Nutty Spinach , Potato & Paneer Balls
So for this months Recipe Swap Challenge, I was paired with Veena Krishna Kumar who blogs at Veena's Veg Nation. In this challenge we are paried against fellow food blogger by Jolly Makkar and Vidya Narayan. We then search for recipes from each other's blog, prepare them and share in the group as well as on our blogs, with due credits to each other. Veena's blog has a scrumptious collection of recipes. Though I had shortlisted few dishes for this Months challenge , the Nutty Potato Paneer balls won. The recipe was so simple and yet so delicious that I wanted to make it for my kids and as a starter for ourselves.
I did modified the original recipe a bit. First I tried to bake the Potato Paneer balls instead of frying as after all the Flat Breads I made in Sept , I really did not wanted to indulge more. However I did make 4-5 fried ones, just to understand the difference. I also replaced the cornflour with bread crumbs ,added some chopped spinach to sneak in some veggies and lastly some amchur powder . Rest I followed her recipe completely.
We enjoyed having this dish as a side to our simple meal of Dal and rice. The Nutty balls were bursting with flavour and were super crunchy, with the melt in the mouth texture. There was little difference in taste between the fried and baked Paneer balls, the baked ones had more intense flavour than the fried so next time I will reduce the spices for the baked ones.
Thank you Veena for such a wonderful recipe. I will surely be making this dish regularly.
Nutty Spinach , Potato & Paneer Balls
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Ingredients
- 200 gm Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese)
- 1 Large Boiled Potato (around 180 gm)
- ½ Cup Chopped Palak (Spinach)
- ½ teaspoon Fenugreek leaves
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
- Red Chilly powder to taste
- 1 teaspoon Amchur Powder
- 2 tablespoon Kaju (Cashew) Powder
- Salt
- 3 tbsp Bread Crumbs
- Oil for lighting greasing the balls or for frying
Instructions
- Boil the potato if not already and let it cool
- Preheat the oven to 180 C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a wide bowl mash the potatoes, add crumbled paneer, finely chopped spinach, kaju powder, amchoor powder, red chilly, breadcrumbs and salt.
- Mix all the ingredients and make equal size balls. Press it firmly to make tight balls.
- If the balls crumble add more breadcrumbs.
- Lightly grease the balls with oil all over.
- Bake in a preheated oven (180 deg c) for 15-20 mins turning in between. Baking time may vary.as per oven.
- Alternately fry it in oil until golden brown. While frying first try one ball, if it disintegrate add more bread crumbs.
- Serve it hot with chutney of your choice.
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The potato paneer balls with spinach nd cashew nuts sounds both healthy and delicious Renu! Thanks for this yummilicious share !
Making a baked version of the paneer balls is a good idea. Adding bread crumbs holds the shape well. A good recipe to serve as starters.
Baked version sure does sound exciting. The kids would love this snack anytime of the day. I will give this a try sometime soon.
Such a healthy and cute looking snack.. perfect for parties.
Who can resist to those cute balls, feel like gobbing some rite now. And love the ingredients went in this balls. Excellent kid's friendly munchies definitely.
Healthy and delicious snscks recipe.
Sound too yum and perfect party snack !
I prefer baked snacks to fried new and these are perfect for a party! Thanks for sharing 🙂 Is the cajun powder only for taste or it also helps in binding? Can I make these without the cajun powder?
Thank you. Taste as well as binding. You can skip the cashew powder.
spinach potato paneer balls looking wonderful. Love this as a snack or starter, nutritious and bite size pieces are great to serve in parties. Love this healthy snack.
Such a cute patties !!! Baked version sounds super exciting. Surely a bang on idea 🙂
These spinach nutty balls looks very appetizing. Glad you liked it
Excellent recipe Renu. You made potato paneer balls more healthy by baking instead of deep frying. Sounds so flavourful and mouthwatering. Perfect accompany with steamed rice and dal or as a snack.
Thank You
Amazing potato paneer balls. Thanks for the tip to reduce spices his one must make.
Very good recipe. The combination of paneer, spinach and cashew with potato makes it more tastier and healthier...thnx for the recipe.
Thank you