Margherita risotto balls - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 500ml passata
• 850ml vegetable stock
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 300g arborio rice
• small glass of white wine
• 25g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated
• knob of butter
• 3 tbsp roughly chopped basil
• 125g ball mozzarella, cut into 12 pieces
• 75g seasoned flour
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 125g pack dried breadcrumbs
• 1½ l oil, for deep-frying
• rocket, to serve