Left Over Rice Veggie Cakes

It's been a while that i have blogged in.. I had so much of rice left over i decided to make this snack.

• 2 cups - Left over rice
• 2 - Medium sized potatoes grated
• 1 - Medium carrot grated
• 20 gms - Cabbage
• 1 - Green chilly
• 1tbs - Ginger Garlic paste
• 20 gms - Boiled green peas
• Strands of Green coriander as per your taste
• 1/2 tbs - Dark soya sauce
• 1/2 tbs - Lime juice
• 1/2 tbs - Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tbs - Coriander powder
• 1/2 tbs - Chat masala powder
• 1/2 tbs - Garam masala powder
• 1 tbs - Salt
• 1 tbs - Kasoori Methi/Dry fenugreek leaves/Dry venthaya elaigal
• 1/2 tbs - Sugar
• 200 gms - Cornflour powder
• 100gms - Besan/Kadala mav/Channa dal powder
• 50 gms - Dry rice powder/Chawal ka atta/Arici mav
• 100 ml - Water
• Oil to shallow fry

Method/Vidhiee:
1.Wash and grate potatoes,carrots and cabbage in a big bowl.
2. To it add chopped green chillies and green coriander.
3. Add in the ginger garlic paste, lime juice, soya sauce and mix well.
4. Now add in all dry masalas and mix well.
5. Crumble the white rice over the vegetable mixture and mix well.
6. Add salt and mix tightly the rice mixture.
7. To it add besan and rice powder.
8. If required sprinkle some water to it.
9. Mix and knead tightly.
10. In a shallow fry pan add oil  and heat them well.
11. Meanwhile, in a small cup add cornflour and make a batter of it.
12. Make medium sized balls of the rice mixture and flatten them.
13. Dip the flattened cakes on to the cornflour and slowly drop it on to the oil.
14. Fry them in medium heat.

15. When one side turns golden Brown turn other side to do the same.
16. Once they are done transfer on to the tissue paper.
Serve hot with tomato sauce or green chutney

TIP:You can use even semolina/bread crumbs/cornflakes after coating on the cornflour. This would make them more crisp.

2012 year had been with many ups and downs nevertheless, it has been a year full of treats,cooking experiments,tasting cuisines.. 

Here we go to welcome a one which holds much more surprises to all of us..Wish you and your dear ones a happy,safe, colorful and meaningful New Year 2013 :)

Merry Christmas!!! It feels really great to have Plum Cake on the eve of Christmas. It at times feels good not to cook and get served :)))

Coriander Pesto Sauce Soya Rice

Really have a wonder why suddenly my eyes are all over greens these days??? Fusion of Italian ingredients with Indian cooking methods.

• 1 bunch - Green coriander/Kothamalli/Dhania
• 100 gms - Medium sized Soya nuggets
• 1 cup - Basmati Rice
• 2 tbs - Olive Oil
• 2 tbs - Low fat butter
• 1 tbs - Jeera/Cumin,Seeragam
• 1 - Green chilly
• 1 1/2 cups - Water
• 200ml - Water to soak
• Salt to taste
• 4 tbs - Pesto Sauce

For Pesto Sauce

3 - Garlic pods/Poondu /Lehsoon

2 cups - Basil leaves/ or you can use Tulsi leaves

1/2 cup - Extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup - Parmesan cheese

1 tbs - Pine nuts or you can use walnuts after dry roasting them

1 tbs - Black pepper

1 tbs - Salt

Vidhiee/Method:

For making Pesto sauce:
1. Peel the skin of garlic.
2. Grate the Parmesan cheese.
3. In a blender add garlic,pine nuts,basil leaves,salt,pepper.
4. Grind them to a paste.
5. Add  Olive oil blend them well.
6. Finally the Parmesan
7. Add oil while the blender is on run.
If , you pesto is thick add few table spoons of water.
If, you are too lazy or in a quick get the ready made pesto sauce from the market.

For making rice,..
1. Wash and soak rice for 10 mins in 200 ml water.
2. Wash and chop coriander and green chilly.
3. Blend them to a paste in a blender.
4. In a pan add Olive oil and butter. Heat well and add jeera.
5. Add in the coriander paste and soya nuggets.
6. Now drain excess water from the rice and add them to the coriander soya mixture.
7. Add salt accordingly as you are going to add pesto sauce which too has salt in it.
8. Mix in 4 tbs of pesto sauce. You can add more if you need.
9. Mix them well and saute in pan for 5mins.
10. Transfer the mixture to a rice cooker.
11. Add water mix well and cook until the rice is done.

Serve, hot with any green raita or it can be taken alone no need of any condiments.