Tikki Rice Cutlets

2023, May 18    

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 1 large boiled and mashed potato
  • 1/4 cup grated carrot
  • 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup jalapenio, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup spinach, finely chopped
  • 1 Tbsp green beans, finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp cilantro, chopped
  • 1 chili, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp corn flour (or rice flour)
  • 1/4 tsp tumeric
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 tsp chaat masala
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 Tbsp lemon joice
  • salt to taste
  • 1 Tbsp oil

Instructions

Shape Your Tikkis

  1. Mash rice with a spoon in a bowl.
  2. Add all ingredients except oil
  3. Mix with your hand
    1. Add flour if too moist.
    2. Don’t add water!
  4. Grease your hand with oil.
  5. Form lemon-sized balls with the rice mixture and flatten them with your hand to make them into cutlet shapes.

Pan Fry

  1. Heat oil in a pan and fry them on medium heat until golden brown.
  2. Flip them and fry the other side.
  3. Remove from the pan and let dry on a paper towel.
  4. Serve hot with green chutney or ketchup.

Air Fry

  • Preheat the fryer at 350F for 3 minutes.
  • Add tikkis to the basket so they don’t overlap.
  • Cook them at 350 F in an air fryer for 12-15 minutes until crispy.
  • Shake halfway through.

Notes

[!NOTE] Variations Try them with quinoa, or with chickpeas instead of potatoes.

Original Recipe: https://www.indianveggiedelight.com/vegetable-rice-cutlet/#recipe