Japanese Nigiri Sushi

Name: Japanese Nigiri Sushi
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup raw rice, soaked for an hour (I used Basmati Rice); 1 tbsp. sesame oil; to taste salt; 1/2 cup each of coloured bell peppers, sliced; 1/2 cup prawns; 1/2 cup chicken slices; 1-2 sausages, sliced; 1 boiled egg. sliced; 1 long eggplant, sliced; as needed coriander leaves; as required spring onion (green part); 1/2 tomato, sliced; 1/4 cup green chutney; 1/4 cup sweet tomato chutney; 1/2 tsp. chaat masala; 1/2 tsp. red chili powder (optional); 2 tbsp. oil

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#healthyjunior - Here are some Japanese Nigiri Sushi with Indian flavours. You can mix and match and make these amazing small bites. Kids will enjoy if they are involved in making them. They can be relished as appetizers, main course or as a lunch box meal too with some green chutney as an accompaniment a la Indian style. I must confess that I truly enjoyed making them and they turned out quite delicious. In this version of mine, I made use of fried chicken, prawns, eggplants, sausages, boiled egg, coloured bell peppers, tomato and coriander leaves. Generally it is done with the help of sushi moulds, but it can also be done with your hands, just like koftas and then follow the same method.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

3/4 cupraw rice, soaked for an hour (I used Basmati Rice)
1 tbsp.sesame oil
to tastesalt
1/2 cupeach of coloured bell peppers, sliced
1/2 cupprawns
1/2 cupchicken slices
1-2sausages, sliced
1boiled egg. sliced
1long eggplant, sliced
as neededcoriander leaves
as requiredspring onion (green part)
1/2tomato, sliced
1/4 cupgreen chutney
1/4 cupsweet tomato chutney
1/2 tsp.chaat masala
1/2 tsp.red chili powder (optional)
2 tbsp.oil

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Steps

1

Pressure cook the rice in 2 cups water for 10 minutes on a low flame after the first whistle. Open the lid only after 1/2 an hour. Mash well. Add sesame oil and salt. Mix and keep aside.
2

Chop / slice the veggies.
3

Heat oil in a pan and saute the eggplants, prawns, chicken and sausages separately. (Add more oil at this stage if required). Drain and keep aside.
4

In the absence of the Sushi moulds, it can be done with your hands. Take a small ball of rice and shape like a rectangular or oblong shaped koftas.
5

Press it tightly with your fingers, apply some chutney over it and place any topping over it. Securely tie it with a spring onion and serve with green chutney / sweet chutney a la Indian style.