I avoid throwing away left over food, especially the dinner leftovers. Most of it is converted into some satiable breakfast options. I always look for the “leftover Rice and Chapati” to use in making something delicious for breakfast. I have learnt this recipe from my grandmom. She used to make it for us. I miss her.

Here’s presenting Leftover rice and cheese tikkis.

Ingredients:

Leftover rice – 1 – 1/2 cup
Gram Flour – 3 tblspoon
Grated Cheese – 2 tblspoon
Salt – to taste
Red Chili Flakes – to taste / optional
Lemon Juice – 1 tblspoon
Oil – 2 tblspoon to shallow fry

Method:

In a heavy bottom pan, dry roast the gram flour for 3-4 minutes.
Add the roasted gramflour into the rice bowl.
Now add cheese, salt, chili flakes, lemon juice.
Mix well with your hand to give it a texture of loose dough..
Make small balls out of it.

Heat a heavy bottom pan on medium heat.
Grease your hands again and shape the dough balls into patties.
Shallow Fry the Patties , 4-5 at a time, giving them space to cook properly.
Fry them until golden from both sides, flipping carefully in between.

Once all of them are done, Patties are ready to be served, as a starter, light lunch with salad, teat-time snack or breakfast as we did.
You can also sandwich them with buns, pav.
Enjoy the light, crunchy and filling patties.

rice tikkis