1. What is Dal Chawal Arancini?
2. Quick and Easy Dal Chawal Arancini
3. How to make Dal Chawal Arancini?
4. Expert Tips
5. Recipe Card  

What is Dal Chawal Arancini?

​​Arancini is an Italian appetiser ; they are deep fried rice balls that are generally stuffed and coated with bread crumbs. They are made in many variations with a meaty version in a ragu sauce or stuffed with mozzarella and parmesan risotto. The variations are endless, therefore, we have created our own version with the twist of classic Indian flavours of dal and chawal, mixed with some Italian herbs to bring together a fusion that everyone would love.

Quick and Easy Dal Chawal Arancini

Arancini is a great comfort food in its classic form with cheese oozing out of puffy rice balls, fried inside a crispy fried bread crumb coating. Now, just imagine how amazing the Indian version will be with the flavours of your most loved comfort food packed into an Arancini. Instead of imagining, just make the recipe, because it takes as little as 20 minutes to prepare. This is also a great way to use the leftover dal from last night.   

Suggested cookware for the recipe 

Shop Now        

 

How to make Dal Chawal Arancini ?

1) In a bowl of cooked Basmati rice, add boiled arhar dal, followed by the dried spices and the chopped garlic and ginger.

2) Mix it all together and also add some cornflour to help the mixture in its binding. Set it aside.

3) Shape the rice into Arancini balls and lay them out evenly on a plate or a tray. Put them in the freezer for about 15 minutes.

4) Heat some oil for frying in a stainless steel kadai. Fry the balls in the oil and flip them to fry evenly on every side.

5) Serve them hot and crisp with sweet chilli sauce.

 

Expert Tips

1. Do not skip the cornstarch as it is integral for binding without which the dish wont work.
2. Freezing is a necessary step otherwise the balls would fall apart in the oil.
3. Drain the Arancini on a paper towel once they are fried to remove the excess oil.

Recipe Card

Dal Chawal Arancini

Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users

• Share on Twitter
• Share on Facebook
• Share on Pinterest

Category

Appetizers

Servings

3

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Calories

210

A fun little way to present the leftover dal and rice in the form of a classic Italian dish.

Author:

Varun Arora

Ingredients

• Cooked rice - 1 cup

• Arhar dal - 1/2 cup

• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

• Parsley - 1 tbsp

• Smoked paprika - 1/2 tsp

• Garlic - 3 cloves

• Ginger - 1 knot

• Oil - For frying

• Sweet chilli sauce - For dipping

View Cart (0) Checkout

Directions

1. In a bowl take the cooked rice and mix the boiled dal to it.

2. Add in the seasoning along with the parsley, chilli powder, smoked paprika, ginger and garlic.

3. Mix it all properly into a thick batter like consistency.

4. Add in a spoonful of cornflour to give the binding.

5. Make it into small bite sized balls and freeze for 20 minutes.

6. In a Meyer Select kadai, heat oil for deep frying and fry off the rice balls.

7. Remove from the oil once they are golden brown and serve hot along with sweet chilli sauce.

Recipe Video