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    Home » Recipes » Rice Dishes

    Mushroom Arancini

    July 22, 2015 by Kankana Saxena

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    The sight of pitter-patter raindrops on the ground, washing away the windowpanes and drenching the plants is extremely welcoming, especially after the furious summer. I can sit by the window and watch rain for hours. Always loved it! The smell of wet mud and comforting meal that comes along with the season is soul satisfying. And with rainy days, there comes a craving for deep fried finger foods along with several cups of hot masala chai. It’s a classic combination one can never get bored of.

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

     

    Last month, in one of the posts, I mentioned about our visit to Foodhall, the gourmet store that has an abundance of multi cuisine products. Different kind of cheeses, grains, pastas and sauces that are otherwise not easily available out here! It was my happy place and we came back with boatload of stuff. Every month, the store follows a theme where they place a demo counter with theme related food and you can sample away several things as you fill your shopping bags from aisle to aisle. This month, the theme is monsoon delight.

     

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

     

    Keeping the theme in mind and their beautiful ingredients, I decided to try my hands with Mushroom Arancini (risotto balls stuffed with sautéed mushroom). Deep fried deliciousness! Over the period of time, I have got the hang of preparing creamy risotto. It’s become one of my comfort foods but arancini did intimidate me at first. I still wanted to try it. With a little bit of effort and time, thankfully, these turned out just perfect. Crispy on the outside and creamy inside, packed with flavors, these risotto balls turned out quite a treat. Quite filling too. A meal on it’s own.

     

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

     

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

    Mushroom Arancini

    Kankana Saxena
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Servings 0

    Ingredients
     

    for risotto:

    • 1- cup risotto rice
    • 4 cups chicken/vegetable stock
    • 1 cup white wine
    • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
    • 1 leek (finely chopped)
    • 2 garlic cloves (grated)
    • 1- tablespoon butter
    • 2- tablespoon cream
    • salt

    for sautéed mushrooms

    • 2 cups assorted mushrooms (finely chopped)
    • 3 garlic cloves (grated)
    • 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
    • ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes (finely chopped (or 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto))
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
    • 1- tablespoon chili flakes
    • salt
    • oil

    few other ingredients

    • 1 egg
    • 2 cups of breadcrumbs
    • oil for deep-frying

    Instructions
     

    to prepare the risotto

    • Pour the stock in a saucepan and bring it to simmer. Keep it at a constant low heat.
    • In a big flat pan, add butter and a little bit of oil along with grated garlic. Stir and add chopped leaks. Then, season it with salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes at medium heat until it softens.
    • Drop the risotto rice, stir and let it cook for a minute or two. Sprinkle a little bit of salt and pour wine. Give it a mix.
    • Once the wine is absorbed, pour a ladle of the warm stock and give it a stir. Let it cook in medium heat until the stock is absorbed and then, add another ladle of the stock. Repeat the steps until the rice is cooked to al dente. It should have a mild crunch but it shouldn’t be raw. Finally, add Parmesan cheese and cream, give it one last mix and cook for one more minute. Keep it aside to cool down completely.

    to prepare the sautéed mushrooms

    • Add oil and grated garlic in a hot pan. Scatter the chopped onions and cook until they're translucent. Now, add the mushrooms, season with salt and cook until the mushrooms are cooked though and softened. Add sun-dried tomato pesto or finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes. Stir and cook for a minute. Finally, add Parmesan cheese, chili flakes, dried oregano to it and give a final mix. Once done, keep it aside to cool down completely.

    to prepare the mushroom arancini

    • Once the rice is cooled completely, crack 1 egg and add 1-cup breadcrumbs to it. Give it a mix.
    • Now, take 1½ tablespoon of risotto and flatten it in your palm. Drop a little bit of the mushroom mixture in the center and pinch on all the sides to form a ball. Rub in breadcrumbs and keep aside. Once all the risotto balls have been stuffed, keep it in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
    • For deep-frying, add enough oil in a deep saucepan. Once the oil is hot enough, drop the risotto balls and let it fry until golden brown. It should take about three minutes.
    • Serve hot with your choice of dipping sauce.

    Notes

    If you find it hard to stuff the filling, then just make the risotto balls and let it rest in the refrigerator for about an hour. That will make it easy to flatten it, stuff and then pinch all the sides to form the arancini.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1about 16 to 17 arancini/risotto balls

     

    Mushroom Arancini | Playful Cooking

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Cygnet Kitchen

      July 29, 2015 at 12:37 pm

      Oh, I love arancini! Unfortunately, my husband hates risotto so I never get to make them. These would surely convert him? x

    2. Rawa

      July 27, 2015 at 12:42 am

      What can i replace the wine with please?

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 03, 2015 at 8:08 pm

        Hi Rawa, Wine just helps build a richness to the dish. Its absolutely optional!

    3. angiesrecipes

      July 23, 2015 at 12:45 am

      What a great rice ball recipe! I love esp. the mushroom filling, which would be nice to make some handpies too.

    4. Prash @ YummilyYours

      July 22, 2015 at 6:12 pm

      You are right about fried finger foods and the pitter-patter of rain and yes! the mushroom arancini would be fab 🙂

    5. Laura (Tutti Dolci)

      July 22, 2015 at 5:41 pm

      I love arancini, these look irresistible!

    6. dixya | food, pleasu

      July 22, 2015 at 1:58 pm

      i love risotto to begin with...and crispy fried on top of that is everything i want right now..

    7. nisha

      July 22, 2015 at 1:56 pm

      Absolutely loved the pictures.. the blue board..so so nice
      i love arancini, but ive not mastered a risotto well so trying it at home is a long way off.

    8. Rosa

      July 22, 2015 at 10:49 am

      A wonderful dish! I bet those arancini taste really good.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

    9. Bina

      July 22, 2015 at 9:56 am

      They look delicious, Kankana! I don't know what it is about the rain, but the summer rains here had me craving masala chai and fried food too...although my fried indulgence was a vada-pav:)

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