Paddu using leftover rice | How to make tasty breakfast using leftover rice
By Latha on July 12th, 2019
Paddu or guliyappa using cooked rice recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. This paddu or appe is a tasty breakfast recipe prepared using leftover rice. This cooked rice paddu is prepared using cooked rice, rava, curd, coriander leaves, onion, green chili and curry leaves. Cooked rice paddu is an instant breakfast recipe and is very easy to prepare.
To prepare paddu or guliyappa or paniyaram or appe, a different type of pan with pits is used. I have posted few recipes like normal paddu, bread paddu, cucumber paddu, sabakki or sabudana paddu, sabsige soppu paddu or dill leaves appe and sweet banana paddu recipes using the same pan. Soon I will post more recipes using paddu pan..
If you have cooked rice, this paddu can be prepared in 10 minutes. If you are looking for more recipes using cooked rice, then check this akki rotti or rice roti prepared using leftover rice and rice flour.
You can prepare this for the breakfast or as a healthy evening snacks. And serve this with either coconut chutney or sambar. If you are looking for more Karnataka style breakfast recipes then do visit our breakfast recipes section.
I have made a quick video on this cooked rice paddu recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 5 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serves: 2
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 2 tbsp rava or semolina
- 1 tbsp curd (optional)
- 1/2 onion finely chopped
- 7 - 8 finely chopped curry leaves
- 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
- 1 green chili finely chopped
- Pinch of turmeric powder
- Pinch of asafoetida
- Oil for cooking
- Salt as per your taste
Instructions for making paddu using leftover rice:
- Mash or grind the cooked rice. It can be mashed, if it is soft and cooked well. Otherwise grind it using a mixer grinder. Few table spoons of water can be added for better grinding.
- Add in finely chopped onion, green chilli, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
- Followed by add in turmeric powder and asafoetida.
- Add in required salt.
- Add in rava. I have used uppittu or upma rava.
- Add in curd. Please note adding curd is optional.
- Give a quick mix. If required add few table spoons of water and prepare a soft but stiff dough.
- Make lemon sized balls and a dent in the centre. This is done for better cooking.
- Now heat the paddu pan and put few drops of oil in all the pits.
- Place the soft paddu balls in the pan..
- Close the lid for a minute. Allow it to cook under medium flame.
- Open the lid and drizzle oil on top. Flip the paddus and cook on the other side as well. Serve it with chutney and enjoy.
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