Delicious Corn And Cheese Balls Recipe

Cheesy balls are a tasty snack that can be served for breakfast or as an evening snack. You can have the cheesy balls with a cup of hot masala chai or freshly brewed coffee. Cheese balls can be made with many ingredients. Have you tried corn and cheese balls? This fried Indian snack can be a treat for the snack lovers. It is made with mashed potatoes, corn kernels and cheese. As winter season has come, you can have the corn and cheese balls with hot tea.

Corn has many health benefits so you can have this raw or use it as an ingredient to prepare several dishes. This is a high calorie dish as the balls are fried in oil and also contains cheese. So, if you are on a diet, you can reduce some calories by using fat-free cheese. Here is the recipe to make corn and cheese balls.

Corn and cheese balls recipe:

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• Sweet corn kernels- 150gms/ 1 cup
• Cheese- 1 cup (grated)
• Potatoes- 2 (boiled and mashed)
• Capsicum- ½ cup (chopped)
• Green chillies- 3 (finely chopped)
• Cornflour- 1tsp
• Maida or flour- 4tbsp
• Black pepper powder- 1tsp
• Red chilli powder- 1tsp
• Breadcrumbs- ½ cup
• Salt- as per taste
• Water- 1 cup
• Oil- for frying

Procedure

• In a bowl, add sweet corn kernels, cheese, potato and capsicum. Mix well.
• Now add ½ tsp cornflour and maida in the bowl. Sprinkle black pepper and salt and mix all the ingredients together.
• Make small balls of this mixture and keep them on a plate.
• In another bowl, mix the remaining cornflour and maida with water to make a semi-thick consistency batter.
• Heat oil in a frying pan. When the oil becomes hot, deep fry the cheese corn balls till they become golden brown and look crisp. Strain on paper towels.

Serve the cheese corn balls hot with tamarind and coriander chutney. This cheesy dish can be a treat for snack lovers.