Rice croquettes

rice croquettes 

Ever cooked too much rice? Well, put the extra rice in the fridge and the day after convert it in delicious, crispy rice croquettes and serve it with yummy salsa sauce.

Ingredients

For rice mixture

Boiled rice                                1 cup

Boiled corn                               2 tbsp

Chopped coriander                    2 tbsp

Chopped green chillies              1 tsp

Chopped onions                        1 ½ tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Roasted cumin powder              1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Grated cheese                           2 tbsp

Grated paneer                            2 tbsp

Bread crumbs                            2 tbsp

For sauce

Chopped onion                          2 tbsp

Chopped tomato                        ½ cup

Chopped green chilli                  1 tsp

Chopped garlic                          1 tsp

Orange zest                              1 tbsp

Sugar                                       1 tbsp

Black olives                               4 – 5 nos.

Lemon                                      1 no.

Salt                                          to taste

Crushed black pepper                to taste

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Refined flour                              to dust

Bread crumbs                            to coat

Oil                                            to fry

For garnish

Lettuce leaves                            2 – 3 nos.

Black olives                               few

Method

To prepare rice mixture

Take a bowl, put boiled rice and mash it.

Then chop the boiled corn and add into rice.

Add chopped onion, chopped green chillies, chopped coriander, roasted cumin powder, red chilli powder, grated cheese and paneer.

add grated paneer with all ingredients 

Then add bread crumbs (for binding), salt and mix well.

add bread crumbs

To prepare salsa sauce

Take a mixing bowl, add chopped onion, chopped tomato, chopped coriander, chopped green chillies, chopped garlic, orange zest, sugar and mix well.

prepare salsa sauce

Now chop black olives and add to the add to bowl, add lemon juice, salt, crushed black pepper then mix well and keep aside.

add olive, lemon juice

To prepare batter

In a bowl, mix refined flour, salt, chilli powder, crushed pepper, water and make a batter.

prepare batter 

Now make balls out of the rice mixture and coat with refined flour.

make ball out of rice mixture

Then put the balls in batter and then coat them with bread crumbs.

Now deep fry the prepared croquettes in hot oil until golden brown and remove them on tissue.

fried croquettes 

Serve salsa sauce in a bowl and keep it on serving plate.

serve salsa sauce

For garnish

Trim the lettuce leaves and keep on serving plate.

Place the prepared croquettes on plate and arrange black olives on the skewers and place on croquettes. 

place the croquettes with olive skewers and lettuce leave