About Cheese Balls
We all love CHEESE BALLS. Whether they come from a ready to fry packet, frozen section of a deli shop, or a cafe, we all have our favorites when it comes to cheese balls. But once you try these homemade potato cheese balls you will never go back to readymade ones. In case you are a chicken lover, try my most popular chicken cheese balls recipe. What’s so special about potato cheese balls?
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Isn’t that a winning cheese ball recipe already?
Ingredients Required
You need a few pantry staples to make cheese balls at home: For Cheese Balls:
Boiled Potato – without skin and grated. Or use leftover mashed potato.Corn flour (corn starch) – to bind the cheese ballsGrated Cheese like cheddar or any hard/processed cheeseSalt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, Italian Herbs
For Stuffing:
Mozzarella or Pizza Cheese – cut into small squares/bites to stuff inside the cheese balls.
For Coating:
Bread Crumbs – you can use Panko bread crumbs or a mixture. Or coarsely ground cornflakes and bread slices.Corn Starch Paste – combine 1 tablespoon of corn flour with ¼ cup of water to make a thick paste or slurry.
Ingredient Substitutes
Boiled Potato – Feel free to use leftover or readymade mashed potato for making cheese balls. You can use boiled sweet potato as well. Bread Crumbs: If you do not have a packet of bread crumbs in the pantry pulse ¼ cup plain unsweetened breakfast cornflakes and 1 bread slice (with brown edges) in a food processor to make a coarse mixture. Use this for coating cheese balls. Corn Starch: Instead of cornflour you can use all-purpose flour (maida) to bind and coat the cheese balls. Mozzarella Cheese: You can pick cheddar, pizza cheese, or any other kind of stringy cheese to stuff inside the cheese balls. Herbs & Seasoning: These cheese balls are highly customizable in that sense. Feel free to season them with herbs and spices of your choice. From coriander, minced garlic, thyme, oregano to chili flakes, pick any seasoning you like to flavor the potato cheese balls.
Baking vs. Deep-Frying
Nothing can beat the texture and crispness of deep-fried potato cheese balls. If you are looking for authentic cafe-style cheese balls then stick to the deep-frying technique. Whereas, for healthy cheese balls bake them at 200-degree Celcius for 15 – 20 minutes. Brush them with oil or use the cooking spray before baking. You can air-fry the cheese balls as well. To make it in an air fryer, preheat the air fryer at 180 degrees for 10 minutes. Then, arrange the cheese balls in an air fryer basket and brush them with oil. Bake for 15 -18 minutes or until golden and crisp. Keep in mind to flip cheese balls once halfway through the cooking time.
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Serving Suggestion
Potato Cheese Balls are incomplete without an excellent dipping sauce. Serve them with your favorite dipping sauce for a cafe-style snacking experience at home. My favorite dipping sauces to accompany a cheese ball are: Tomato Salsa Spicy Mango Dip Green Mint Chutney
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