• Short grain white rice or sushi rice

• Water

• Baby carrots

• Broccoli florets

• Sole, or any mild white fish

How to Make Japanese Rice Balls

1. Wash the Rice: Wash 1 cup of rice in a bowl and throw the water out. “Washing” rice consists of filling a bowl with rice, covering it with water, rubbing the rice and then immediately dumping the water out. Repeat washing the rice 4 or 5 times throwing the water out between each rinse.

2. Soak the Rice: Put the washed rice in a heavy bottomed pot, add 1 1/5 cups of water. Let rice soak for 30 minutes.

3. Cook the Rice: Put the lid on the pot and bring the rice to a boil for 5 minutes. Change the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the rice sit covered for 15 minutes so it can steam.

4. Stir Rice: Stir the rice with a flat spoon so that the rice does not completely stick together.

5. Steam Veggies and Fish: While the rice is cooking, put the carrots in a steamer pot over boiling water for 3 minutes. Add the broccoli and steam for 2 more minutes. Add the fish and steam for another 3 minutes or until everything is cooked through and fork tender.

6. Pulse in Food Processor: Place the fish and vegetables in a food processor and pulse. Do not puree the mixture, though. You want it to have a little texture, but still be dry. No not add extra liquid.

7. Form Rice Balls: Take 1-2 tablespoons of rice and 1 teaspoon of the vegetable/fish mixture and combine. With moistened hands, roll into a ball, about the size of a golf ball. Alternatively, you can add all of the vegetable/fish mixture to the rice and then form balls, but make sure that the mixture isn’t too wet or the balls will fall apart.

8. Serve as is or with nori sheets.

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Ingredients (for 1 cheese dosai)

• Dosai batter – 1 cups

• Butter or ghee – 1 tsp

• Grated cheese – 2 tsp(cheddar, mozzarella, or a mix)

• Chopped onions – 2 tbsp (optional)

• Chopped capsicum or tomato – 2 tbsp (optional)

• Chilli flakes or pepper – a pinch

• Salt – as needed

• Oil or ghee – for roasting

Preparation Steps :

1. Heat the tawa:
   Place a dosa tawa or non-stick pan on medium heat. Once hot, sprinkle some water — it should sizzle and evaporate quickly. Wipe with a cloth.

2. Spread the dosai:
   Pour a ladle of dosai batter in the center and spread in a circular motion to make a thin dosai.

3. Add butter/ghee:
   Add a few drops of ghee or butter around the edges and on top.

4. Add toppings:
   Sprinkle grated cheese evenly all over the dosai.
   (Optional: add some chopped onions, capsicum, and a pinch of chilli flakes or pepper.)

5. Cook:
   Cover with a lid and cook on medium flame until the cheese melts and the dosai turns golden brown and crisp from below.

6. Fold and serve:
   Gently fold the dosai in half or roll it like a wrap. Serve hot with tomato chutney, coconut chutney, or sambar.

   Kids can eat without any side dish too.

2. Spread strawberry jam suitable for diabetes patients on rice cakes. This jam contains less sugar than regular jams.

3. Add fruits for snack and yoghurt for dessert.

4. To finish the lunchpack add a short empowering message.

Steamed rice with soya sauce

Fresh tomatoes and cucumbers