Leftover Idlis with Spice Powder in Microwave | Cooking with Leftovers | Step by Step Recipe

For the second week of Blogging Marathon, I decided I should cook for Kids. This month's Kid's Delight edition is hosted by Harini and she chose Dressing up leftovers for Kids. As you might know, this space is more about cooking for kids and the various ways I try to find out dishes that my kids eat without fuss.

To be honest, I normally never deal much with leftovers. Remember leftovers can be what you make for lunch, served for dinner right. This does happen at home at times. Otherwise the concept of refrigerating and eating for the next day is completely not done. Our climate especially doesn't really help on that.

When I was thinking about the leftovers, the only options I can always come out first will be with Idlis. Now don't ask me why. Especially when none of my kids actually like that much. Konda eats it with either coconut chutney or with podi, mostly made as Mashed Idli with podi. While Peddu eats it with groundnut chutney or sambar. Chinnu will not even touch it!

So making it with Podi was the only option I was left with. Must say it was delicious as I eat it too..

Then I remembered that I had got this microwave paniyaram maker sometime back and never really got around using it regularly. so decided that this will be done in Microwave.

These are quite big, meaning about 2 of these will make up your regular single idli. And the cooking time is just 3 minutes.

Step by Step Picture Recipe for making Idli with Podi in Microwave.

Leftover Idlis with Podi Masala in Microwave:

Mini Idlis - 14

Onion - 1 medium

Green chilies - 1 long

Coriander leaves

Podi - 3 tsp

Ghee - 1 tsp

How to make Leftover Idlis with Spice Powder

Grease the microwave safe paniyam bowl with oil. Fill the dents with Idli batter. Microwave for 3 minutes. 

In a microwave safe bowl, add chopped onions, chilies with 1 tsp of oil. Microwave for 1 min. Then add roughly cut idlis, add the podi along with ghee. Microwave for 1 -2 mins.

Finally garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Sending this to

Pradnya who is hosting the October Edition of MEC

Harini who is hosting Kid's Delight, themed on Dressing up Leftovers for Kids

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Parathas from Leftover Rice! | Cooking 4 all Seasons 
Kidney Bean Sandwich Indian Style | Leftover Masala Rajma on Sandwich
Vada Curry - Version 2 | Curry with leftover Vadai
Royal Idli ~ Leftover Idli delight | Spice your Life 
Upma with Leftover Idli | Idli Upma ~ Bachelor Feast | Spice your Life 
Parathas with leftover Potato Peas Kurma ~ Quick dish for kids

Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#9

Masala Sweet Corn Chat Open Sandwich | Breakfast ideas for kids

If you don't find me complaining about time not being enough, then you know something is wrong. This post was to be a Masti Monday, then I thought maybe it will make it to be a Tasty Tuesday. Finally it is going to be Wondrous Wednesday! Wondering what's with these weekday rhyme? Well a local sweet shop happen to be posting their ads in the local newspaper since Monday, their special dish for each day. I was very eager to check out what it was going to be for Wednesday and was disappointed that they didn't do any ad today.

Konda wanted to follow her weekly menu from this week on. Though I was thinking I should put it up since Sunday, never came around doing it. So decided that tagging each day was going to be fun. She had this delicious Corn open Sandwich and decided it made a Masti Monday Breakfast for her.

I get to talk about it today. The corn was made just like the Masala Sweet Corn Butter Chat,  just I sprinkled little bit of pepper because of the cheese being added. I was also thinking I should some dried herb next time.

For the past couple of weeks it's been a corn feast for Konda. She said I should get her these sweet corn every week from our weekly vegetable shopping.

Days are tight! With much thinking, I decided I would skip the Blogging Marathon this month, knowing that the last week will be hectic for me. But then so will be October, but will surely have it then. I miss my Blogging Marathoners!

With so much to write always and so little time, I wish I can always remember these passing days. Just another three months and this wonderful 2011 will be off..

Now back to the tempting Open Sandwich that Konda loved so much

 

Microwave Masala Sweet Corn Open Sandwich

For the Masala chat

 

Sweet Corn - 1 cup
Butter - 1 tbsp
Chat Masala - 1 tsp
Chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper a pinch

 

For the Sandwich

 

Bread - 2 slices
Cheese -1 cube

 

Seasoning - any dried herb.

 

How to make the Masala Corn Open Sandwich

 

Wash the corns, add just enough water to the corn. Microwave for 7 - 10 mins depending on how much corn you are cooking.

 

Drain the water, add butter, all the masala and micro for 1 -2 mins.

 

To make the sandwich

 

Trim the bread, add grated cheese over the bread, top it with the masala corn, then again top it with some more grated cheese.

 

Microwave for a min.

 

Serve hot!

 

Note: Just caution the kid of the hot, as it's straight from the oven.