Rice Vadagam : Sun Dried Raw Crispies Made From Left Over Cooked Rice

Vadagam, popularly known in South India, is a sun dried raw crispy. There are different varieties of Vadagam made with different ingredients. These crispies can be stored in air-tight containers for a very long time. They are then deep fried in oil whenever required and served as side with Rice.

Rice Vadagam is one such crispy made with left-over cooked rice. Food is precious, so we do not throw away left-over rice. We make these crispies and store them for latter use.

This instructable will guide you on how to make these crispies from left-over rice.

Step 1: Soak Left-over Rice in Water

What you see in the first picture here is some left-over cooked rice after dinner which is kept in a bowl.
Add enough water to the bowl to cover the entire rice and leave it overnight.
Next day, drain out the water from the rice and keep it aside. the rice is little fermented and becomes soft

Step 2: Prepare the Ingredients

Ingredients required

Two teaspoons of red chili powder
Two teaspoons of Cumin seed
Two teaspoons of Fennel seed
Salt to taste
Two medium sized onions

Preparation

Add all dry ingredients in a mixer grinder and make powder
Chop the onions and make a rough paste in the mixer grinder

Step 3: Mix All Ingredients With Rice

Mash the fermented rice lightly with a spoon
Add the spice powder prepared earlier to the rice
Add the onion paste and mix well

Now our rice mix to prepare the crispies is ready

Step 4: Make Crispies

Now we need to make small rough shaped balls with the rice mix

Use a large sized sifter or any such material. I have used a sifter made of bamboo
Cover it with a clean cloth and keep it in the sun
Take small amount of rice mix in your hand and make rough-shaped balls like this over the cloth
Leave this in the sun till all the crispies are completely dried