Chef in Me!: Stuffed Riceball Lollipops

It was a sunny day outside. Me n Kiddo both were not well and so she skipped school. And it was our day :D
We had Vermicelli Upma in breakfast. After few hours my daughter said, "Mumma, aaj lunch me kya hai?"
I gathered my senses to find that I had half a pot of leftover rice from the previous dinner and in no mood to cook any lunch.

Neither me nor she was willing to have that boring rice and we were tired of eating fried rice of all sorts. So I decided upon having stuffed rice balls. Sounded interesting to me n she both :)
So, I quickly peeked into my fridge to find out what else I have in the store After finding out few veggies that can be sneaked inside my surprise rice balls, I started the process.

My kid, who is a picky eater and skips eating her veggies, loved this and easily ate the 'lollipops'!

For the stuffing:

Carrot- 1 small
Cauliflower- 1 small floret
Boiled potato- 1 small
Green Peas- a handful
Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tsp
Salt- as per taste
Black Pepper Powder- 1 tsp
Fennel powder- 1 tbsp
Coriander Powder- 1 tbsp

Note: You may add any veggies of your choice like beetroot, cabbage, onion and bell peppers too. I had none of these so I skipped them.

For the crust of the riceball:

Cooked rice- 1- 2 cups
Bread crumbs- 2 cups
Salt- as per taste
Oil (for deep frying)- 3-4 cups

I did not use bread crumbs. I had leftover paavs from my previous failed attempts. So I ground them in my mixer to a fine powder. *winks*

Procedure:

Grind the cooked/ leftover rice to a paste.
Add 1 cup bread crumbs to this paste along with salt.

Now in a mixer, take cauliflower, carrot and peas. Grind them to a coarse mixture.
Mash a boiled potato and add them to this mixture.Add all the spices.

Now grease your palm with oil and flatten a small ball of rice paste on your palm.
Stuff a tablespoon of the veggie mix onto this and seal the ball with the help of your fingers.Roll this ball over breadcrumbs so as to coat them well.

Similarly, form balls out of all the rice paste.

When you are finished forming the balls, deep fry them.If you want to have them later, you may let them rest in the fridge for some time. Remove on a tissue paper and serve with a toothpick inserted in them along with ketchup or any Chutney of your choice. :)