In a mixing bowl add the ground sweet corn paste, ½ cup sweet corn, ¼ cup chopped mozzarella cheese, ¼ cup all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon mixed Italian herbs, ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder, ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder, ½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste and 1 small onion finely chopped. Add salt as needed. Mix well into a tight dough.
Meanwhile in another mixing bowl add 2 tablespoon all purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder, ¼ teaspoon mixed Italian herbs and a generous pinch of salt.
Add water as needed and make a thick slurry. It should coat the back of the spoon.
Grease your fingers and make small balls from the dough.
Gently drop the prepared ball into the slurry. Using a spoon, coat the ball with slurry.
Spread ¼ cup of panko bread crumbs on a plate and place the slurry dipped ball on the bread crumbs.
Roll the ball all over until it is coated in bread crumbs. Prepare 2-3 balls to fry at once.
Meanwhile heat oil for deep frying and when hot, set it on medium flame. Gently drop the prepared corn balls 2-3 at a time, without overcrowding the oil.
Turn them around and cook until golden brown on all sides. The oil should be hot enough to not ooze out the melting cheese but cook the corn balls through.
Remove from oil when they are golden brown and crispy.
Place them onto a kitchen tissue to drain excess oil.
To make corn cheese balls in air fryer, preheat the air fryer at 200°C for 10 mins and place all the prepared balls inside. Spray oil on top.
Cook for 5-7 mins at 200°C until they are crispy and golden. The color might not be as even as deep fried version, but will be crispy for guilt-free munching.
Adjust spices as per preference. I always like to add a bit of red chilli powder even while adding pepper powder, it is optional and can be adjusted per spice preference.
There is a chance for sweet corn to bursting in oil, stay cautious and away from oil while frying. If the balls take more than a minute or minute & half to cook, there are more chances of cheese melting or sweet corn bursting. Make sure oil temperature is hot when balls are fried.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Corn Cheese Balls | Corn Cheese Croquettes
Amount per Serving
Calories
95
% Daily Value*
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.