Cheese Potato Balls

Name: Cheese Potato Balls
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 potatoes boiled; 1/2 Green capsicum chopped finely; 2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions; 1 tbsp coriander chopped finely; 1 onion chopped finely; 1 tsp ginger; 2 cloves garlic grated; 1 tsp Mixed Herbs; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1/4th tsp red chilli powder(optional); 2 green chillies chopped finely (omit if making for toddlers); 2 cubes processed cheese grated; 1/2 tsp salt or to taste; 1 tbsp cornflour; 1 tbsp gram flour; 1/4th tsp roasted cumin powder; 1 cup breadcrumbs; As Required Oil for deep frying; For slurry; 2 tbsp cornflour; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1/4th tsp salt

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Cheese Potato Balls are essentially a croquette stuffed with cheese. These are deep-fried potato balls stuffed with cheese with a crispy golden outer crust while the inside is soft and creamy from mashed potato and a molten cheesy core. This is a popular Indian appetizer and perfect for parties, or any time and loved by kids and adults as well.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

35 minutes

3 servings

2potatoes boiled
1/2Green capsicum chopped finely
2 tbspfinely chopped spring onions
1 tbspcoriander chopped finely
1onion chopped finely
1 tspginger
2cloves garlic grated
1 tspMixed Herbs
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1 tspchilli flakes
1/4th tsp red chilli powder(optional)
2green chillies chopped finely (omit if making for toddlers)
2 cubesprocessed cheese grated
1/2 tspsalt or to taste
1 tbspcornflour
1 tbspgram flour
1/4th tsp roasted cumin powder
1 cupbreadcrumbs
As RequiredOil for deep frying
For slurry
2 tbspcornflour
2 tbspall-purpose flour
1/4th tsp salt

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Steps

35 minutes

1

Peel and cube the potatoes. Boil them in a steamer or pressure cooker up to 2 whistles. They should be completely cooked but not mushy. Mash them while still warm.When the mashed potato comes to room temperature, add finely chopped onion,capsicum,spring onion,grated ginger and garlic,mixed herbs,black pepper powder,cumin powder, chopped coriander, chili flakes, red chili powder and green chilies (omit if making for kid's), salt to taste.Add corn flou and gram flour. Knead to form a smooth dough.
2

Grate the cheese and the stuffing for potato dough is ready. Divide the potato into 8 equal small balls. Prepare a slurry with cornflour, all-purpose flour, a little salt, and water.
Take a potato ball and flatten it on your palm. Place grated cheese in the middle. Gather the edges and seal them. Then roll it into a smooth round ball. Toss in flour. Dip in cornflour slurry and coat with fresh or dry breadcrumbs.
3

Refrigerate for 2 hours before frying. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the balls on medium heat till golden brown from all sides. Remove onto a kitchen towel to eliminate excess oil.
4

Crispy Cheese Potato Balls are ready to be served. Serve them hot with tomato sauce as an appetizer or evening snack at parties or anytime and enjoy the cheese melting in your mouth with every bite!