Brown Rice Tikki

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Nutritious, less oil and healthy Brown rice tikki, enjoy with green chutney!!!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup brown rice

1/2 cup split red lentil (dhuli masoor dal)

2 tsp oil

3 green chillies, finely chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp roasted cumin powder

2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped

2 tsp lemon juice

2 tbsp mint leaves, chopped

½ tsp black pepper powder

2 tbsp chick pea flour (besan)

1 cup bread crumbs

Salt to taste

Method:

• Boil rice in 2 cups water with ¼ tsp salt on low heat till rice is soft and the water is absorbed.
• Boiled dal in 1 cup water with ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp turmeric on low heat till no water remains.
• Heat oil, add green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Stir for a few seconds.
• Add rice, dal, salt, cumin and pepper powder, and mix well. Stir for 2-3 min to dry any liquid if present.
• Add lemon juice, coriander and mint leaves. Mix well and mash roughly with potato masher.
• Sprinkle besan over the rice mixture, mix gently. Make round tikkis.
• Roll each in bread crumbs to coat all over. Keep in refrigerator for 30 min or till serving time.

• Just before serving, bring to room temperature. Cook with little oil on a non-stick pan until golden brown on both sides. (To make healthier, you can roast on pan without oil and bake also) 
• Serve with green chutney.