Cheesy Rice Poppers Recipe
A delicious and cheesy appetizer perfect for your next party are made with leftover rice, potatoes, cheese and fresh herbs are a must try recipe.
Cheesy Rice Poppers is a delicious recipe that makes for a great appetizer or snack, and can also made for a nice lunch box recipe. The comforting familiarity of rice, coupled with the gooey richness of cheese along with the crunchiness of breadcrumbs makes this snack is a real treat.
They are a crowd pleaser and kids also love them. they are quick to make of you have all the ingredients prepped and kept.
Serve the Cheesy Rice Poppers along with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney as a party appetizer or with masala chai as an evening tea time snack.
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4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice , cooked or leftover
- 1 Potato (Aloo) , boiled
- 1 teaspoon Mint Leaves (Pudina) , chopped
- 1 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , chopped
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon Green Chilli , finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Lemon juice , (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper powder , (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Cooking oil
- 2 teaspoon Bread crumbs
- 2 Cheese Cubes
- Salt , as per taste For coating the rice rolls:
- 3 teaspoon All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 4-5 tablespoon Bread crumbs
- Cooking oil , for frying
How to make Cheesy Rice Poppers Recipe
To begin making Cheesy Rice Poppers, first add rice and mashed potatoes in a wide bowl and mix well.
To this add mint leaves, coriander leaves, chilli flakes, green chilli, lemon juice and black pepper powder, bread crumbs and mix well to form a pliable dough.
Let the rice grain remain intact. Do not make it into a paste.
Cut the cheese cubes into 4 longitudinal pieces. Make a ball of the rice mixture with your right palm and flatten it in your palm.
Place the long piece of cheese in the middle and fold the rice mixture over it. Seal all the edges and shape into rolls.
Heat oil in a kadhai. Make a thin paste with the maida, by adding maid to water in a bowl and mixing it well. Dip the rolls in this mixture and then roll it in the breadcrumbs.
Fry the Cheesy Rice Poppers in hot oil till light brown in colour on all sides.
Once done remove from oil and drain on absorbent paper and serve hot.
Serve the Cheesy Rice Poppers along with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney as a party appetizer or with masala chai as an evening tea time snack.
Do not overfry the rice balls.
Cheesy Rice Poppers Recipe is part of the Mother's Day Recipe Contest 2017
Aparna Parinam
Cooking is devotion - this is my mantra! I am a pharmacist by profession and live in Margoa, Goa. Am also, a tireless vegetarian food and travel lover. I believe in making traditional dishes and preserving the recipes. Through my blog: www.tangytales.com, I endeavor to share healthy vegetarian recipes with you. I salute to all the devoted mothers and fathers (which may be rare….), grandmothers, and all the wonderful women, who have dedicated their immense time towards cooking, for years at a stretch….to ensure their kids and their loved ones, eat tasty and healthy food ! We all love to eat good tasty food, but it isn’t imperative that all of us love to cook too. This is because each one of us is not aware of the joy of cooking! I truly believe anybody can cook!
