Arancini Air Fryer Italian Rice Balls
Ingredients
- 2 Pouches Mahatma® Ready-to-heat Jasmine Chipotle Rice
- 2 oz chopped cured ham
- 4 oz mozzarella cheese stick
- Egg, flour and bread crumbs for breading
- Fresh parsley
- 100gr Greek yogurt
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
These Cheesy Air-fryer Arancini Italian Rice Balls are a savory treat that will please grown-ups and kids alike.
Step 1
Cook the rice in the microwave following package instructions. Cool on a plate. Add the chopped ham to the rice and mix.
Step 2
Cut the cheese into small cubes.
Step 3
With your hands coated in oil, take the rice, spread it in the palm of your hand and place a piece of cheese in the center. Roll and squeeze well. Repeat until the rice has melded with the cheese.
Step 4
Roll in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, in that order.
Step 5
Spray with oil spray and cook in air fryer at maximum power for about 10 minutes or until the Arancini are golden brown.
Step 6
Meanwhile prepare the yogurt dip to go with it. Add grated garlic, a pinch of salt and a little oil to the yogurt. Mix together.
Step 7
Serve the arancini on a bed of yogurt dip and sprinkle chopped parsley on top.
Tried and True Italian Food
Few cuisines are as popular around the world as Italian food. Flavorful and varied, there are simply so many traditional Italian recipes that have become staples in the homes of people from all over the world. That’s why having a few classic Italian dishes in your locker is a must.
If you’re looking for something that’s both hearty and comforting, you simply can’t beat a lasagna recipe. But at Mahatma® Rice, we like to experiment, that’s why we’ve come up with this unique Beef and Rice Lasagne Recipe. Made with our fragrant Mahatma® Ready to Heat Jasmine Rice, it will change the way you think about lasagne recipes forever!
Fun with Fusion
One of the enduring pleasures of cooking is getting creative in the kitchen and putting your own spin on the classics. If you’re looking to impress your fellow diners with your culinary skills, how about serving up this Italian Sushi dish? Exquisite to the taste and deceptively easy to make, it’s the kind of finger food dish that will fly off the platter.
Similarly, for some a fusion dish that combines two of the giants of Mediterranean cuisine, try this Italian Paella Marsala. One thing’s for sure, you won’t be disappointed.
How to Pronounce Arancini
So you’ve just made a delicious batch of our Arancini Air-Fryer Italian Rice Balls and you want to share the good news with the whole family. But how exactly do you say arancini? Well, the trick is in the Italian pronunciation of the ‘C’ in this particular word. In the Italian language, when the letter ‘C’ is followed by a soft vowel such as ‘I’ or ‘E’, it’s pronounced ‘CH’. So arancini in English will sound like: a-ran-chee-nee. If you need a tip to help you remember, think of the word cello in English, as it follows the same principle.
