Now that I already shared the dessert recipe of my b'day party with you, here is the appetiser recipe, Potato Pops.Coming to think of it, I always look forward to the appetisers and desserts, the most, in any party. I've a soft corner for short eats, that explains my love for appetisers.
I'm always on the look out for good appetiser recipes. Jalapeno Cheese Balls at Trader Vic's Restaurant is one of my fav appetiser. I started with that in mind and ended up with this. Ok, I've to tell you something.. this is not for faint-hearted. This is one rich and sinful appetiser, but I'm not sorry about it, for once! It will be a hit with kids and adults alike. This is one of the must try recipes, if you like these kinda food. Now, please dont tell me you dont like these kinda food, it breaks my heart, honestly..
This is great if you are entertaining a big group, you can make it in advance and just fry it up on the day of the party. I always get mails asking recipe suggestions for kids parties, this recipe works best for such parties and also if you are looking for some fried goodies to keep you warm during the pouring monsoon, look no further.
Again, I dont have the step by step pictures of this one, but it's a simple one. You can easily manage without the pics ;)
Here is the recipe…
Please read the “notes” section before you proceed with the recipe.
Ingredients
- 5 medium – large Potato
- 2-3 tsp Minced / grated garlic
- 2-3 tbsp Chopped parsley
- 100 gms Fresh cream (refer notes)
- 50 gms Butter
- 200 gms Grated mozarella cheese
- 1 tsp Pepper powder (optional)
- Salt
- 1.5 – 2 cups Breadcrumbs
- 2 Egg whites (refer notes)
- 2 tbsp Plain flour
- 3 tbsp Water
- Oil ( for deep frying, I used sunflower oil)
Instructions
- Add salt and water to the potatoes and cook till it becomes tender. Drain the water and mash the potatoes well.
- Add minced garlic and chopped parsley to the mashed potatoes and mix well. Bring it back to stove top. Keep it on low flame and add cream, butter, pepper (if using) and grated cheese. Cook till everything is mixed well and butter is melted. Do a taste test and add more salt if required. Remove from fire and let it cool completely.
- Beat the egg whites lightly and add plain flour to it. Whisk well to remove any lumps, add water and make a smooth batter.
- Shape the cooled potato mixture into small bite size balls / pops. Dip the pops in egg white batter and roll in bread crumbs. You can refrigerate the pops at this stage and store it in an airtight container for 2 days.
- Heat oil (enough for deep frying) in a deep and wide pan. The oil should be hot, but not smoking hot, low-medium flame is ideal. Add the pops in batches and fry till it turns golden brown. Make sure you dont crowd the pan. Drain the fried potato pops on kitchen tissue and serve hot with dip of your choice. I served it with a Jalapeno cheese dip and ketchup, but it also tastes great without any dip.
- I got around 60 bite size potato pops from the above qty.
Notes
Hello Maria, I tried potato pops and it came out good. Thank you so much. I reduced the quantity of cream as i had a feeling that it would not hold together otherwise. As you said tricky part was the frying as it tends to break easily. So i took it out while it was golden brown instead of dark brown.
Thanks much once again
Hi Deepthi,
Thank you very much :) Happy to know that it came out well for you. Once you get the oil temp correct, then frying part is ok. Also the chances of this breaking is high during the first few mins of frying. So next time, you can fry it till you get a dark brown, if you prefer that :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Rohith,
Thank you so much for your confidence in the recipes here :)
I’m sorry for the delayed reply.. I was away on holiday..
You can use coriander instead of parsley. I do hope you get to make this soon and like it too..
Cheers
Maria
Hi Susan,
Thank you so much :) I’m so glad you liked these. It’s an honour to know that you trust my recipes very much.
Cheers
Maria
HI Mitha,
You are welcome dear :) Good to know that you found the recipe finally! Hope you egt to try it sometime soon and the recipe wont disappoint you..
Cheers
Maria
i love this idea of potato pops..!! maybe its because I love t combination of potato, cheese, butter, cream, garlic… & also maybe coz I have all the ingrediants at home & can’t wait to get home to try it :)
Thankx Maria for this one! You are as amazing as your recipes!
Thanks Milan :) Hope you got to make these and enjoyed it too..