
If you have the tension of cooking again and again, then plan your meals a day in advance. You can make any recipe like dal, vegetable or cheela-dosa batter in large quantities and keep it in the fridge. With this, you will not need to cook food the next day and time will also be saved.

Some food items taste even tastier when reheated. Like soup, dal or curry, roasted vegetables, one-pot meal. If you plan your next meal according to these leftover food, then the taste of the food will be good and time will also be saved.

Many times we keep food in the fridge and forget about it. An easy way to prevent this is to store food in glass or transparent containers and jars. This will show you every time you open the fridge and will be able to use the food before it spoils.

If you don’t have enough food left to make a complete meal, incorporate it into a new recipe. For example, you can add cooked vegetables to omelette or cheela, you can add boiled gram to salad, you can make fried rice or egg rice from leftover rice. This way your leftover food will not go waste and the taste will also be good.

Sometimes a lot of leftover food gets accumulated in the fridge little by little. At such times, you can have a leftover party. Take out all the containers, ask the people in the house which leftover food they like, serve it in a new form. This will help everyone enjoy eating together and the leftover food will also be used properly.

The method and time of storing food also matter a lot. Therefore, keep food in the refrigerator immediately, do not leave it uncovered for a long time. Store vegetable pieces, boiled potatoes or stale rotis separately. With this the food will not spoil quickly and you will be able to eat it safely.

Leftover food can be used not only in the next meal but also in recipes for daily life. Like use dinner in the afternoon, collect leftover pieces of vegetables and make new recipes, convert stale roti into fried roti or paratha. This way your food will not go waste and you will be able to save both money and time.
Published at : 04 Nov 2025 11:17 AM (IST)

