Choru Kondattam / Leftover Cooked Rice Kondattam

Ingredients:

1 cup leftover cooked rice / choru

1 green chilli, chopped

1/4 tsp asafoetida

salt to taste

1 tsp black sesame seeds

a pinch of cumin seeds

oil for frying

Preparation:

1. In a blender, add cooked rice, chopped green chilli, asafoetida and salt and grind well till smooth without adding water.
2. Transfer to a bowl and add sesame seeds and cumin seeds and mix well.
3. Take a murukku press / mould , use the star shaped disc and fill it with the rice mixture.
4. Then press it on a sheet lined with parchment paper / kitchen towel as lines.
5. Dry them in the sun for 2-3 days or until crisp. Store in an air tight container.
6. To fry, heat oil in a pan and deep fry them at medium flame till it puffs up completely and crisp.
7. Drain on kitchen paper and serve with lunch or as a snack.