Rice-a-Cornie Croquettes

Ingredients

For The Sauce1 cup milk
6 tbsp butter
5 1/2 tbsp plain flour
For The Croquettes1 1/2 cups cooked yellow corn
1 1/2 cups cooked rice
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
 Salt  to taste
Other Ingredients1/3 cup plain flour (maida) dissolved in 3/4 cup water
bread crumbs for rolling
oil for deep-frying

Sauce

1. Melt the butter in a broad non- stick pan, add the flour and cook for a few minutes till bubbles appear on it.
2. Add the milk. Cook and stir continuously until the mixture becomes very thick. Keep aside to cool.

For the croquettes

1. Combine the corn, rice, sauce, coriander, green chillies and salt and mix well.
2. Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll each portion to a cylindrical shape croquettes.
3. Dip each croquette into the flour- water paste and roll over bread crumbs and deep –fry.
4. Drain on absorbent paper and serve immediately with tomato ketchup.