Rice Kurkure

Ingredients

• 1 cup leftover cooked rice
• ¼ cup gram flour (besan)
• 2½ tablespoons corn flour
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

Spice mix

• 1 teaspoon chaat masala
• ¼ teaspoon citric acid
• ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder

 Method

1. Put cooked rice in a mixer jar, add ½ cup water, and grind to a fine paste. Transfer into a large bowl. Add gram flour, corn flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, baking soda, and salt. Add ¼ cup water and whisk till a smooth batter is formed. 
2. Transfer the mixture into a squeezy bottle.
3. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Squeeze out small strips of the mixture into the hot oil and deep fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain on an absorbent paper.
4. Take chaat masala in a wide shallow bowl. Add citric acid, red chilli powder and mix well. Add the fried rice sticks and gently toss.
5. Serve.