Veg Pearl Rice Balls | Rice Flower

I decided to experiment with a non-vegetarian Chinese dish called rice pearl balls and make a vegetarian version. With the goal of creating a mixture of Indian flavors, I added various spices to make it spicy, tangy, and delicious, while avoiding artificial coloring. These rice balls are typically rolled or coated in soaked rice and steamed to create a pearl-like crust. They are served with a spicy, sweet, and salty sauce and meant to be eaten in one bite to enjoy the burst of aromas and flavors.

If you’ve never seen nor heard of pearl balls, they are meatballs rolled or coated in soaked rice and steamed until the rice grains puff and create a pearl-like crust. Rice pearl balls or Rice flowers are sized to be eaten in one go. Lift one up with chopsticks or spoon, dip lightly in the spicy, sweet, salty sauce, pop into your mouth and chew slowly to enjoy the burst of aroma and flavours.

I still remember the day I was interacting with my Chinese client and suddenly she sent me a picture of a recipe which was totally new for me, I asked her the name of the recipe, she replied its a rice ball. I thought one day I will try this ball in vegetarian version and now the day arrived. Let’s learn step by step process to prepare this recipe.

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Veg Pearl Rice Balls | Rice Flower

• 1 Cup Rice
• ½ Cup Beetroot juice
• ⅔ Cup Grated Beetroot
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Black pepper powder
• 1 tsp Salt (As per your taste )
• 1 tsp Sabji masala powder
• 1 Piece Medium-sized onion
• 1 Piece Small-sized tomato
• 1 tsp Kasoori methi
• 1 tsp Chopped green chilli
• 1 tsp Chopped garlic
• 1 tsp Chopped ginger
• 1 tsp Roasted cumin (Or roasted cumin powder )
• 1 Piece Medium-sized potato (Boiled )
• 1 Cube Cottage cheese (Paneer)

1. Take all the spices.

   
   
   

2. Take all the chopped ingredients.

   
   
   

3. In a container add boiled potato and mash it well then add grated panner into it.

   
   
   

4. Take soaked rice and add some grated beetroot just to colour them.

   
   
   

5. Put the beetroot juice aside, as after cooking the rice balls, they will lose colour then we will sprinkle on them if required.

   
   
   

6. Add all the spices into the container where mashed potato and paneer has been kept.

   
   
   

7. Add rest of the chopped ingredients.

   
   
   

8. Mix them using hand to form a dough.

   
   
   

9. Take a small portion of the dough and prepare balls.

   
   
   

10. Roll it over the rice and keep it aside, similarly do the same with all the balls.

    
    
    

11. Heat a steamer and place each of the balls over there.

    
    
    

12. Cover it and cook it for 10 to 20 minutes. After that check whether it is cooked or not.

    
    
    

13. Serve it with sauces or mayonnaise.

    
    
    

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