Rice Pakora / Pakoda / Crispy Rice Balls

Ingredients

Rice (boiled) – 1 cup

Rice flour – 1 tspn

Gram flour – 2 tspn

Asafoetida – 2 pinch

Curry leaves – few strands

Coriander leaves – few strands

Shallots (finely chopped) – 7 nos

Red chilly powder – ½ tspn

Green chilly – 2 nos

Oil to fry

Salt as required

Method

♥ Take leftover rice / boiled rice in a bowl.

♥ Add chopped shallots, rice flour, gram flour, red chilly powder, chopped green chillies, asafetida, salt, curry leaves, coriander leaves and sprinkle some water to it.

♥ Knead it and make small balls out of it.

♥ Heat oil in a frying pan.

♥ Deep fry the balls until golden brown.

♥ Serve it with easy mint chutney.

Easy Mint Chutney

Ingredients

Mint leaves – 1/2 cup

Coriander leaves – 1cup

Lemon juice – 2 tspn

Green chilly – 2 nos

Cumin powder – 1 tspn

Salt to taste

Water – 1 tblspn

Method

♥ Grind all the above ingredients under easy mint chutney into a coarse paste.

♥ Tastes well with pakodas, samosas and snacks.

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Pav Bhaji

Ingredients

Potatoes – 3 nos

Green peas – 50 g

Capsicum – 1 no

Tomatoes – 2 nos

Big Onions – 2 nos

Ginger/garlic paste – 1tsp

Chilli powder – ¼ tsp

Lemon juice – ½ tsp

Butter – 50 g

Pav bun – 2 nos

Salt – as required

Water

For masala

Coriander seeds – 1/2 tsp

Dry Red chilli – 2 nos

Dry mango powder – ½ tsp

Cumin – ½ tsp

Fennel – ¼ tsp

Black pepper – 3 nos

Cinnamon – 1 no

Cloves – 2 nos

Cardamom – 1 no

Method

♥ Boil and mash the potatoes.

♥ Cook the green peas until they become tender.

♥ Slightly fry the masala ingredients without oil in a pan and grind them all well.

♥ Now melt 4 tbsp butter and sauté the chopped onions until golden brown.

♥ Then add ginger/garlic paste and chopped capsicum and cook for 3 mins.

♥ Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft.

♥ Now add 1tsp of the grinded dry masala powder or use instant pav bhaji masala

♥ Add mashed potatoes and green peas.

♥ Then Add chilli powder, salt and little water and let it cook for few mins to the desired consistency.

♥ Now sprinkle lemon juice for taste.

♥ Now the gravy for pav bhaji is ready.

♥ Cut the pav buns in the middle and toast them in butter.

♥ Serve the buns with gravy and enjoy.

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