Deep Fried Rice Flake Fritters As Evening Snack

Rice flakes also known as flattened rice or beaten rice can be used to make different kind of tasty snack foods in a very short time. Deep fried Rice Flake Fritters is one such snack food which can be made with minimum ingredients in about 20 to 30 minutes. When unexpected guests arrive you can surprise them with this easy to make fritters and serve with coffee or tea.

Please go through the step-by-step instructions on how to make the Deep Fried Rice Flake Fritters

Step 1: Ingredients

You do not require much ingredients for this recipe which will serve about four people

About 150 grams of Rice flakes (The scale shows little more which is the weight of container)
2 Green Chillies
One Onion
Handful of Curry leaves
A teaspoon of Asafoetida powder
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Step 2: Soak Rice Flakes

Transfer the rice flakes to a large pan and add about one cup of water to it. Do not add too much water
In about 10 minutes, the rice flakes will absorb the water and become soft

In the meantime you can prepare other ingredients and also start heating oil in a frying pan

Step 3: Prepare Ingredients

Finely chop onion, green chillies and curry leaves

Step 4: Make Rice Flake Mix

After about ten minutes, the rice flakes soaked in water becomes soft
Add all ingredients to the soaked rice flakes. (Onions, Green chillies, curry leaves all chopped, salt to taste and Asafoetida powder)
Mix with hand and make a thick batter.

The water added initially and the moisture content in the ingredients are good enough to make the batter. Just make a ball shape in your hand and see that the batter is not breaking up

Step 5: Make Flattened Shapes

Take a lemon sized thick batter in your hands
Flatten it between your palms as thin as possible without breaking
Make sure onion pieces are not at the edges as they will tend to break while deep frying
Make as many flattened shapes as possible while the oil is being heated and keep them in a plate

If the batter is in a proper consistency, it will not stick to your hands and will not break while deep frying

Step 6: Deep Fry the Rice Flake Fritters

When the oil is heated, take one piece of flattened rice flake shape and gently slide it into oil
Do not disturb by turning it over immediately. After the bottom side is properly fried it is very easy to turn it over in oil so that the other side also gets fried properly.

Here I have taken less oil for deep frying one fritter only at a time. If you heat enough oil in the pan, you can add three to four pieces at a time