Cheese balls comprise a stuffing made from different types of cheese, potato, onion, garlic and a variety of other ingredients and seasonings, dipped in a refined wheat flour and corn starch batter, coated with bread crumbs and fried to perfection. Read my recipe to learn the steps to make cheese balls at home.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Cheese balls are irresistible creamy delights.
- Enjoy them with creamy sauces, a light and refreshing salad, tomato sauce, tangy mustard sauce, and different types of dips.
- Cheese balls taste crispy, spicy, and savory.
- The taste of cheese balls is similar to chicken balls, mutton balls, paneer balls, prawn balls, vegetable balls, egg balls, and fish balls.
The Ingredients:
For making the stuffing:
- 75 gm Mozzarella cheese or ¾ cup
- 2 cubes processed cheese (grated)
- 4 pieces potato (medium size, boiled, and grated)
- 2 cloves garlic (grated)
- Table salt – To taste
- 1 tsp oregano seasoning
- ½ tsp red chili flakes
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- 2 tbsp onion (very finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp red capsicum (very finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp green capsicum (very finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp sweet corn (frozen, very finely chopped)
For making the batter:
- ½ cup refined wheat flour (maida)
- ½ cup corn starch
- Salt – To taste
- Water – As required
For coating the cheese balls:
- 6 slices bread (to make bread crumbs)
For deep frying the cheese balls:
- Refined oil – An adequate amount
I found this recipe in an old cookbook at my aunt’s place in Durgapur. The ingredients are easy to find and the balls were incredibly filling and pure. Something about the taste lingered, like it belonged to a slower world. I was a little nervous when I tried to recreate it at home, but it was important to taste that peace again.
The first few times it felt wrong—everything was too noisy and rushed. But I eventually found a rhythm. Now I only make it when I need to slow down and there is no distraction. Just me and the sound of my breath while the dish comes to life slowly.
How to Make Cheese Balls? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Grate 4 pieces of boiled potatoes of medium size along with 2 garlic cloves and 2 cubes of processed cheese in a bowl.
Step 2: Add 2 tbsp each of very finely chopped pieces of red capsicum, green capsicum, onion, and frozen sweet corn to it. Also, add regular table salt to taste.
Step 3: Follow it with some ground spices such as 1 tsp of oregano seasoning, ½ tsp of red chili flakes, and ½ tsp of black pepper powder.
Step 4: Finally, add ¾ cup of frozen diced mozzarella cheese or 75 to 80 gm of its regular variety.
Step 5: Mix them all nicely. Do not mash.
Step 6: Take a little bit of the cheese dough and roll it in your hand to make a small ball.
Step 7: Repeat the process to make all the balls. Keep them aside on a plate for 5 minutes to set properly.
Step 8: Now, take ½ cup of refined wheat flour (maida) and corn starch, salt to taste, and water as required in a bowl and make a smooth and runny batter.
Step 9: Then, take a mixer grinder, tear, and put 6 slices of white bread in it.
Step 10: Grind it to make bread crumbs. Dry roast them. Put them in a bowl.
Step 11: Put a few cheese balls in the bowl.
Step 12: Coat all of them nicely with bread crumbs. Put them in a tray.
Step 13: Now, coat one ball with the batter.
Step 14: Then put it again in bread crumbs. Coat it nicely. Repeat the process for all balls.
Step 15: Put them on a plate. Refrigerate them for at least 10 minutes to set them properly.
Step 16: Heat an adequate amount of refined oil in a kadai. Take a few cheese balls in a skimmer. Release them carefully from one side of the kadai.
Step 17: Fry the balls on a medium flame for about 2 minutes. Remove them when they turn golden brown in color and you hear a crackling sound.
Step 18: Put the balls on a plate lined with a piece of tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.
Step 19: Your tasty and spicy cheese balls are ready. Arrange them in a basket and serve them hot.
Recipe Card
Cheese Balls
Ingredients
For making the stuffing:
- 75 g, Mozzarella cheese or ¾ cup
- 2 cubes processed cheese grated
- 4 pieces potato medium size, boiled, and grated
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- Table salt To taste
- 1 tsp oregano seasoning
- ½ tsp red chili flakes
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- 2 tbsp onion very finely chopped
- 2 tbsp red capsicum very finely chopped
- 2 tbsp green capsicum very finely chopped
- 2 tbsp sweet corn frozen, very finely chopped
For making the batter:
- ½ cup refined wheat flour maida
- ½ cup corn starch
- Salt To taste
- Water As required
For coating the cheese balls:
- 6 slices bread to make bread crumbs
For deep frying the cheese balls:
- Refined oil An adequate amount
Instructions
- Grate 4 pieces of boiled potatoes of medium size along with 2 garlic cloves and 2 cubes of processed cheese in a bowl.
- Add 2 tbsp each of very finely chopped pieces of red capsicum, green capsicum, onion, and frozen sweet corn to it. Also, add regular table salt to taste.
- Follow it with some ground spices such as 1 tsp of oregano seasoning, ½ tsp of red chili flakes, and ½ tsp of black pepper powder.
- Finally, add ¾ cup of frozen diced mozzarella cheese or 75 to 80 gm of its regular variety.
- Mix them all nicely. Do not mash.
- Take a little bit of the cheese dough and roll it in your hand to make a small ball.
- Repeat the process to make all the balls. Keep them aside on a plate for 5 minutes to set properly.
- Now, take ½ cup of refined wheat flour (maida) and corn starch, salt to taste, and water as required in a bowl and make a smooth and runny batter.
- Then, take a mixer grinder, tear, and put 6 slices of white bread in it.
- Grind it to make bread crumbs. Dry roast them. Put them in a bowl.
- Put a few cheese balls in the bowl.
- Coat all of them nicely with bread crumbs. Put them in a tray.
- Now, coat one ball with the batter.
- Then put it again in bread crumbs. Coat it nicely. Repeat the process for all balls.
- Put them on a plate. Refrigerate them for at least 10 minutes to set them properly.
- Heat an adequate amount of refined oil in a kadai. Take a few cheese balls in a skimmer. Release them carefully from one side of the kadai.
- Fry the balls on a medium flame for about 2 minutes. Remove them when they turn golden brown in color and you hear a crackling sound.
- Put the balls on a plate lined with a piece of tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.
- Your tasty and spicy cheese balls are ready. Arrange them in a basket and serve them hot.
