Cheesy Croquettes From Leftover Idlies

Name: Cheesy Croquettes From Leftover Idlies
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 pieces sooji idlies; 2 boiled and mashed potatoes; 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger; 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp chaat masala; to taste Salt; 1/2 fresh bread crumbs; as needed Oil for deep frying; 7-8 sticks processed cheese, about one inch long

Archana Bhargava @arch1965

Kolkata

A perfect evening snack

Archana Bhargava @arch1965

Kolkata

A perfect evening snack

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Ingredients

15 miutes

4 persons

4 piecessooji idlies
2boiled and mashed potatoes
1 tbspfinely chopped ginger
1 tbspfinely chopped green chillies
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspchaat masala
to tasteSalt
1/2fresh bread crumbs
as neededOil for deep frying
7-8 sticksprocessed cheese, about one inch long

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Steps

15 miutes

1

Take sooji idlies
2

In a mixing bowl grate 4 pieces of idlies
3

Add mashed potatoes, ginger, green chillies, red chilli powder, chaat masala and salt
4

Mix well all the ingredients with your hands into a smooth dough
5

Make equal sized balls from the mixture
6

Flatten each ball and place a cheese stick in the center
7

Cover it nicely from all the sides and give it a shape of a cylinder
8

Put bread crumbs in a ziplock and put the ready cylinder in it
9

Shake the ziplock, the crumbs will automatically stick evenly to the cylinder
10

In the meantime heat oil for deep frying, first on high flame, then make it medium
11

Slowly slide the ready cylinders in the hot oil and fry them by turning at regular intervals, until becomes brown and crispy from outside
12

Fry 2 or 3 cylinders at one time
13

When done take them out on an absorbant paper
14

Arrange in a serving plate and serve hot with hung curd dip, green chutney and tomato sauce