Savoury Cheese Sticks

Mozarella cheese fingers covered with chicken  and vegetable mixture seasoned with desi spices that create unique blend of flavours. Can be frozen for two weeks. As it's loaded with goodness of vegetables and packed with protein from chicken and cheese, it make a healthy treat of you bake instead of deep frying.

Savoury Cheese Sticks Recipe

Ingredients:

• 200 g Mozarella cheese block
• 1 cup boiled and shredded chicken
• 1 large potato
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 medium sized carrot
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1/2 cup sweetcorn kernels
• 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• Salt as per taste
• Beaten eggs for coating
• Bread crumbs for coating
• Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Cut Mozarella cheese into thick 2 inches long sticks and keep in fridge for later use.

2. Wash, cube and pressure cook all the vegetables adding just half a cup of water, a little salt and ginger garlic paste. Vegetable should be mushy but there shouldn't be any excess water.

3. Take cooked veggies in a mixing bowl and add shredded chicken and all the spices and mix well. If it's too sticky, add some seasoned bread crumbs.

4. Now take a little portion from above mixture and spread on a flat surface, place a cheese stick and close ends in such a way that cheese is well coated with chicken and veggies mixture.

5. Give egg wash and coat with bread crumbs. You can in freezer and deep fry or bake till golden while serving.