Corn Cheese Pakoras (Starters)

Member Name: aksram

Product:	Starters
Date:	15/06/09 (129 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: very tasty, fairly simple to make, easy available ingredients

Disadvantages: deep fried-so not very healthy dish if eaten too much

Corn Cheese Pakora is one of my favourite starters and tastes great with sweet chilli dip or even tomato ketchup. Pakora is a fried snack consumed mainly in India and other Asian countries. It is similar to bhajis or fritters.

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients
#150 gms sweet corn
#200 gms grated cheese
#200 gms potatoes boiled and mashed
#100 gms capsicum cut into small pieces
#salt to taste
#1 tsp white pepper powder
#½ tsp. cornflour
#1 tsp. plain flour
#oil for frying,
#4 tbsp. vermicilli or bread crumbs
#2 tsp tinned chick peas or kidney beans
#1 tsp chopped coriander

For the batter:
# 4 tsp. plain flour,
# 1 tsp. cornflour,
# water as required.

Method-
1. In a bowl, combine the cheese, potato, chick peas, corn and capsicum.
2. Add salt, white pepper, cornflour and the plain flour. Mix thoroughly.
3. Divide and shape the mixture into tiny balls. Set aside.

To prepare the batter:
Mix the plain flour and cornflour with sufficient water to make a thick consistency.

To make the corn cheese balls:
1. Dip the corn cheese balls in the batter and roll them in the vermicelli.
2. Heat the oil in a deep pan and deep fry the corn cheese balls.
3. Serve hot with sweet chilli dip.

Vermicelli makes the starter crispy. It is a type of pasta but very thin and is made from semolina.

Summary: Eat as appetisers or just as a snack with tea.