Rice fritters

When I see leftover Rice in the refrigerator, I always try not to throw it away but repurpose it some other way. So I thought of making a new dish with that rice. I tried making fritters with this rice and it turned out to be a tasty crunchy starter which can be served as a side dish or a tea time snack.

Ingredients:

Left over Rice – 2 cups

Finely chopped Cilantro – 1/3 cup

Onion – 1 (Finely chopped)

Green Chilies – 2 (Finely chopped)

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Red Chilly Powder – ½ tsp

Gram Flour – 2 tbsp

Rice Flour – 2 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Oil – for deep frying

Method:

Heat the Oil in a deep frying pan in medium flame for deep frying.

In the meanwhile, combine all the ingredients except Oil, mash and mix well. Make small dumplings from this mixture and drop 8 to 10 dumplings in the Oil when the Oil becomes hot. Fry them crisp. All the sides should turn golden.

Serve hot with Green Chutney or Tomato Sauce.

Note:

If the Rice is cold, microwave it for 2 to 3 minutes. Mash it lightly with a Potato masher. You can blend them slightly in a blender also.