Broccoli Cheese Balls Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely chopped broccoli
• 10 small mozzarella cheese cube
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 3/4 cup boiled, peeled and boiled and mashed potatoes
• salt (namak) to taste
• bread crumbs for rolling
• oil for deep-frying

Steps

1. To make the broccoli cheese balls, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the onions, garlic and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
2. Add the broccoli, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
3. Transfer into a deep bowl and cool slightly.
4. Add the cornflour, potatoes and salt and mix well.
5. Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions.
6. Press a little in the center of each round to make a depression. Place a cheese cube in the center of each round.
7. Bring all the sides together to seal it, and roll again to form a ball.
8. Roll each ball in bread crumbs till they are evenly coated from all the sides.
9. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, deep fry a few balls at a time, on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
10. Serve the broccoli cheese balls immediately.