Make these super addictive Corn Cheese Balls for your next house party and see them disappear in seconds. These are easy to make, cheesy, crispy, freeze well, and taste amazing.
Here are some more Appetisers that you can make for your house parties – Baked Paneer Bread Rolls, Cheese Balls, Chicken Cheese Balls, Spring Rolls, and Chicken Samosa.
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About This Recipe
Corn Cheese Balls are an all-time favorite snack, which are soft from the inside and crispy from the outside, providing an absolute indulgence during the rainy season.
Deep-fried potatoes and corn balls, flavored nicely with some salt and green chilies along with the goodness of cheese is a perfect delight along with a hot cup of tea.
Corn cheese ball is one such snack, which is loved by all. Not only kids but adults are also equally fond of them.
These are very easy to make, just prepare the mixture a few hours before usage and keep it in the freezer. Few minutes before serving, convert the mixture into round balls and fry them. And amazingly delicious hot and cheesy cornballs will be ready in just a few minutes.
These crispy corn cheese balls are delicious, look awesome too, can be enjoyed with tomato ketchup or coriander mint chutney.
As far as the recipe is concerned, you can always modify it as per your liking.
You can use Italian seasoning (oregano and chili flakes) or Indian seasoning (chili powder and garam masala) whichever you may like.
So next time, you want to make an appetizer that is loved by everyone, do give this Cheese Corn Balls a try.
This homemade Cheese Corn Balls are,
- Addictive
- Cheesy
- Easy to make
- Loved by kids as well as adults
- Perfect for party appetizers
Ingredients
Corn – Corn is ground into a coarse paste before using in these cheesy balls. If you are using frozen corn, then add them in a bowl of hot water and let it sit for 5 minutes. Once done, discard the water and pat the corn dry before grinding.
Potatoes – The addition of potatoes gives it a nice texture and also helps to hold the corn balls. Boil, peel, and mash the potatoes before using them. You can even grate the potatoes.
You can even use sweet potatoes or grated paneer instead of potatoes, for a healthy alternative.
Flour – Corn Flour and All-Purpose Flour are added in the cheesy balls, which makes them crispy.
Green Chillies – Add some spiciness to the corn balls with green chilies. You can adjust the amount of green chilies, as per your taste. You can even avoid adding green chilies if making for your kids.
Baking Powder – This helps in the soft texture and also makes these corn cheese balls light.
Coriander Leaves – Add some freshness and color to these cheese balls with finely chopped coriander leaves.
Salt & Sugar – Add a little bit of salty and sweet with salt and sugar. You can skip the sugar, if you do not like it to be sweet.
Step By Step Recipe
Grind the corn kernels to a coarse paste.
In a bowl, mix together corn, potatoes, cheese, cornflour, all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, green chili, coriander, and baking powder.
Make 13-15 balls from the mixture.
Refrigerate the balls for 10-15 minutes. Dip the balls in milk and then in bread crumbs, so that they are coated with crumbs all over.
Heat oil for frying in pan. When the oil becomes hot, turn the heat to medium and fry the balls till they are golden brown and crispy.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you want a healthier version of this cheesy delight, then instead of deep-frying the balls you can always bake them.
Prepare evenly shaped balls from the mixture and instead of frying just bake them in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C) for 15-20 minutes, until they are nice golden in color. Spray or brush a little oil over them before baking for that crunchy golden glow.
Just make the cheese balls as per the instructions given below and keep aside. Now spray the air fryer basket, and place the cheese corn balls in the basket in a single layer. Spray or brush some oil on the top and air fry for about 15 minutes, or until they are golden in color and crunchy.
You can add in processed cheese or mozzarella cheese to make these Corn Cheese Balls. Both these cheese, gives it a nice gooey texture. You can also mix both these cheeses to make these corn balls.
Variations
Jain Friendly – To make Jain friendly Corn Balls, replace boiled potatoes with either grated paneer or boiled and mashed raw bananas.
Without Potatoes – You can definitely prepare corn cheese balls without potatoes also. Just follow the exact same recipe as provided below and skip adding boiled and mashed potatoes. Add grated paneer or mashed sweet potatoes instead.
Without Breadcrumbs – Coating cheese corn balls nicely with some bread crumbs not only prevents them from bursting in oil but also, provides a crispy golden color coating as well. If you do not wish to use breadcrumbs for any reason, you can always substitute it with some crushed cornflakes.
In Paniyaram Pan – If you do not want to deep fry Corn Cheese Balls, you can pan-fry instead in Paniyaram Pan. Add a little oil in each cavity and add in the Corn Cheese Balls. Once the bottom is cooked, turn the cheese balls, pour a little more oil, and cook until all the sides are golden brown and crispy.
Serving Suggestions
Some Tomato Ketchup, Mint Sauce or Mint Coriander Chutney goes really well with these.
Flavored mayonnaise and cheese sauce also perfectly complements these mouthwatering snacks.
Last time, I served these with my Yum Yum Sauce and the combo was a super hit.
Storage Suggestions
You can prepare a large quantity of these corn cheese balls and then freeze them in a foil-lined tray until they are completely frozen.
Then collect all these balls in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for any time usage.
Now whenever you have unexpected guests or kids gathered at home, prepare this easy and cheesy mouthwatering snack only by frying already prepared balls and serve hot.
