Vegetable balls are made from a combination of vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, peas, sweet corn, capsicum and others. The balls are coated with breadcrumbs and fried to perfection. The steps are very easy to make vegetable balls at home which are detailed in my recipe.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Vegetable balls are enjoyable and easy-to-make snack item.
- Serve these balls hot with sweet and sour sauce, mint yogurt dip, tamarind chutney, tomato basil dip, tomato ketchup, mustard sauce, chili garlic sauce, or cucumber raita.
- Vegetable balls taste crispy, spicy, earthy, and savory.
- The alternative dishes are chicken balls, cheese balls, mutton balls, prawn balls, egg balls, fish balls, and paneer balls.
The Ingredients:
To make the balls:
- 2 pieces potatoes (medium size, boiled)
- ¼ cup carrots (washed, roughly chopped)
- ¼ cup peas (peeled, boiled)
- ¼ cup sweet corn (boiled)
- 3 tbsp red and yellow capsicum (finely chopped)
- 3 tbsp onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- Salt – To taste
To make the slurry:
- 3 tbsp refined wheat flour (maida)
- 5 tbsp water
To coat the balls:
- Bread crumbs – As required
To deep fry the vegetable balls:
- Cooking oil – An adequate amount
This dish was a surprise. I’d been trying to cook something else entirely and ended up improvising out of frustration. Somehow, it came together better than the original plan. I wrote down what I did immediately.
Since then, this dish has become an unintentional masterpiece for me. Over time, I have improved it, but I always leave a little uncertainty. Whenever I cook it, I feel that sometimes straying from the path leads to the right destination.
How to Make Vegetable Balls? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Put ¼ cup of washed and roughly chopped carrots, ¼ cup of fresh peas (peeled and boiled), and ¼ cup of boiled sweet corn in a mixer grinder.
Step 2: Grind them. Do not add water. Do not make a smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl.
Step 3: Mash 2 pieces of boiled potatoes in a separate bowl.
Step 4: Put the ground vegetables.
Step 5: Add 3 tbsp of finely chopped red and yellow capsicum to it, along with 3 tbsp of finely chopped onions, 1 tsp of finely chopped ginger, 1 tsp of oregano, ½ tsp of red chili powder, and salt to taste.
Step 6: Mix them nicely.
Step 7: Take 3 tbsp of refined wheat flour in a separate cup and add 5 tbsp of water to it. Mix well to make a slurry.
Step 8: Grease your hands with oil or water.
Step 9: Take a little bit of the vegetable stuffing and make small balls.
Step 10: Dip it in the slurry to coat it nicely.
Step 11: Then, take an adequate amount of bread crumbs in a separate bowl. Coat the ball nicely with it.
Step 12: Put it aside on a plate so that it sets properly. Repeat steps 9 to 11 to make all the balls in the same way.
Step 13: Heat an adequate amount of cooking oil in a kadai nicely on a high flame.
Step 14: Release each vegetable ball carefully. Do not overcrowd.
Step 15: Fry them on a medium flame nicely until they turn golden brown.
Step 16: Remove them when done.
Step 17: Your tasty and spicy homemade vegetable balls are ready. Serve them hot in a bowl.
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Vegetable Balls
Ingredients
To make the balls:
- 2 pieces potatoes medium size, boiled
- ¼ cup carrots washed, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup peas peeled, boiled
- ¼ cup sweet corn boiled
- 3 tbsp red and yellow capsicum finely chopped
- 3 tbsp onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
- 1 tsp oregano - 1 tsp
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- Salt To taste
To make the slurry:
- 3 tbsp refined wheat flour maida
- 5 tbsp water
To coat the balls:
- Bread crumbs As required
To deep fry the vegetable balls:
- Cooking oil An adequate amount
Instructions
- Put ¼ cup of washed and roughly chopped carrots, ¼ cup of fresh peas (peeled and boiled), and ¼ cup of boiled sweet corn in a mixer grinder.
- Grind them. Do not add water. Do not make a smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl.
- Mash 2 pieces of boiled potatoes in a separate bowl.
- Put the ground vegetables.
- Add 3 tbsp of finely chopped red and yellow capsicum to it, along with 3 tbsp of finely chopped onions, 1 tsp of finely chopped ginger, 1 tsp of oregano, ½ tsp of red chili powder, and salt to taste.
- Mix them nicely.
- Take 3 tbsp of refined wheat flour in a separate cup and add 5 tbsp of water to it. Mix well to make a slurry.
- Grease your hands with oil or water.
- Take a little bit of the vegetable stuffing and make small balls.
- Dip it in the slurry to coat it nicely.
- Then, take an adequate amount of bread crumbs in a separate bowl. Coat the ball nicely with it.
- Put it aside on a plate so that it sets properly. Repeat steps 9 to 11 to make all the balls in the same way.
- Heat an adequate amount of cooking oil in a kadai nicely on a high flame.
- Release each vegetable ball carefully. Do not overcrowd.
- Fry them on a medium flame nicely until they turn golden brown.
- Remove them when done.
- Your tasty and spicy homemade vegetable balls are ready. Serve them hot in a bowl.
