For the vada:
Take a mixing bowl. Add cooked rice
Then add all the ingredients and mix well.
Mix mixture with your hand, add more semolina if mixture is moist.(DO NOT ADD WATER).
Knead the dough and keep aside for 10 minutes. (DO NOT ADD WATER).
Grease your palm with a teaspoon of oil so that mixture does not stick.Now make small lemon size ball, flatten it between your hand palm and make round shaped cutlets/tikki type vada.
Use same process for remaining mixture and make more cutlets.
Heat oil in a deep pan. Once oil heat enough, place 4-5 tikkis in hot oil carefully and shallow fry it on medium flame till sides become golden brown.
Remove vegetable rice vada on absorbent paper.
Once all done, serve rice vada hot with green chutney or ketchup and enjoy.
Variations For the vada:
Use cooked Brown rice instead of white rice for healthier choice.
You can also make this rice vada without boiled potato by replacing potatoes with powdered rolled oats or crumbles paneer or chickpea flour or poha or bread crumbs for binding.
You can add grated beetroot or carrot, chopped methi leaves, boiled American corn to make dish more healthy.
