Crispy Cheese corn Balls

Crispy cheese corn balls make a great appetizer, be it special occasions or just an ordinary day. It would also make a perfect evening snack for kids. Wow! Who would'nt love to have a bite of this hot, stringy cooey cheese corn balls? I have put together this recipe after watching a couple of videos on youtube.

Ingredients:
Boiled corn- 1 cup
shredded Mozzarella cheese- 1/2 cup
boiled potato- 1 (medium size)
corn flour- 1 tbsp
bell pepper(capsicum)- 1/4 cup , chopped
chilli flakes- 1 tsp (optional)
dried oregano- 1/2 tsp
maida(all purpose flour)- 2 tbsp
bread crumbs- 1 cup
corriander leaves(cilantro)- 1 tbsp, finely chopped
salt to taste
oil for frying

Method:

• Mash the boiled potato. Add bell pepper, corn, chilli flakes, dried oregano, corn flour, cilantro leaves and salt. 

• Add salt only for the above mentioned ingredients. 

• Then add cheese and combine them well.

• Grease your hand with a little bit of oil and roll them into small balls.

• Heat oil in a deep frying pan.

• Combine water with all purpose flour to a pouring batter consistency.

• Dip the balls in the batter so that is gets coated on all sides and then roll them on the bread crumbs.

• Roll them between your palms to make sure that the breadcrumbs is well coated on all sides.

• Fry them until golden brown and collect them on a plate with paper towel to drain the excess oil.

• Serve them out with tomato ketchup.

Notes:
* Avoid chilly flakes if you are making it for kids.
* If you want to make it more spicy try adding finely chopped green chillies or Jalapeno
*If you want to make it more cheesy be generous in adding cheese.
* Fry the balls on a medium flame to get the desired golden brown color.
* Chopped parsley is a part of this recipe which I have omitted it as my family is not a big fan of        parsley leaves.

Corn Capsicum Tava Masala (Corn Bell Pepper Stir Fry)

Corn Capsicum Tava masala is dish from the North Indian cusine. You could find a restaurant style Corn capsicum masala in the recipe index posted by Gokulanandhini which is more of a gravy type.  Tawa masala usually refers to veggies sauted on a tava(skillet) and flavoured with different spices. I found this intersting dish on Sanjeev Kapoor's "Khana Khazana", an Indian cookery show and tried to experiment it with my ideas. The outcome was pretty good.

Ingredients
Green capsicum (green bell pepper)- 3
Corn kernnel- 1 cup
corriander powder- 1 tsp
cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
garam masala- 1 tsp
Tava fry masala (MDH brand)- 1/2 tsp
yogurt- 2 tbsp
red chilli powder- 1 tsp
turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida- a pinch
cilantro (corriander leaves)- to Garnish
sugar- 1tp (optional)
oil 3 tbsp
salt to taste

To grind
tomatoes- 3 medium sized
cashews- 10 (soaked in warm water for 15 mins)
green chillies- 2

Grind the above ingredients into smooth paste.

Method:
Chop the capsicum into big pieces. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add capsicum and corn kernnels and fry them until golden brown but the capsicum should be slightly crisp and set aside. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add mustard, jeera. When the mustard cracks add a pinch of asafoetida and the ground paste. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, corriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala and saute them for 10 mins. Add the fried capsicum and corn and stir them well. Add salt and cook for 5-1o mins. Finally add the yogurt, sugar(optional) and tawa fry masala and cook for 2 mins. Turn down the heat and garnish with cilantro leaves(corriander leaves).

Suggestions: This makes an awesome side dish for rotis, nan, parathas and vegetable pulav.