Brown Rice Balls

Ingredients:

1 small onion finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic

1 tsp grated ginger

1 cup of grated carrot

1 tsp organic coconut oil

¼ cup organic hulled sesame seeds

1 cob of corn 

2 cups of cooked pumpkin (roughly mashed)

I cups of organic brown rice 

150g basic marinated tempeh (chop finely)

¼ cup organic chia seeds

¼ cup organic sunflower kernels

1 cup of organic hulled sesame for rolling

2 tbls tamari 

Method

Preheat oven to 180◦C. 

Cook the rice & pumpkin and set aside. Combine oil, garlic & onion in a saucepan & cook for 2-3 minutes. Add carrot & corn & cook for a further 3-4 minutes or until soft.

Place chia, sunflower & sesame seeds in a blender & blend for about 1 minute.

Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl & mix through well. Knead the final mixture really well. 

Roll into balls about the size of a  tennis ball. Roll in sesame seeds & bake in the oven for approximately 30- 40mins or until golden.