Vegetable Rice Cutlet From Leftover Rice

Cutlets are a popular appetizer or snack in Indian cuisine. They can also be used as veggie patties for a vegetable burger or make tikki chats. These vegetable cutlets are shallow pan-fried with very little oil to make them healthy. You can also bake, air fry, or deep fry these cutlets.

Ingredients

Cooked Rice: leftover rice or freshly cooked rice. I used short-grain sona masuri rice in this recipe. Potato: I used boiled and mashed potatoes. Veggies: I used onions, carrots, green beans, bell peppers, spinach, and green chilies. Ginger: use freshly grated or minced ginger. Herbs: Coriander leaves. Spices: turmeric, red chili powder, garam masala, and chaat masala. Cornstarch: used to bind and crisp up the cutlets. You can also use besan flour or rice flour. Lemon Juice: use freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice. Oil: for shallow or air fry.

How to Make Vegetable Rice Cutlets from Leftover Rice

Take a mixing bowl. Add cooked rice and mash it with a spoon or hand till soft. Then add all the ingredients mentioned above except oil. Mix the mixture with your hand. Add more cornflour if the mixture is moist. (DO NOT ADD WATER). Grease your palm with a teaspoon of oil so that the mixture does not stick. Now make a small lemon-sized ball, flatten it between your palm, and make round-shaped cutlets/tikki. Use the same process for the remaining mixture and make more cutlets. Heat oil in a Tawa. Once the oil heats enough, carefully place 4-5 tikkis in hot oil and shallow fry it on medium flame until the sides become golden brown. Remove vegetable rice tikkis on absorbent paper. Once all done, serve rice and potato tikki hot with green chutney or ketchup, and enjoy.

How to Make Rice Cutlet in Air Fryer?

To make Rice cutlets in an Air Fryer, line the cutlets on the air fryer basket in a single layer.Brush or spray the cutlets with some oil. Air fry in a preheated air fryer at 350°F (176°C) for 12-15 minutes or until they are browned and crispy. Shake them halfway through.

Serving Suggestions

You can serve vegetable rice cutlets in many ways.

Enjoy the cutlets with some ketchup for the evening teatime snack, along with masala chai. You may use these rice cutlets to make burgers. Prepare Rice cutlet chaat similar to aloo tikki chaat by pouring the coriander mint chutney and tamarind sweet chutney on top of the tikkis with some chilled yogurt along with some sev, chaat masala, and coriander leaves. You can also use these rice tikkis in Wraps, Frankies, or Kathi tolls.

Variations

You can add grated beetroot, chopped methi leaves to make the dish more healthy. Use cooked Brown rice instead of white rice for healthier choices. You can also add ½ cup of cooked quinoa to make quinoa rice cutlets. You can also make this rice cutlet without boiled potato by replacing potatoes with powdered rolled oats, crumbled paneer, chickpea flour, poha, or bread crumbs for binding.