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Monday 26 January 2015

Corn Cheese Balls

Corn Cheese Balls

This Corn Cheese Balls is a great starter for parties or family get together or you can simply enjoy them as an evening snack. They are crispy on the outside with soft melting cheese inside. There is no wonder that all kids love this. The main plus of this recipe is that you can make ahead these balls and store them in the refrigerator until ready to use... Ok, now on to the recipe.....

Corn Cheese Balls
INGREDIENTS:
Corn - 1/2 cup
Grated Cheese - 3/4 cup
Potato - 1 (boiled)
Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Oregano - 3/4 tsp
Garlic paste - 1/4 tsp
Chilli flakes - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Corn flour - 1 to 2 tbsp
Oil - for frying
For the Coating:
All purpose flour - 2 tbsp + 1 and 1/2 tbsp
Corn Flour - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 1/4 cup ( or as required )
Bread Crumbs - 1/4 cup
METHOD
1) Mix together the boiled potato, corn and grated cheese along with coriander leaves, pepper, oregano ( crush the oregano in your hands before adding for better flavour ), garlic paste, chilli flakes, chilli powder and salt.
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2) Add Cornflour for binding all the ingredients together ( I added 1 tbsp as it was enough for me. Add according to the wetness of your mixture ) Form as even sized balls.
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3) Make a thin batter with 2 tbsp all purpose flour, 2 tbsp corn flour, a pinch of salt and 1/4 cup water. In a separate bowl take 1 and 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour. In another bowl take the 1/4 cup bread crumbs. Keep all the coating ready along with the balls.
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4) First roll the balls in plain all purpose flour. Shake off the excess and dip in the prepared batter. Finally coat in the bread crumbs.
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5) Repeat the step 4 for all the balls. At this stage you can refrigerte your balls until ready to use. Say like, you can prepare the balls in the morning and refrigerate until your evening party. Deep fry them in batches in low medium flame until they are browned. Drain in a tissue paper.
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These Corn Cheese Balls are best when served hot. So enjoy them with tomato ketchup.....

Corn Cheese Balls
NOTES:
1) You can even add capsicum as a variation to these balls
2) For the garlic paste, I just crushed 3 garlic cloves in mortar and pestle ( That's it instant garlic paste :) )
3) Make sure you coat your balls well or else the cheese may ooze out while frying.
Corn Cheese Balls


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Sindhiya.S

28 comments:

  1. nice cheese balls yumm........

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  2. Perfect balls.. yum. Loved ur presentation

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  3. Cheese balls looks yummy.Nice presentation ..

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  4. Its as if they have been machine made. Perfect size and shape. And bound to be a favourite with adults too

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  5. Perfectly made corn & cheese balls. They look crispy & delicious.

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  6. Lovely golden color and nice presentation.

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  7. Corn cheese balls look yummy!

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  8. Delicious !!! A sure hit recipe for kids !!!

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  9. Yummy cheese ball...they are so perfect:)

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  10. Lovely cheese balls............surely try soon.
    www.tastentips.blogspot.in

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  11. Perfect Crispy cheese balls!!

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  12. Very cool dish..;) Am running out of words, if u keep posting lyk tis!! hum wat can I say, Let's jus say this dish wins the heart of everyone and many mischievousness(trying to steal the balls from others) will be found..:P we can keep tis dish in the treasure hunt finals, wat say u??

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  13. Now who will ever say no for this!...looks so inviting and delish!

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  14. yummy and cheesy balls!! looks tempting!!

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  15. Would not be able to stop feasting on these balls.

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  16. A perfect treat for kids ;)) Jayanthi - I think I need to add oil for frying in the list of ingredients 😊

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    1. Thank you Kalyani:) Thank you for pointing out, I have updated now :)

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  17. I just want to finish those crispy beauties, too delicious..

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  18. Corn cheese balls looks delicious.

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  19. Looks absolutely fantastic! Love the perfect browning :)

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  20. Perfect looking cheesy treats!

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  21. Nice and tempting snack. Love your presentation. Jayanthi(www.sizzlingveggies.com)

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  22. Wow these little corn and cheese balls look so good, great finger food!
    I hope you both are enjoying your week :)

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  23. Simply damn deliicious!!!
    we had similiar dish here in Indonesia, it's calle perkedel kentang

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  24. They must have tasted divine !!

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