MINI VADA using leftover Rice

MINI VADA

INGREDIENTS:-

Leftover Rice - 1 cup

Boiled and Mashed Potato - 100 gms

Besan flour/ Kadalai Maavu - 1/4 cup

Corn Flour - 1/4 cup

Grated Ginger - 1 tsp

Chopped coconut pieces - 1tsp

Finely chopped  Green chilly - 2 nos

Finely chopped Onion - 1 or 2

chopped curry leaves & coriander leaves - 1 tsp each

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Oil for deep frying

Oil  - for making vada

METHOD:-

 

1. In a mixer jar, add the leftover rice and grind to a fine paste without adding water.
2. Apply a teaspoon of oil in a bowl. Restore this batter/dough  in the bowl.  
3. Now add all the ingredients except oil to the batter/dough, and mix well. Rice will be sticky, so apply some oil on hands too, for making vadas.
4. Heat a kadai with oil for deep frying. Meanwhile, make mini vadas and set aside. Once the oil is heated enough for deep frying, keep it in sim mode and drop the vadas one by one. Cook in medium flame. When the vadas rises up, flip it to the other side and deep fry it in high flame. Remove the vadas from the oil, till it turns to golden colour.
5. Crispy mini vadas are ready....

G RICE / GREEN RICE

G RICE/ Green Rice ...... its a combination of Curry - Mint - Coriander leaves and all 3 Gs (ginger, garlic and green chillies)
Its a easier version of Mint Pulav  (version 1). Click here for another Mint Pulav variety.

 G RICE / GREEN RICE

INGREDIENTS:-

Onions- Finely chopped - 100 gms
Oil - 2 tbsp
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 1
Cardamon - 1
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Cooked Rice  or left over rice - as required

For Grinding:-
Coriander leaves -  4 to 5 leaflets
Curry leaves - 4 to 5 leaflets    
Mint leaves - 5 to 7 leaflets                                      

Ginger - 1/2 inch
Garlic pods- 6 nos.
Green chillies - 3 to 4 nos (depends upon the spice level)
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

METHOD:-

Heat oil in a kadai, and add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, keep it in low flame. Then add cumin seeds, allow it to splutter. Add onions and turmeric powder and saute till onions turns glossy.

Now, Grind all the ingredients given under the section for grinding to a fine paste. (grind just before when it need to be cooked with onions).

Add the grind mixture to onions, required salt and saute well. If required clean the mixer jar with little water and add it to the cooking. Once the mix is ready, add rice. (Rice should not be hot). Mix well.

Spicy G Rice is Ready....

Side Dish :- Onion Raitha or Tomato ketchup ...