If you are in the mood for a quick snack then you can't do better than this!! All you need is some leftover rice and a few other ingredients and you can make these crispy, delicious pakore ( fritters)! It is an awesome recipe that will leave people wondering about the secret ingredient. My advice? Keep them guessing!!
As a homemaker one tries to make exact portions of food, that is enough to satisfy the appetite but not in excess. Quite often that just does not happen and one is left with extra food. Throwing away food is not even an option as it has been drilled into me from a young age to respect food and not waste it. So the challenge is to re invent dishes so that one can use leftover food and present it in a new avatar. This is one such recipe that serves the purpose.
Ingredients:
1 cup cooked rice
2 tbsp yoghurt
3 tbsp besan ( gram flour)
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tsp crushed garlic
1/2 tsp green chilly, chopped
2 tbsp methi ( fresh fenugreek leaves), finely chopped
Salt
1/4 tsp red chilly powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
Pinch of baking soda
Method: Finely chop the onion, garlic and methi. Mash the cooked and cooled rice.
In a bowl assemble all the ingredients.... rice, onion, garlic, methi, besan, yoghurt, salt, cumin powder, red chilly powder and green chilly. Mix everything well, making sure batter is neither too thick nor runny, and leave aside for few minutes. Add baking soda and mix well.
In a heavy bottom pan heat oil. Form balls of the mixture and drop into warm oil. Make sure oil is not too hot. Fry till the pakore ( fritters) turn golden brown. Remove on to an absorbent paper. Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.
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