Description
It’s cloudy with a chance of… Chicken Porcupine Meatballs! Bite-sized meatballs coated with raw rice and steamed to resemble a…
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Ingredients
½cuplong grain raw rice
For mince mix
125gms Boneless Chicken Breasts or Thighs
2tablespoons½ inch cubed onions
2tablespoons½ inch cubed zucchini
2tablespoons½ inch cubed carrots
¼cuproughly chopped coriander leaves
1teaspoonginger garlic paste
¼teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonitalian seasoning mix
1teaspoonlemon juice
1teaspoonblack pepper powder
¼teaspoonred chilli flakes
For binding
2cubes processed cheese, grated
¼cupbreadcrumbs
1tablespooncorn starch
2teaspoonscooking oil, approx for greasing & brushing the steamer
Instructions
- Rinse & soak rice for 1 hour.
½ cup long grain raw rice
- Add all ingredients for mince mix to a chopper & mince them well.
125 gms Boneless Chicken Breasts or Thighs, 2 tablespoons ½ inch cubed onions, 2 tablespoons ½ inch cubed zucchini, 2 tablespoons ½ inch cubed carrots, ¼ cup roughly chopped coriander leaves, 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon italian seasoning mix, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon black pepper powder, ¼ teaspoon red chilli flakes
- Transfer the mince mix to a bowl, add grated cheese, breadcrumbs, cornstarch and give it a good mix using spatula.
2 cubes processed cheese, ¼ cup breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon corn starch
- Strain the soaked rice well until they are dry & spread in a shallow bowl.
Grease your hands with oil. Scoop out one heaped tablespoon of mix & roll into a round ball.
2 teaspoons cooking oil
Prepare all meat balls & keep them on a greased plate.
Heat the steamer to come to a boil.
- Gently roll each meat ball on the soaked rice to get it coated well with rice. Place them on the greased steamer plate.
Keep each ball about 1 inch apart from the other as they tend to stick to each other.
- Once you are done with all meat balls, place the steamer plate in the steamer & steam for 15 minutes.
- Rest it for 5 minutes, remove from the steamer and serve.
Notes
2. Any long grain rice works well in the recipe, i used long grain basmati rice.
4. Boneless chicken can be replaced with chicken mince.
6. Mince mix may be prepared 2-3 days in advance and refrigerated in an airtight container. Take it out 1 hour before steaming.
8. Processed cheese may be replaced with mozzarella or any other cheese as per your choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 61kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 0.2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 7mg, Sodium: 83mg, Potassium: 76mg, Fiber: 0.5g, Sugar: 0.4g, Vitamin A: 466IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 14mg, Iron: 0.3mg
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