I’m super super excited to share this potato cheese balls recipe. Why? I loved to eat cheese balls and I alway had tough time making these. And, I had this keen desire to share a very good recipe with basic ingredients.
And I failed so many times to bring out that very best taste. Either, it would be too bland or too spicy like aloo kachori. So striking the right taste that compliments cheese was tough.
Another big struggle was getting perfectly soft potatoes without making them mushy. Since, I’ve figured out the secret, I’ll share it with you in tips section.
Tips:
- Sweeter varieties of potatoes are more likely to get mushy. So avoid those. Sweet varieties of potato have sweet smell when you cut them.
- Cook your potatoes al dente. For this keep an eye on potatoes while boiling. I prefer checking my potatoes after 15-20 minutes of boiling. Small potatoes will cook quickly. I insert a knife in potato to check. If knife runs very smoothly. I’ll poke once more from different position to be sure that potato is cooked from all sides. Then remove the potato with the help of knife and transfer to a vessel. Similarly, I check each potato and remove it from boiling water. I let larger potatoes boil longer if needed.
- Now, the biggest mistake which makes potatoes mushy is leaving potatoes in boiling water for long. Or immersing boiled potatoes in cold water to speed up cooling process. The potatoes will absorbs too much water and get mushy.
- Best way is to let boiled potatoes come to room temperature naturally. You just need to plan a little and boil potatoes in advance. You can also place boiled potatoes under fan to cool quickly, so you can skin them easily.
- If you’ve done above steps correctly, you’ll have no trouble in meshing potatoes and make these yummy potato cheese balls recipe.
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Potato cheese balls recipe
These potatoes cheese balls are so crispy and well seasoned. You’ll love em!
Click stars to rate this recipe! Print Pin Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Servings : 20 balls (6 servings)
Calories: 426kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams potatoes
Seasoning:
- 3-4 tablespoon bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh corriander
- 2 tablespoon chopped green onions
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ tablespoon red chilli powder or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt or more to taste – or more to taste
For cheese
- 100 gram cheddar cheese – ,cut into ½ inch cubes
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli flakes
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil – or other herb
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For coating
- 2 tablespoon cornflour
- 1-2 eggs – as needed
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- Oil – to fry
Instructions
- Wash and boil potatoes in a large pot with salt. Peel off the skin and mesh potatoes until smooth. (See tips above the recipe card)
- Add all ingredients of seasoning in the meshed potato and mix well.
For Cheese
- Cut cheese into 20 cubes. Season cheese mixing red chilli, black pepper and herbs in it.
Roll Potato Balls
- Roll 20 balls out of meshed potato and simultaneously inserting cheese cubes into each ball. Make sure the cheese cube is completely covered with potato.
Double coating of bread crumbs
- Beat eggs with salt, red chilli powder and water. Set aside.
- Roll all ball first in cornflour. Then roll each ball in egg wash and then in bread crumbs.
- For double coating, dip each balls again in egg wash and then in bread crumb.
- Place balls in fridge for 30 minute to firm.
For frying:
- Deep fry potato cheese ball in small batches on medium heat for 2-3 minutes then increase heat and fry on high heat for 1-2 minutes until golden and crispy.
For Freezing:
- Place unfried balls separately in a tray and freeze for 2 hours. Then transfer all balls in a air tight box or zip lock bag. These balls can be frozen for a month or more. Fry frozen balls directly without thawing on medium heat. Frozen balls will take more time to fry.
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