Creamy Cheesy Rice croquettes

makes 16
Ingredients
500 ml cooked rice
250 ml thick bechamel or white sauce
125 ml cooked peas
2 green chillies – finely chopped
125 ml grated Parmesan cheese
125 ml grated cheddar cheese
5 ml BBQ spice
2 ml cayenne pepper
16 (1cm x 1 cm) cubes mozzarella cheese
500 ml breadcrumbs
2 eggs – lightly beaten
oil for deep frying
Method
Mix the rice, white sauce, peas,chilli, Parmesan, cheddar, and spices in a bowl. Wet your hands with a little water and form 16 balls with the rice mixture. Place a cube or mozzarella in the middle and make sure there are no holes where the cheese can leak out whist frying. Place on a baking sheet and keep in the fridge.
Place the breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl and the beaten egg in another. Place 4 -5 rice balls in the egg and make sure it is coated all over. Roll in the breadcrumbs and place back on the baking sheet. Repeat will all the other balls. keep in fridge for at least 30 minutes. Heat the oil in a deep pan or wok and fry the croquettes in batches until golden brown and serve with tomato sauce.
Stressed is dessert spelled the wrong way, so if you are stressed about life and money and budgets, make time and a little rice pudding! Clearly the easiest of all the rice recipes.

(My Easy Cooking)