pour in greased molds and put in oven to bake. Leftover fruits that are not fresh enough, make a puree, put in a pan to heat, add little juice, sugar and let it thicken to become a sauce. Use it on ice creams.
 Use any leftover sponge or chocolate cake that has gone a little dry to make a tasty ‘trifle’ pudding..
Don't throw out leftover coffee. Freeze it into coffee ice cubes iced coffee..

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