Crispy Potato and Cheese Balls

As said cheese improves the flavor of life. today i am going to discuss about one of my favourite tea time snack "Crispy potato and cheese balls" and obviously cheese is the secret ingredient that makes it mouth watering. This snack is also loved by kids a lot but, you need to take care of spices when you are cooking this for kids.

So here we go.....

what all we need to prepare this tasty snack...?
Ingredients:

• 3-4 boiled and mashed medium sized potato
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan/mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onions 
• 1-2 chopped green chilies
• 1 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves 
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder
• 1/4 teaspoon chilly flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
• Bread crumbs
• corn flour 

   

Recipe:

• Mix Potato, onion, green chilly, chilli flakes, pepper, coriander, garam masala and salt in a bowl.

• Take one small portion of the mixture in hand and stuff the cheese in centre as shown in pictures below.

• After stuffing the cheese make smooth balls using your both the hands.
• In a bowl, mix cornflour and water and make a batter of flowing consistency.
• Dip the balls in the batter and then roll the wet balls in bread crumbs.

• Deep fry the balls on medium flame and stir occasionally until the balls are golden.
• serve hot with tomato sauce or green chatni.

Happy Cooking

Monika

Peri Peri Chicken 

Peri peri chicken is prepared by marinating chicken in spicy peri peri sauce which is made up of hot African bird's eye chillies. African Bird’s eye Chillies – Also known as PERI-PERI when thrived and ripened.

Time: 6-7 hrs to marinate, 
          40 mins cooking time

Ingredients:

To prepare peri peri sauce

• 10-15 Bird's eye chillies
• 8-9 garlic gloves
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon Apple cider veniger
• salt

other Ingredients:

• 2 pieces of boneless chicken breast or chicken fillet
• oil to grease  

Recepie:

• put all the ingredients given for peri peri sauce in a mixer grinder and make a fine paste.

• Now, wash the chicken pieces and drain the water out. make cuts in the pieces with the help of a knife as shown in picture.
• Arrange the chicken pieces on a plate and with the help of a blush apply the peri peri sauce all over on both the sides.

• Now cover the plate with cling wrap nicely and keep the marinated chicken overnight in fridge. we can also keep it for 6-7 hrs. but I personally recommend to marinate it overnight, this makes chicken to absorb the flavours of spices very nicely.

• Take out the chicken from fridge and allow it to reach room temperature.
• Grease a grilling pan with oil and arrange the chicken pieces on it. brush some oil on the chicken as well.

• Preheat oven on 180C. 
• Roast the chicken for 40 minutes. 
• serve hot with grilled veggies, corn and peri peri sauce.

Happy Cooking

Monika