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Subscribe in a readerSo now the BIG secret in my house is out! Baked Rice is my way of utilizing every morsel of left-overs in our house! There have been times when I have had surpirse guests, not enough food for everyone and no time to make anything…and I admit it, I have served this! The amazing part is that it has got rave reviews AND to top it all – requests (!??!!). And the other amazing thing about this awesome dish- it tastes different everytime you make it!
A dish made by anyone and everyone associated with the Indian Armed forces (I guess it has made its rounds), was passed on to me by my Mom. Enjoy!
Method:
1. Warm up all the leftovers , including the Rice.
2. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
3, Spary an oven-safe deep dish with cooking oil.
4. Spread a layer of Rice to the bottom and gently press it in.
5. Spread a layer of dry Subzi/Vegetable dish and gently press in.
6. Sprinkle Salt and Chili Powder, to taste.
7. Repeat with a layer of Rice and press in and drizzle little oil.
8. Repeat with a layer of Subzi again and then Salt and Chili powder.
9. Repeat till the leftovers are finished or the dish is full.
10. Finish off with garnishings for the top layer. Options for the top layer – Chopped Onions, Tomatoes, Chutneys, Ketchup and Egg. Use a few or all of them.
11. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until the dish has a little color on the top layer.
12. Serve hot with Raita.
Tips:
1. Have fun with this dish and experiment…add chopped onions and tomatoes after the Salt & Chili Powder, for an extra crunch.
2. The dry dishes go on the lower layers and the ones with gravy use on the upper layers.
3. Try to avoid very watery gravy dishes as they will just make the dish very soggy.
4. Also, try not to use too many gravy dishes…balance out between the dry and gravy dishes.
5. The top most layer, the Rice will get crisp and tastes wonderful. But if you prefer it soft, do not use egg and cover and cook the Baked Rice for 25 minutes and uncovered for 5 minutes.
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January 18th, 2008 at 8:03 am
What about somebody like me who doesn’t have an oven but has a microwave? How does it change?
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January 18th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Yes, you can use a microwave. However, a microwave tends to heat the dish thru while an oven helps to evaporate some of the moisture in the dish and infuses the flavours together.
Another suggestion that might be better than microwaving it…do exactly as the recipe says but make the layers in a heavy-bottomed pan. Cover it with an air-tight lid. Put it on the tawa/tava, put it on low-to-med flame and heat the dish. This concept will heat the dish throughly, infuse the flavours and it will prevent the dish from burning at the bottom (as it is not on direct flame). The flame will heat the tawa that inturn will heat the dish. It is the same concept as making biryani on the stovetop.
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January 21st, 2008 at 12:16 am
Wow ! What an idea to use up left overs
Fantastic guys !! Thanks for sharing the idea, procedure and recipe.
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February 5th, 2008 at 5:05 am
Thanks so much girls. This was the recipe I was waiting for… to use up, in a delicious way, the left overs that tend to accumulate in my fridge… by the way, most of those left overs come from your own website!
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July 6th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
This was a fabulous and unique dish I’ve ever seen preparaed with almost no effort but tasting delicious at every layer!! Good job gala and please do keep posting such dishes! U absoluetely rock!!
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May 6th, 2009 at 1:47 am
I have tried it out and has come out nicely. Its an innovative way of making best out of the excess food.
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July 24th, 2009 at 2:15 am
Hey Anuja and Hetal,
Thanks for this innovative idea. I tried this recipe with onion rice, tomato rice, methi aaloo, and pieces of cutlets. And needless to say, it was heavenly:) The best part is this is one dish that will give me a different taste every time I try it. I can’t wait to collect leftovers now:) Keep up the good work:)
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July 30th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Thank you so much! I couldn’t figure out how to get the family to eat leftovers, but I now know!
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August 13th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Hi,
Can you please tell me, the egg that we have to put, does it have to beaten…or do we have to break it upon the dish as such…
Thanks,
Neha
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