They have similar ingredients, but are served in different forms. Also, for the practicality of serving.
Rice Balls. Maybe you've seen this type of dish on Japanese food menus, in minimalist bento boxes. To be honest, the menu I am serving this time is also inspired by Japanese food.
I've always been amazed by Japanese food. Especially those served using bento boxes contain a lot of art in them. How to make food beautiful, not just taste good.
The reason why I make rice balls is also because they are easy to eat with one bite. This menu is also suitable for lunch or breakfast on the go.
Seaweed Seasoning
Not just ordinary rice balls. We can make many delicious variations. The variation that is most popular in my house is rice balls with seaweed flavor also with chili flakes.
Seasoning in the form of seaweed mixed with chili flakes and a little salt is also easily found in packaged form. I do stock this seasoning stock to mix many dishes. This seasoning can increase the savory and spicy taste of the rice. So, it will be a great dish with just simple seasoning ingredients. Very helpful for those of us who are busy with activities and only have a little time to prepare a daily food menu.
Young Pumpkin
My recipe this time also uses vegetables that I harvested in the garden some time ago. I will cook green pumpkin which is still available in my kitchen.
A big young pumpkin. Suitable for cooking in stir-frying way with other veggies. Similar to a vegetable salad dish. It's just that, I use chili oil to add a comfortable taste that suits my taste buds.
When a big young pumpkin is cut open, we can see the seed cavities which are still not old enough. Looks like it has a lot of free space. Different from the seeds from old pumpkins which I previously shared on my blog too.
Young Pumpkin Vs Old Pumpkin
Young Pumpkin still has green color on its skin. However, the texture of the outer skin is still not as hard as old pumpkin skin.
For texture, the inside flesh when cooked will be crunchy on the young pumpkin. Meanwhile, old pumpkin will have a soft and tender texture when cooked.
So, young pumpkin is suitable to be served like other crunchy vegetables. In my opinion, the texture of young pumpkin that has been stir-fried will be similar to chayote but has a more crunchy texture.
MORE AND MORE CHILLIES
Chili is our daily seasoning here. It feels like something is missing if we don't use chilies in our cooking.
I also use a lot of red chili and green chili which will then be mixed with onion and red onion to make a fragrant chili oil. Also, spicy. It will go well with crunchy stir fry vegetables.
THE INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup of cooked rice
- 3 tablespoons of seaweed mixed with chili flakes and a sprinkle of salt
- 2-3 handfuls of slices of young pumpkin
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1/4 boiled edamame, can be replaced with peas
- 1/4 chopped cucumber
- 5 cloves of red onion, sliced
- 3 cloves of garlic, sliced
- red and green chili to taste (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Remove pumpkin skin and slice into lengthwise pieces. Use only 2-3 handfuls of young pumpkin or according to your needs.
Slice red and green chillies thinly. I like the shape of the slices like this which makes the chili seeds come out maximally for a strong spicy taste. Also, slice red onion and garlic.
Heat the oil. I'm using sunflower oil. I think this oil has greater fragrance than palm oil and for sure cheaper than olive oil in my area. 😅
Then, add slices of red onion and garlic first. Stir them briefly then add slices of red and green chillies.
Add young pumpkin when the slices of chillies look wilted and don't have a strong spicy aroma. Then, add slices of young pumpkin, also chopped tomatoes.
Keep stirring them and cook for about 5 minutes. Avoid adding water because it will make the young pumpkin soft. Don't forget to add salt.
Before removing, add boiled edamame and chopped cucumber. Stir them for a while. Remove then set aside.
Mix cooked rice with seaweed seasoning. Stir well. Then shape into balls.
Make sure your hands are wearing gloves smeared with a little oil so that the rice doesn't get sticky, also makes it easier for us to shape the rice into balls.
SERVED
Serve rice balls with stir-fried young pumpkin. A fun fact, we can also serve rice balls as filling snacks.
My husband likes to take rice balls on his trips in a bento box when he goes to work.
Rice Balls with seaweed seasoning are complete with a savory and spicy taste. Just perfect as an alternative to serving plain rice in a fun way.
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Ow...the riceball is a good idea for little kobold's bento next week :-D... without the chili ofcourse LOL.
She must like it, for sure.
Yeah, I got inspired from Japanese bento menu 😊 you can add Tuna or another fish to your child 😊
Your recipe for rice balls with seaweed seasoning and chili flakes sounds delicious and easy to make! I especially like the idea of using young pumpkin in the stir-fry, as it adds a nice crunch and freshness to the dish.
I also appreciate the fact that you mentioned the practicality of serving rice balls. They are indeed a great option for lunch or breakfast on the go, as they can be easily eaten with one bite. Additionally, they are a good way to use up leftover rice.
That's a young pumpkin I Harvested from my uncle's garden 😊
In fact, I got free for that
With busy schedule, we need something that is easy to make it
What a great combination, I never tried rice ball before, can't even do it at home too. As for the pumpkin, this kind of pumpkin in our place, the young ones, we cooked them without removing it's skin. It is still not thay hard so it's okay. Well, it is sa different kinf of pumpkin, it is called squash in our place btw.
Seeing the final result made me feel hungry (✯ᴗ✯)
Yeah, we can cook them without peel the skin 😊
We can make rice balls with many variation as always ❤️
Mouthwatering. Pumpkins are my kids' favorite. The rice balls, oh I haven't tried this yet. This is my first time seeing this recipe. I'm pretty sure I will love this since it is spicy. I really love hot and spicy.
I got inspired from Japanese bento. They Made simple food such as rice balls etc 😊
Beautiful preparation as always and the food looks yummy.. I like seaweed rice..tasted it several times. Your version looks yummier... The pumpkin looks spicy though...
!PIZZA
I got new fav, seawed rice. Super simple when I have nothing 🤣
Haha.. Reminded me of the day when I have no viand.. So I ate seaweed with rice haha
What a beautiful presentation, full of lots of color, I love the photos, they invite you to taste this delicacy.
I tried to serve colorful veggies every to better nutrition as well 😊
You turned out great, I liked everything 😊 very nice presentation, delicious and nutritious.
Oh, thank you 😊
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It doesn't matter how the food tastes; if it's presented well, looking at it makes me happy. It's excellent!
Glad you like my presentation 😊
Again and again great recipe! Looks delicious 👍🏻.
❤️❤️❤️ thank you
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The picture looks yummy how much more the tastes! 🥰 You inspired me to do this at home. Yummy and healthy!
You can do this for sure and can adjust to your available ingredients 😊
yah thanks to you! ❤️
I'm not fond of pumpkins but your recipe made me wanna try that. It looks savory, and I can imagine the spice and crunch. Good combination, tho.
Thank you for your time, reading my post. In Indonesia, we can found pumpkin every day. That’s crazy 😅
These pumpkins look like French fries. You can trick the kids this way. I'm sure they will like the taste after eating them, but sometimes they don't want to eat something because of the way it looks.
Honestly, we can make pumpkin fries too 😊 many recipes on Pinterest about that! 😊
Why not? You can try it once 😊
I love the color combination of the rice balls. It's pleasing to the eyes and I just wanted to eat it. Haha
Those rice balls can be kids fav ❤️
This dish looks very delicious and the way you have shared the recipe, I will definitely try it at home next Sunday.
Seems tasty, and of course pretty sis! Congrats..
Thanks sis ❤️
You're welcome sis :)