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Chicken Curry Rice Balls

This appetizer is the perfect way to use up leftover chicken curry and rice and turn them into crunchy, cheesy goodness that's insanely addictive!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time28 minutes
Course: Snacks & Appetisers
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Halal
Servings: 4 persons
Author: Richa

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅛ cups chicken curry
  • cups boiled potato roughly mashed
  • 2 ¼ - ½ cups cooked rice
  • 1 ½ tablespoons roasted kasuri methi
  • 6 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 teaspoon salt divided
  • ¼ cup maida
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese cut into ½ cm cubes
  • Approx ½ litre cooking oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Transfer chicken curry in a large mixing bowl. Debone the chicken pieces & roughly mash them using a fork to get tiny chicken chunks. Do not overmash them. (see note 1)
    1 ⅛ cups chicken curry
  • Add mashed potato, rice, roasted kasuri methi, coriander leaves, ½ teaspoon salt and combine them well.
    ⅜ cups boiled potato, 2 ¼ - ½ cups cooked rice, 1 ½ tablespoons roasted kasuri methi, 6 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves, 1 teaspoon salt
  • Take maida in a plate with the remaining ½ teaspoon salt, mix it well and set aside.
    ¼ cup maida
  • Take beaten eggs & bread crumbs in separate bowls.
    2 beaten eggs, 1 cup bread crumbs
  • Take about 2 tablespoons of the curry-rice mix & flatten it on the palm of your hand, keep the cheese cube in the centre and gently roll it into a round shaped curry ball.
    ½ cup mozzarella cheese
  • Roll the curry ball in maida, dip it in egg & then roll it in the bread crumbs. Make sure that the curry ball is well covered with coatings when it's rolled and dipped. (see note 2)
  • Repeat the same for all the curry-rice mix. This should yield about 12 curry-rice balls. Keep them refrigerated at least for 30 minutes.

Deep fry method

  • Heat oil in a deep kadai or pan & fry them in medium hot oil on low heat for 5 - 6 minutes till they turn golden. Do not overcrowd the kadai & fry them in batches.
    Approx ½ litre cooking oil for deep frying

Airfryer method

  • Preheat the airfryer to 180C. Grease the tray with oil & place the curry-rice balls on the tray and air fry them for 2 minutes on 180C, flip them once & air fry for 2 minutes on 180C. Air fry them for 1 minute on 190C so they crisp up from outside.
  • Do not overcrowd the tray & air fry them in batches.

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Notes

  1. Any leftover chicken curry with thick gravy may be used in the recipe. 
  2. Overmashing chicken makes them stringy which does not taste good in the recipe. Keep it as tiny chunks.
  3. Curry rice ball should be well covered with the coating to make sure that the contents do not ooze out while deep frying.
  4. Deep fry only on low heat so that the curry rice balls gets well fried from the inside & crisp on the outside.
  5. Curry rice balls can be made a day in advance & refrigerated & deep fried just before serving. 

Nutrition

Calories: 388kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 919mg | Potassium: 265mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 3mg