Deep Fried Mozzarella Cheese Rice Balls

• Serves: 4
• Difficulty: easy
• Prep time: 15 mins
• Cooking time: 30 mins

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Ingredients

125 ml (½ cup)            Spekko Saman White Rice

30 ml (2 tbsp)              butter

1                                  small onion, finely chopped

500 ml (2 cups)           hot water

7,5 ml (1 ½ tsp)           vegetable stock powder

¼ tsp                           turmeric

2,5 ml (½ tsp)             curry powder

salt and pepper to taste

30 ml (2 tbsp)             grated Parmesan cheese

2                                  large eggs

125 g                           mozzarella cheese

250 ml (1 cup)             breadcrumbs

Oil for frying

Method

1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in saucepan and fry onion until soft (not browned).
2. Stir in rice and sauté for 1 minute.
3. Add 1 cup hot water, vegetable stock powder, turmeric, curry powder, salt and pepper and bring to boil.
4. Add more hot water as needs when water evaporates.
5. When rice has cooked drain out remaining water and stir in Parmesan cheese and 1 tablespoon butter.
6. Cool this mixture then add in the whisked eggs.
7. Cut mozzarella into 1 cm cubes.
8. Place about 1 tablespoon of rice in the palm of your hand slightly flatten and place a piece of the cheese in the centre. Add another tablespoon of rice over this and form a “ball” completely enclosing the cheese.
9. Roll these balls in breadcrumbs and season with salt.
10. Place in refrigerator for 4 hours.
11. Fry cheese balls in deep oil until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and allow draining.Dee