Leftover Rice Cheese Balls

Name: Leftover Rice Cheese Balls
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Western
Ingredients: 1½ cups cooked rice; ½ cup cheese, in small cubes; 3 tbsp breadcrumbs, cornflour or besan; ¼ onion, finely chopped; 1 green chilli, chopped; Chopped coriander; 1 boiled potato, helps bind; Salt, oil spray

Day-old fridge rice holds its shape better than fresh rice.

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Ingredients

1½ cups cooked rice
½ cup cheese, in small cubes
3 tbsp breadcrumbs, cornflour or besan
¼ onion, finely chopped (optional)
1 green chilli, chopped (optional)
Chopped coriander (optional)
1 boiled potato, helps bind (optional)
Salt, oil spray

Steps

Mash the rice lightly with salt, onion, chilli, herbs, potato and a spoon of the binder.
Wrap each ball around a small cube of cheese.
Roll in breadcrumbs (or the remaining binder) and spray with oil.
Air fry at 200°C for 10–12 min, shaking gently halfway.

Tip: Day-old fridge rice holds its shape better than fresh rice.

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Leftover Rice Cheese Balls

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