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Oil Free Snacks With Leftover Rice

rice potato oil free cutlets Usually I do not use leftover rice, but today decided to experiment with them. Glad the experiment worked well. Recipe for Oil Free Cutlets  Leftover parboiled rice- 1/2 cup Boiled potato- 2 Suji- 1/4th cup Besan (gram flour)- 2 tbsp 1 tbsp- oatmeal (optional) Salt - as per taste Black pepper- 1/2 tsp Slit Green chilly -1 Ginger- 1tsp Chopped onion- 1 Coriander leaves- as per preference Coriander powder- 1 tsp Turmeric- 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds (jeera)- 1/2 tsp Lemon - for sprinkling after the tikkis are cooked Oil- 1/4th tsp (just for greasing the tawa/ utensil) (I used skillet) Try to mash leftover rice. Then mix with potato. Chop onions and grate ginger. Add to the mix. Add suji and besan. Mix everything well. Add salt and the remaining ingredients, except oil and lemon. Make small balls and press them with both hands. Keep the cute roundels in fridge for 30 minutes or longer. Grease a non stick pan or utensil. Place an iron s

Quick Oil-Free Diet Snacks With Flattened Rice (Poha)

oats poha oil free snack Oil free diet snacks are a favorite with me. You can munch on them whevever you wish to.  A hot cup of tea always comes in as a great accompaniment. I love tea and pair it with crunchy cookies. But sometimes I do love to munch on this healthy chiwda snack... The best thing about this simple oil free diet snack is that it is quick to process.  In fact, the diet snack recipe is all about: gathering the ingredients dry roasting them tempering them with carom seeds and curry leaves to enjoy an aromatic snack that is high in fiber and calories   This diet snack recipe is extremely simple and nutritious with a blend of healthy ingredients, viz. fiber-rich flattened rice and oats, nutritious peas and peanuts/almonds, and aromatic carrom seeds.  Ingredients of diet snack  1 cup Poha (rice flakes) 1/4th cup oats little salt corn flakes or mixture - 3 tbsp Dry peas (optional)- 2 tbs Roasted peanuts (I didn't use, as they raise