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Rice Pakoda – Rice Pakora – Rice Fritters
June 18, 2015
Pakoda Recipes, Snacks / Starters 
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I am always in the look for some evening/after school snacks. This Rice Pakoda had been in my to-do list since a long time, or to be precise since I tried Idli Pakoda. It is quite similar to it with a few minor changes as I did not want to have the same taste. These Rice Fritters were so easy to make, crispy from outside and soft inside. Perfect snack with a cup of coffee!! I bet nobody will be able to find out that it is made of rice. In fact I used a bowl of left over rice
So this recipe is a double dhamaka – perfect use of left over rice and a yummy snack in just a few mins!!
Now to the recipe….
[Preparation Time-10 mins : Cooking Time- 10 mins ]
Ingredients:
- Cooked Rice – 1 cup (I used left over rice)
- Besan/Gram Flour – 5 tbsp
- Green chillies – 2 (finely chopped)
- Onion – 1 (finely chopped)
- Ginger – 1 inch pc(finely chopped)
- Coriander leaves – 2 sprigs
- Mint leaves – 15 to 20
- Salt – as needed
- Oil – to fry
Method:
- Take cooked rice in a bowl. Mash it up nicely with a fork or masher. To this add besan, onion, green chillies, ginger, salt, coriander and mint leaves.
- Mix well so that rice and other ingredients blend together. Meanwhile heat oil in a pan. Take small bite sized pieces of the mixture and drop it in hot oil. Fry in medium hot flame until golden brown. Drain in paper towel.
Thats it!! Crispy Rice Pakoda ready in just a few mins!! How easy was that??
Serve hot with a cup of coffee or tea!!
Tips:
- I have used left over rice. U can use fresh rice too. Make sure the rice is cooked properly.
- If using rice that has been kept in the fridge, sprinkle some water and steam it in a pressure cooker for few mins without the whistle. I just microwaved it for a minute. This way it will be easy to mash the rice.
- U can skip green chillies and add chilli powder if u wish. But the combo of green chillies, ginger and coriander/mint leaves give a nice aroma to the Rice Pakoda.
- If u find the mixture very thick, sprinkle some water.
- After mixing all the ingredients, make the rice pakoda immediately. Else the onions will ooze out water and make the mixture watery.
- Add more besan flour if u find the mixture watery.
rice pakoras are hit at my house too
Such a wonderful recipe of using leftover rice…so yuuum
Wow! Rice pakora looks so crisp and intriguing! Lovely share, Sundari! 🙂
Nice use of left over rice delightful tea time snack
Great to use leftover rice.. Looks crisp and yum dear
very innovative..looks perfectly crisp and golden..really want to grab some..
Very easy and lovely snack. Sure to make it . Thank you for sharing. Please keep posting more
I had a little different recipe of rice pakora with me which I never tried. But I liked yours more and I’m going to try this for sure. It is a good recycle recipe.
nice recepi
I loved the addition of mint leaves dear. This looks flavorful, crispy and Yummy
crsipy crispy loving it
Healthy n easy way to enjoy snack
This looks yummy and crispy! I’ve also checked your idli pakora recipe. Never heard of them before. Thanks a lot for sharing your unique recipes on the blog!
lovely rice pakodas….and yum yum yum goes well with cup of coffee…very nice idea to make use of left over rice..
Very good idea to have fresh snack out of left overs
Good bites for a rainy day with hot coffee…you could add some ginger and carrot shreds to it to make it more nutritous
Can we mash the rice in mixture machine or hand blender?
Yes u can, it will be an easier and mess free option to mash with a fork though!!
Very cool recipe
Looks easy and yummy so no water needed to mix up ??
Thank u!! U can sprinkle 1 or 2 tbsp of water if the mixture is very thick, else not required..
Really sounds very yummy and easy recipe. Surely I will try soon
wow awesome recipe ❤️