Crisp at the edges and tender through the middle, Vegetable Rice Cutlet from Left Over Rice (Rice Tikki) is a vegetarian Indian appetizer, snack made with leftover rice, potato (about 1/2 cup), and carrot in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Appetizer, Snack
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup leftover rice ((or fresh cooked rice))
  • 1 large potato (about 1/2 cup) (boiled and mashed potato)
  • 1/4 cup carrot (grated)
  • 1/4 cup onion (finely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup spinach (finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon green beans (finely chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (chopped)
  • 1 green chili (finely chopped)
  • 3 tablespoons cornflour ((You can use roasted gram/besan flour or rice flour too))
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger (grated)
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • salt (to taste)
  • 1/4 cup oil (to shallow fry)

Method

  1. Take a mixing bowl. Add cooked rice and mash it with spoon or hand till soft.
  2. Then add all the ingredients mentioned above except oil.
  3. Mix mixture with your hand, add more corn flour if mixture is moist.(DO NOT ADD WATER).
  4. Grease your palm with a teaspoon of oil so that mixture does not stick.
  5. Now make small lemon size ball, flatten it between your hand palm and make round shaped cutlets/tikki.
  6. Use same process for remaining mixture and make more cutlets.
  7. Heat oil in a tawa. Once oil heat enough, place 4-5 tikkis in hot oil carefully and shallow fry it on medium flame till sides become golden brown.
  8. Remove tikkis/cutlets on absorbent paper. Once all done, serve hot Leftover Rice Cutlets with green chutney or ketchup and enjoy…

Rice Cutlet in Air Fryer

  1. To make Rice cutlets in an Air Fryer, line the cutlets on the air fryer basket in a single layer. Brush or spray the cutlets with some oil. Air fry in a preheated air fryer at 350°F (176°C) for 12-15 minutes or until they are browned and crispy. Shake them halfway through.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.