Quinoa Khichdi Arancini

moong dal

🥗Healthier: red lentils

💰Cheaper: split peas

Red lentils cook faster and are often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: vegan cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Roughly mash the khichdi. It's best to use a day-old (leftover) khichdi for this recipe. However, if you want to use a khichdi that is cooked the same-day, then make sure that it is thick enough to form the arancini balls.

Add in all the other ingredients under Arancini. Mix them well together.

Apply some oil on your palms and roll the mixture into small round balls.

Mix all purpose flour and water, making a slurry. It should be a buttermilk consistency, not too thick or thin.

Spread breadcrumbs on a plate.

Dip the arancini balls into the slurry, making sure that they are nicely coated and then roll them into the breadcrumbs.

To cook the Arancini balls, you can use an Air Fryer or Appe Pan.

For Air Fryer: Preheat the air fryer. Brush the arancini balls with some oil. Air fry them for around 15-20 minutes or until they are golden brown, turning them halfway through.

For Appe Pan: Heat the appe pan and add some oil. Put the arancini balls in it. Cook on low heat until the bottom turns golden. Turn the arancini balls over with a spoon, brush with some oil and cook until the other side also turns golden brown.

Take them out and serve them with an achari mayo dip or marinara sauce.

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