Potato dish created from riots (5)
I believe the answer is:
rosti
'potato dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'from riots' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'riots' with letters rearranged gives 'ROSTI'.
'created' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for rosti that I've seen before include "fried potato" , "potato dish" , "Potato cake" .)