Veg Balls

Veg Balls

Whatever we speak about healthy diet to children or to others; but when we come across with any fried items like hot samosas or  hot bajjis or hot vadas, our mind goes behind it and we forget about our diets, health etc. But here is a healthy snack - Veg Balls - which we all love to have without any guilty conscious.

A good way to make our children eat vegetables. This snack is definitely healthy but still very delicious.

Ingredients

Potato (Finely Chopped) – ½ cup

Carrot (Finely Chopped) – ½ cup

Onion (Finely Chopped) – ½ cup

Peas (Boiled) – ½ cup

Spring Onions (Finely Chopped) – ½ cup

Cabbage (Finely Chopped) – ½ cup

Cauliflower (Finely Chopped) – ½ cup

Beans (Finely Chopped) – ½ cup

Big sized Appalam (Urid Dhall) - 10 to 15 nos.
Coriander leaves (Finely Chopped) – ½ cup

Curry leaves – 2 strands

Garam Masala Powder – ½ tsp

Chilli powder – ½ tsp

Dhaniya Powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp (for seasoning)

Salt – to taste

Oil – for frying

Method

Take a big mixing bowl. Add all the chopped vegetables and mix well. Add salt, garam masala powder, chilli powder, dhaniya powder, turmeric powder, and mix well. Add curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Season the vegetable mixture with mustard seeds.

Take one appalam, soak in water for 1 to 2 minutes. It will become like a cloth. Hold the soaked appalam in your palm and fill with little veg mixture and close it. Make a small ball.  As the appalam is wet, it will close and stick, so that we don't require any other liquid to stick it.

Make more appalam balls and keep aside.

Heat oil in pan. Deep fry the balls in oil to golden brown.

Veg balls is ready. Enjoy it with tomato sauce Or garlic sauce.

Children love this veg balls when given as evening snacks.

We can use this mixture in stuffing for Chappathi or Parathas or even in Bread Sandwiches.

Will revert back soon with another yummy recipe. Bye.