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Olive And Potato Balls

Crispy and crunchy olive and potato balls. This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel

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Olive And Potato Balls
Main Ingredients Green Olives, Potato
Cuisine Fusion
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 16-20 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Olive And Potato Balls

  • 5 Green Olives
  • 5 Potato
  • 4 medium Potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
  • for deep-frying Oil
  • 5 cloves Garlic
  • 12-15 Fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Pine nuts(chilgoza)
  • 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese grated
  • to taste Salt
  • 2 medium Onion
  • 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoon Refined flour (maida)
  • 3/4 cup Bread crumbs

Method

  1. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai Roughly chop green and black olives. Chop garlic, basil leaves and pine nuts. Place all these in a bowl, add Parmesan cheese, half the mashed potatoes and mix well. Set aside. Place the remaining potatoes in another bowl, add salt and mix well. Finely chop onions. Heat extra virgin olive oil in a non-stick pan, add the onions and sauté till soft.
  2. Add this to the potatoes in the second bowl and mix. Add 2 tsps refined flour and mix. Shape the potato-olive mixture into small marble sized balls and cover them with the potato-onion mixture. Roll into smooth balls. Mix 2 tbsps refined flour and a little salt with a little water to make a thick batter.
  3. Dip the potato balls in the flour batter, roll in breadcrumbs and slide into hot oil. Deep fry till golden and crisp. (If the balls break, then coat them in flour batter and breadcrumbs again.) Drain on absorbent paper and serve with a sauce of your choice.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1164
Carbohydrates 167.4
Protein 23.9
Fat 42.9
Other Fiber potassioum-1385mg
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