deep fried rice balls, rice bonda recipe, indian snack recipe (2024)

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deep fried rice balls or rice bonda with step by step pictures and a quick video- rice bonda is a quick evening snack made with cooked rice, rice flour, onion and green chilly. Left over rice from lunch, can be quickly made to a evening snack for kids and adults.Its also a great instant snack recipe to make when you have last minute guest. For adults serve the deep fried rice balls with some hot coffee or tea.

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Serve these as Kids afternoon snack with some strawberries and milk on the side. These snacks will keep the kids full till dinner time.

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Not very often you find an Andhra girl making her rice mushy. It did happen yesterday and my rice turned out quite mushy than I could eat. After carefully taking out a layer of the top rice, I was left with some soft rice. Though i don’t prefer,I decided to throw it away. While i was debating to do that, i heard the hungry kids asking for something yummy. In a flash I decided to deep fry my rice just the same way I do the punugulu with the dosa batter. They turned out pretty good.

These are not just tasty but a very fast dish/snack to make provided you have some rice at home. Even brown rice works well with this recipe. Deep fried rice balls can also be called as rice bonda.

Please do check out my new youtube cooking channel where i share simple, healthy short videos-Madhu’s Everyday Indian. While you are there, do check my instant rava vada video.

In addition to the deep fried rice balls, please do checkout my other snack recipes-

masala vada

instant rava vada video

Some non fried quick snack recipes

healthy corn chaat recipe

sprouted green moong dal chaat

pan fried potatoes

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rice bonda video –

Deep fried Rice Balls | Rice bonda |Indian Snack Item

Recipe Type: snack

Cuisine: Indian

Author: Madhu

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Serves: 15-20

Rice bonda- Quick and easy snack made with some left over rice. Serve the rice bonda with chutney/ketchup and a cup of tea.

Ingredients

  • Cooked white rice- 1.5 cup mashed or coarsely grind
  • Rice flour ( biyyapu pindi) – 3 to 4 tbsps
  • Small onion- 1, finely chopped
  • Ginger- 1 inch, grated
  • Green chilly- 2 to 3 chopped fine or to taste
  • Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves- 2 tsp finely chopped
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  1. Coarsely grind the rice in a mixer or mash it well using a fork.
  2. Transfer the mashed rice to a bowl.
  3. Add the cumin seeds, ginger, onion, coriander leaves, rice flour and salt to taste.
  4. Mix all the above ingredients.T
  5. You may want to adjust the amount of rice flour depending on how soft the rice.
  6. If the mixture is too thick, sprinkle some water.
  7. Make small round balls of the dough.
  8. Heat oil for deep frying.
  9. Deep fry the balls, few at at a time in medium heat.
  10. Serve immediately with some chutney or ketchup/tomato sauce.

Deep fried rice balls / rice bonda with step by step pictures-

Procedure:

Coarsely grind the rice in a mixer or mash it well using a fork.

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Transfer the mashed rice to a bowl.

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Add the cumin seeds, ginger, onion and coriander leaves.

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Add the rice flour and salt to taste.

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Mix all the above ingredients.

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You may want to adjust the amount of rice flour depending on how soft the rice.
If the mixture is too thick, sprinkle some water.

Make small round balls of the dough.

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Heat oil for deep frying and gently add the balls.

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Deep fry the balls, few at at a time in medium heat.

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Serve immediately with some chutney or ketchup/tomato sauce.

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Comments

  1. Shweet Spicess

    hey madhavi its nice to reach ur blog via julie who tried the same recipe of urs!! Fantastic neat blog u got!! Im following u now!! do visit my space too and stay in touch by following my updates 🙂

    Reply

  2. ancy

    i tried but its not getting cooked from inside and i used maida instead of rice flour

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    • Madhavi K

      If the oil temperature is too hot, the outer layer will become brown fast, but the inside will be still uncooked. Make sure the temperature of the oil is not very hot. The right temperature is when you drop some dough, it comes up with in few seconds and doesn’t become brown immediately. Also using maida should be fine. Hope this helps!