Make sure to thaw the frozen balls for an hour before frying.
Pro Tips by Neha
Make sure to refrigerate the balls for a few minutes before frying.
Grease your hands properly with oil before making balls so that the mixture doesn’t stick to your hands and each ball has an accurate shape.
You need to be quite cautious while preparing these cheesy delights, as these balls tend to burst while frying.
Now in order to avoid shredding of these balls, you need to make sure that the mixture is frozen properly for 15 minutes.
You also need to see, that the mixture bind nicely.
If you find the mixture a little soft than what is required, feel free to add more plain flour or gram flour so that we are able to make proper round balls out of it.
This is done because an extra soft mixture tends to break easily in the oil. Also do not forget to coat the roundels nicely with milk and breadcrumbs, which will not only provide nice color to these cheesy corn balls but will also protect them from shredding apart, when dropped in oil.
Drain the balls on a tissue lined plate to get rid of excess oil.
You can also replace processed cheese with Mozzarella Cheese and keep a cheese cube in the center of the balls to make cheese-stuffed Corn Cheese Balls.
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Corn Cheese Balls Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Corn (Softened)
- 1 cup Boiled Potato (Grated)
- 3/4 cup Processed Cheese
- 2 tbsp Corn Flour
- 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Green Chilli (Finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander (Chopped)
- 1/8 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
Instructions
- Grind the corn kernels to a coarse paste.
- In a bowl, mix together corn, potatoes, cheese, corn flour, all purpose flour, salt, sugar, green chilli, coriander and baking powder.
- Make 13-15 balls from the mixture.
- Refrigerate the balls for 10-15 minutes.
- Dip the balls in milk and then in bread crumbs, so that they are coated with crumbs all over.
- Heat oil for frying in pan.
- When the oil becomes hot, turn the heat to medium and fry the balls till they are golden brown and crispy.
- Serve hot with tomato ketchup or green chutney.
Shobha
They look yummilicious !
Swetha
They look so tempting. Perfectly done and lovely photos.
sangee vijay
very tasty n crispy balls…looks more tempting…awesome presentation n clicks!!loved it!!
Hema
So perfectly made, very tempting..
Santosh Bangar
this snack is perfect and sounds crispy and tasty
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
lovely pics! i feel like diving in & grabbing one 🙂
Binitha
heavenly! and what a presentation…you got me hungry….
Aarthi
This is such a wonderful recipe..Thanks for posting it..Bookmarked..
hemalata
Yummy n crunchy cheese balls! love the presentation n preparation.
Princy Vinoth
lovely cheesy balls.Temptingly beautiful pictures!
Carolyn Jung
I know I couldn’t stop at just one of these. Who can resist crispy golden and cheesy — all in one delightful bite? Yum!
eRiN
Do you need a cornballer to make these?
Neha
No we don’t…Just use your palms to make the balls…this works 🙂
Just Cake Girl
Such a quick and amazing recipe! 🙂 I’ll give it a try!
Sayantani
gorgeous recipe. looks wonderful.
maha
balls looks really yumm yumm..nice cliks……Thanx 4 d super dish dear…….
Maha
Achu's Amma's Kitchen
Gorgeous ..perfectly done…clicks are awesome…
Teena Mary
Awesome clicks & perfectly made!! Loved the yummy recipe!! Bookmarked to try this 🙂
Jesica @ Pencil Kitchen
I’ll have them like popcorns!
MyFudo™
I adore this cheese and corn combination. A winning dish! Thanks for sharing.
beti
I would love to have them like right now, they look perfectly crispy on the outside
Hemavathi Murari
great pics and u gave me a good idea to use corn.
simply superb.
Anonymous
Hi, mouth watering ! I am going to try this.. One Q though – Can I make these with grated Parmesan cheese instead of cheddar . Hope you reply soon, thanks ! 🙂
Sudha
Chef Jeff
These look like some Conch Fritters that I had at Harpoon Harry’s in Punta Gorda, FL. They look delicious.
Your site is fabulous. Thanks for sharing your delicious food with us.
Jeff
city
thanks for sharing
Joe Lewis
Wowwww… looks so delicious and tempting.. awesome job dear.. Yummy !!
Victoria Grant
Yumm Yumm..my fav 🙂
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Devina Mathur
I tried these yummy Cheese and corn balls… they are just toooo delicious. They have become my all time party starters. Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe.
city
thanks for share
Namratha Kumar
Dear Neha…thank you for this fabulous recipe. Tried them yesterday and they were delightfully soft and gooey on the inside yet crisp on the outside. Pure cheesy goodness.
Sireesha Puppala
aaah this looks really fantastic and delicious
Dwayne Johnston
Looks so inviting…corn and cheese is really a heavenly combo..my kids love it.
Roshni
Hi could I make these a day in advance and leave them in the fridge, do milk and breadcrumb coating in the day or even better Could I make and freeze? Thanks, they look and sound delicious!!!
msnehamathur
Hello Roshni. Yes you can make these a day ahead and refrigerate or freeze for up to 15 days
yummyfoodrecipesindia
Seriously this recipe is watering my mouth with its attractive pictures. Hope this could taste better, must give a try. Thank you!
anuj
Just the way my mum made these balls. Brings back memories of the best food we enjoyed as kids. Thanks.
msnehamathur
🙂