Steps:

Step 1: Soak longkou vermicelli in warm water for 2 hours until soft.

Step 2: Shred carrots, peel and shred potatoes, chop onion, chop cilantro, and mince vermicelli. Put them into a bowl, add 1 tsp salt, mix well, and marinate for 10 minutes before drying out with a saran wrap.

Step 3: Add egg, thirteen spices and sesame oil and mix well.

Step 4: Add cornstarch and flour, mix well with chopsticks.

Step 5: Roll the balls with your hands into 2-cm-sized balls and set aside on a plate.

Step 6: Heat the oil in a wok, add the balls and deep fry until golden brown, drain the oil and serve on a plate.

Vegetarian croquettes are a home-cooked dish made with flour, tofu, eggs and other ingredients. Tofu is extremely nutritious, containing iron, magnesium, potassium, niacin, copper, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, folic acid, vitamin B1, methionine and vitamin B6.