This is a very easy starter or snacks for the evening. I am sure children will love it too... vegetables like zucchini, brinjal, spinach, boiled raw banana are used with cottage cheese or grated cheddar cheese. To enhance the taste used mozzarella cheese cubes in the center of the veggie balls. Serve with tomato ketchup.
Ingredients
1 medium size Brinjal peeled and chopped into small cubes
1 medium size Zucchini peeled and chopped into small cubes
Few Spinach Leaves chopped
1 medium size Onion chopped
5 to 6 Garlic Cloves chopped
Few Green Chillies chopped
Few Coriander leaves chopped
1/2 cup Cottage Cheese mashed or grated Cheddar Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese cut into small cubes
Salt to taste
1 /2 to 1 tsp Pepper powder
1/2 tsp Curry powder or Cumin powder (Optional)
1 cup + 1 cup Bread crumbs
1 tbsp Oil + Oil to Fry
Method
Take a pan, add 1 tbsp oil, once the oil heats up, add onion and garlic, sauté till the onions are translucent. Add the brinjal, zucchini, spinach and green chillies. Sauté and cook until the vegetables are cooked and the moisture has dried up. Add the salt, pepper and curry powder, stir and cook all the ingredients together. Switch off the flame. Let the veggie mixture cool down. Add 1 cup of the bread crumbs, cottage cheese or cheddar cheese and coriander leaves. Mix and bind all the ingredients together. The mixture should not be wet, as it has to form into a ball. Incase it’s wet, add more bread crumbs. Apply oil on the palms. Take a big lemon size portion from the veggie mixture. Create a cavity and add 1 to 2 mozzarella cheese cubes into the cavity. Roll the portion back into a ball. The mozzarella cheese should be well covered. Roll the ball in the remaining bread crumbs. Heat the oil, repeat the process with the remaining veggie mixture. Once the oil heats up add the veggie bombs into the hot oil. Fry on medium heat until golden brown on all the sides. Serve the veggie bombs with tomato ketchup and a hot cup of tea.
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