FLAVOURS

Last night Aloo Mutter was one of the dishes on our dinner menu and there was a fair amount of it leftover. This morning as I was deciding what I should carry with me the office for lunch, a quick peek into the fridge showed that there was Aloo Mutter and rice leftover from last night, along with a few other things.

Being a hot summer day, I thought I would use the leftovers to create a tasty palao, which accompanied by onion, tomato raita would be a perfect meal for a working day.

Ingredients
Leftover rice
Leftover Aloo Mutter Bhaji
1 green chilli finely chopped
1 inch piece of ginger finely chopped
Few curry leaves
1/2 tsp jeera cummin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
Few coriander leaves finely chopped
2 Boiled eggs (optional)

Procedure
In a thick-bottomed kadai or pan, heat 4 tsps oil. When hot add cummin seeds. Allow to splutter, reduce flame and add ginger, green chilli and curry leaves. Turn around for a minute and add the aloo mutter bhaji. Stir for a minute or two and add the leftover rice. Mix well. Add half cup of water and coriander leaves and cook on very slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes till the rice is well-steamed. Serve hot with onion-tomato raita, papad and pickle. You can also serve the palao with boiled eggs cut into halves.