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rice pakora recipe | chawal ke pakode | leftover rice snack | Indian style rice fritters |
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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rice pakora recipe | chawal ke pakode | leftover rice snack | Indian style rice fritters is a quick fix snack made using leftover rice. Learn how to make chawal ke pakode.
To make rice pakora, put rice in a deep bowl and mash it with a potato masher. Add all the remaining ingredients and approx. 1 tbsp of water and mix well. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and drop spoonfulls of the mixture into hot oil and deep-fry till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper. Serve immediately with green chutney and tomato ketchup.
Pakoras with cooked rice? Just try the chawal ke pakode and you will fall in love with it! A mix of cooked rice and onions bound together with besan and enhanced with a handful of everyday spice powder as flavour-givers make crisp pakoras that one simply cannot resist.
The Indian style rice fritters can be enjoyed with a cup of masala chai or with green chutney at snack time. While the onions give the necessary crunch and flavour, Jains can replace it with cabbage.
Tips to make rice pakora. 1. To make the leftover rice softer, mix 1 cup cooked rice with approx. ¼ cup of curd and keep it aside for 30 minutes. 2. You can also add little garlic paste if you wish to. 3. Make sure the mixture for the pakora is mashed well with your hands.
Enjoy rice pakora recipe | chawal ke pakode | leftover rice snack | Indian style rice fritters | with step by step photos.
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
2 servings
Ingredients
For Rice Pakora
1 cup leftover soaked and cooked rice (chawal)
1/4 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
oil for deep-frying
For Serving With Rice Pakora
Method
- To make rice pakora, put rice in a deep bowl and mash it with a potato masher.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and approx. 1 tbsp of water and mix well.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and drop spoonfulls of the mixture into hot oil and deep-fry till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides.
- Drain on an absorbent paper.
- Serve the rice pakora immediately with green chutney and tomato ketchup.
Rice Pakora, Chawal Ke Pakode recipe with step by step photos
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Chawal ke pakode is made from 1 cup cooked rice (chawal), 1/4 cup besan (bengal gram flour), 1/4 cup chopped onions, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi), 2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania), salt to taste and oil for deep-frying. See below image of list of ingredients for rice pakoda.
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Chawal ke pakode is made from 1 cup cooked rice (chawal), 1/4 cup besan (bengal gram flour), 1/4 cup chopped onions, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi), 2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania), salt to taste and oil for deep-frying. See below image of list of ingredients for rice pakoda.
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Take a deep bowl, add 1 cup cooked rice (chawal). You can use leftover rice or cooked rice.
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Mash it with a masher.
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Add 1/4 cup besan (bengal gram flour).
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Add 1/4 cup chopped onions.
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Add 1 tsp chilli powder.
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Add 1/2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder.
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Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
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Add 2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania).
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Add salt to taste.
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Add approx. 1 tbsp of water and mix very well with your hands. If you need little more water you can add more 1 tbsp or so.
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Take a deep bowl, add 1 cup cooked rice (chawal). You can use leftover rice or cooked rice.
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Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan.
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Drop spoonful’s of the mixture into hot oil.
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Deep-fry till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides.
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Drain on an absorbent paper.
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Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan.
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Serve rice pakora recipe | chawal ke pakode | leftover rice snack | Indian style rice fritters immediately with green chutney and tomato ketchup.
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Serve rice pakora recipe | chawal ke pakode | leftover rice snack | Indian style rice fritters immediately with green chutney and tomato ketchup.
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To make the leftover rice softer, mix 1 cup cooked rice with approx. ¼ cup of curd and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
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You can also add little garlic paste if you wish to.
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Make sure the mixture for the pakoda is mashed well with your hands.
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To make the leftover rice softer, mix 1 cup cooked rice with approx. ¼ cup of curd and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 357 cal |
| Protein | 4.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 31.7 g |
| Fiber | 2.3 g |
| Fat | 23.4 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 13.7 mg |
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Nafisa Hashim Soni
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can we use gram flour instead of rice flour?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Nafisa, Yes, you can use gram flour instead of rice flour.
Foodie #683544
March 13, 2025, midnight
Please advise something else to replace peanuts.
Kitchen star
March 13, 2025, midnight
poonam
March 13, 2025, midnight
I made these pakore yesterday. Delicious. ..
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Poonam , we are delighted you loved theRice and Peanut Pakoda recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
Kalyan Food Lover
March 13, 2025, midnight
Kay kub idea pakoda banane Ka...ye hai jara hat ke:-):-):-):-)
Deepal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hw much do u mean,when u say 1 cup
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
1 cup is the standard cup available in the market which is 200 grams. However depending upon the density of the ingredient, the weight can vary with each ingredient.
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