      Reply

  3. Swasthi Blank

    Hi Madhu! your potato kurma post has a broken link. these rice balls look stunning and very nice clicks

    Reply

    • Madhavi K

      When i was still writing the post my son by mistake clicked publish. I immediately deleted it. Sorry for the confusion. Will post the potato kurma recipe soon.

      Reply

  4. kausers kitchen

    very interesting, rice balls look yummy.

    Reply

  5. DivyaGCP

    Nice idea.. Rice balls looks delicious..

    Reply

  6. Priya Elias

    Very Tempting Madhavi!

    Reply

  7. anusha praveen

    Hmm yumm deep fried bliss and that too rice!! brilliant

    Reply

  8. Dipti Joshi

    Wow! Very innovative and useful recipe with rice.

    Reply

  9. Ramya Krishnamurthy

    yummy and tempting fritters sis:)

    Reply

  10. Priya

    Thanks Madhavi,for ur kind words..these cute bites are incredible and quite addictive.

    Reply

  11. Sireesha Puppala

    Good u didn’t throw the rice in bin…nice idea with the lef overs…n the first pic is just awesome madhu…..

    Reply

  12. Divya Shivaraman

    Wow – lovely presentation 🙂

    Reply

  13. Latha Madhusudhan

    They look so tempting and well made

    Reply

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deep fried rice balls, rice bonda recipe, indian snack recipe (2024)

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What is a deep fried Indian snack in batter? ›

A bhajia is any bite-sized vegetable that has been coated in a delicious gram flour batter and then deep-fried to perfection. Also known as pakoras, these bites are very common street food found all over the Indian subcontinent and in plenty of Indian menus around the world.

Are rice balls deep fried? ›

Sicilian Arancini are rice balls stuffed with cheese and other fillings such as cheese and meat, the coated with bread crumbs and deep fried. The fillings vary by region but arancini have been popular in Italy for centuries. Even if you aren't a fan of “deep fried” foods, give this one a try.

What is the fried Indian snack called? ›

Boondi, a water droplet sized deep fried crispy Indian snack prepared from gram flour and few spices, is a main ingredient in making boondi raita and other snacks.

What is the name of a fried Indian snack? ›

Bhaji. Bhajis are spicy, fritter-like snacks that are best enjoyed with a cup of hot tea. Various vegetables, whole peppers, and even bread are dipped in a thick batter—made from besan flour, baking soda, salt, turmeric, red chile powder, and water—until thickly coated, then deep fried.

Why do my rice balls fall apart when frying? ›

First, using the wrong type of rice can cause it to fall apart because it's not sticky enough. Use short or medium-grain rice and avoid long-grain rice. The second reason can be that it was not firmly pressed into its shape. Be sure to use firm pressure so there are no gaps in the rice.

What makes rice balls stick together? ›

Freshly cooked rice is warm, moist, and sticky, which makes it easier to shape into the desired form and ensures that the onigiri holds together well. Wet Your Hands: Keep a bowl of water next to you when shaping the rice balls and wet your hands when the mixture gets too sticky.

What Indian snack has vegetables in batter? ›

Pakora are usually called Bhaji's in restaurants but they are slightly different. A pakora is more about the vegetable you put into it and the batter is a light tempura type batter a bhaji it much heavier and contains more batter. There are may different types depending on what you use and how you cut the vegetables.

What are fruits that are dipped in batter and deep-fried called? ›

fritter, any of various types of fried foods, generally consisting of small pieces of meat, vegetables, fruit, or dough. Plain fritters are deep-fried cakes of chou paste or a yeast dough. In another type, bits of meat, seafood, vegetables, or fruit are coated with batter and deep-fried.

What name is given to a small food item made of batter which is often fried? ›

A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables, or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried. Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties.

What is a deep-fried Indian snack made of chopped vegetables? ›

It consists of items, often vegetables such as potatoes and onions, coated in seasoned gram flour batter and deep fried. The pakora is known also under other spellings including pikora, pakoda, pakodi and regional names such as bhaji, bhajiya, bora, ponako, and chop.

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