Cheese & Veggie Bowls

Rice

“Quick and delicious deep-fried kid-friendly snack prepared with rice, cheese, & assorted vegetables!”

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Rice Cheese & Veggie Balls

YIELD

6 servings

CUISINE

Fusion

TIME

45 minutes

COURSE

Appetizer

Ingredients

Deep-fried & kid-friendly

– 1 cup cooked rice – 1/4 cup shredded cheese – 1 tbsp carrot grated – 1 tbsp cauliflower grated (you can add up to 2 tbsp) – 1 green chili deseeded and finely chopped. – 1/8 tsp salt or to taste – 1/2 tsp mustard seed powder – 1.5 tbsp all-purpose flour or more as needed. – 2 tbsp water only if required – 1 cup oil for frying

You will need:

Instructions

Quick & easy

Step 1

Heat the oil in a frying pan or kadai. While the oil is getting hot, prepare the rice, cheese, and veggie mix. In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients – cooked rice, cheese, veggies, salt, mustard seed powder. (Except water and all-purpose flour).

Step 2

Mix them all and make sure the ingredients are well combined.

Step 3

Now add the flour and slowly add water and mix well. Do not add all the water at once; add as required and mix it.

Step 4

The mixture should be thick, and at the same time, you should shape the rice mixture and make small rounds.

Step 5

Make small/ medium-sized balls and keep them ready for frying.

Step 6

Fry them in batches over medium heat until the rice balls turn golden brown.

Step 7

Place the fried balls on tissue paper and drain the excess oil. That's it. Rice n cheese n veggie balls are ready. Serve hot with ketchup or tomato sauce.

Hello all, I am Srividhya, the person behind Vidhya's Vegetarian Kitchen. My blog is all about vegetarian and vegan food with unique and exciting recipes from all over the world.

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