Ingredients
- 1 Cup Khichdi/ Pongal (Leftover)
- 2 Medium Potato (Boiled)
- 1 Small onion (Finely Chopped)
- To Taste Salt
- Few nos Mozzarella Cheese (Cut into Tiny Cubes)
- To Fry Oil
Servings: Cheese Balls
Instructions
- Here i had 1 cup of leftover Pongal (South Indian Dhuli Moong Daal Khichdi tempered with Cashew, Green Chili, Ginger and Jeera) You may use any kind of khichdi available to you.
- Take it in a wide bowl and mesh it nicely with a fork.
- Now add boiled potato and mash it also with khichdi using a fork. (You may also grate the boiled potato)
- Now add chopped onion and salt. Mix well. (Here i used pongal in which i already had cashew, green chili and ginger. So i did not put any additional spice. You may put chopped green chili, ginger or any other spice as per your taste)
- Now take a small portion, flatten it and place a cheese cube in center.
- Now seal it and roll it in a ball shape.
- Do the same with all and keep all cheese balls aside. Meanwhile heat sufficient oil in a pan to fry.
- When oil is hot, fry cheese balls initially on high flame and then on low medium flame.
- Remove them on absorbent paper.
- Serve hot with green chutney or ketchup.
- Enjoy!
- You may also coat the balls in besan and fry to crisp.
Recipe Notes
- Here i used lefover pongal (South Indian Dhuli Moong Daal Khichdi tempered with Cashew, Green Chili, Ginger and Jeera).
- You may use any type of leftover rice dish like pulav or khichdi, just add spices as required and mash it to smooth.
- You may also add fine chopped vegetables (capsicum/ carrot/ beans/ peas) to the mix.
- While frying make sure, do not fry more than 3-4 balls (according to the size of your pan) at a time, as they might break.
- You may also coat them in besan and fry to crisp.
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