Indian Rice fritters

Ingredients:

• Cooked rice - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 big
• Grated carrot - 1 cup
• Chopped cabbage -1 cup
• Potato - 1 big(boiled and smashed)
• Paneer of Cottage Cheese - 50 gm
• Capsicum - 1 big(cut into small pieces)
• Cashews - 10
• Almonds - 10
• Green chillies - 2(finely chopped)
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1 tsp(optional)
• Coriander - 1 tbsp(finely chopped)
• Cornflour - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for shallow frying.

 Method :

Take the cashews and almonds and Grind them in a blender to make a coarse powder.

 Take the cooked rice and smash it well with your hands.

 Add the grated carrots, finely chopped cabbage, capsicum, onion, green chillies and smashed potato and mix them well.

 Then scramble the paneer with your hands and add it to the rice mixture.

 Add the chilli powder, garam masala, the cashew and almonds powder, corn flour, coriander and enough salt.

 Mix the contents well like a chappathi dough. Make small balls out of them and bring out your desired shape as rounds.

Heat a pan and  fry the Fritters with enough oil(If you prefer to deep fry) untill both sides reddish colour.

Take them out in a plate with paper towel so that excess oil can b absorbed.

Serve hot fritters with ketchup/chutney