Garlic & Pepper Veggie Balls – Perfect Appetizer

As soon as I watched this recipe in one of my favorite cooking show vahrehvah.com, I was really tempted to try it as soon as possible. I love anything which calls for garlic and freshly ground black pepper, These both gives a awesome flavour to the dishes which you make.

This is perfect as a appetizer or you could have it as a side dish for rice or roti, either way it is perfect.This is best had piping hot right from the stove. You could have it on a cold day so that it keeps you warm for a while.

I cooked this vegetable balls in the tawa which is really easy and quick to make. You could bake this is the oven as well..If you going to try it, First preheat the oven to 180°C and bake this for 30-35 mins until light golden and well seared.Then you can use it as mentioned.. I hope you are ready to give this a try and let me know how it cameout..

Recipe Source:Vahrehvah.com

Ingrediants:

For Vegetable Balls:

Raw Plaintain / Valakai – 2  steam cooked and grated

Onion-1 chopped finely

Pumpkin- ½ cup grated

Cabbage- ½ cup grated

Chilli Powder-1 tsp

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi- ½ tsp

Coriander Powder / Malli Podi- 1 tblspn

Cumin powder / Jeera Podi- 1 tsp

Garam Masala Powder-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Cumin Seeds / Jeera-1 tsp

Oil-1 tblspn + 1 tblspn for frying

Cilantro / Coriander Leaves -1 tblspn

For Seasonings:

Oil-1 tblspn

Onion-3 tblspn finely chopped

Garlic- 3 tblspn chopped finely

Pepper – 1 tsp coarsely powdered

Green Chilli – 1 chopped finely

Soy Sauce -1 tsp or to taste

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Cilantro / Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

Take your raw banana in a steamer and steam it for 15-20 mins untill cooked. To check whether it is cooked just insert a knife and see, if the knife goes in easily the banana is cooked.Take it out and allow it to cool down.Now peel the skin off and grate it. Set aside for a moment.

Heat 1 tblspn oil in a kadai..Add in cumin seeds and allow it to splatter. Now add in onions and salt and cook till it gets golden.

Now add in pumpkin and cabbage and mix well.Cook everything for 5 mins untill the water evaporates and everything gets cooked.

Add in all dry spice powders and mix well. Add in cilantro and mix well. This is your masala.

Take cooked grated plantain in a mixing bowl and add this prepared masala in that and mix well.

Form small lime size balls out of it and set it aside.

Now heat 1 tblspn of oil in a frying pan and add these balls in it and fry on all sides for 10-15 mins till they turn golden brown. Remove this and set aside.

Now make the seasoning for this. Heat 1 tblspn oil and add in garlic and green chillies and fry for a min.

Add in curry leaves and onions and mix well.Season with salt and mix well.

Now add the fried balls in this and toss well.

Add soy sauce, pepper and cilantro to this and mix well.

Serve hot as appetizer.

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Pictorial:

Take all ur ingrediants

heat oil and crackle in cumin seeds

add in onions

and some salt

cook everything till it turns light golden

add in cabbage and pumpkin

and mix well

cook everything till it turns golden

add in spice powders

and mix well

add cilantro

and mix well...This is your masala..Allow it to cool a bit..

steam your plaintain for 15 mins and allow it to cool down

peel the skins off

and grate it

take in a bowl

add the masala in

and mix well

make small balls out of it

all shaped

now fry this in a tblspn of oil

toss well so that it gets fried on all sides

make seasoning by heating oil

add in garlic and chillies

add in curry leaves

and onions

season with some salt

and mix well

cook everything for few mins

add the balls in

and your soy sauce

and pepper

add cilantro

and mix well

Serve

Enjoy