Veg Lollipop | Veg Starter

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 45 mins

Number of servings: 4-5 persons

Ingredients

To make the lollipops

Boiled potatoes - 3 Medium size

Carrots - 1 Medium Finely Chopped

Capsicum - 1/2 Finely Chopped

Onions - 1 Small Finely Chopped

Green Chilies - 2 Finely Chopped

Paneer - 50grams

Grated Red Chili Powder - 1 TSP

Coriander Leaves Chopped

Bread Crumbs - 2 TBSP

Pepper Powder

Salt - 1/2 TSP

To make the batter

Cornflour - 1 TBSP

All purpose flour / Maida - 1 TBSP

Pepper Powder

Salt to taste

Water

To make the sauce

Oil - 1 TSP

Garlic - 1 TSP

Finely Chopped Ginger -1 TSP

Finely Chopped Onion - 1 TSP

Finely Chopped Capsicum - 1 TSP

Finely Chopped Red Chili

Sauce - 1 TBSP

Soy sauce - 1 TSP

Tomato Ketchup - 3 TBSP

White Vinegar - 1 TSP

Cornflour Slurry

Pepper Powder

Water

Method:

1. To a bowl, add onions, paneer, carrot, boiled potatoes, green chilies, coriander leaves, red chili powder, pepper, salt and bread crumbs Mix everything well and make small balls out of it

2. Now, take a popsicle stick and shape the ball on it in the shape of a lollipop

3. Make all the lollipops in a similar way

4. To make the batter, mix maida, cornflour, salt, pepper and water

5. Make a smooth batter out of it

6. Dip the lollipop in the batter and dip them in bread crumbs

7. Heat some oil for deep frying and deep fry the lollipops till they turn golden brown in color

8. Once they turn golden brown in color, take them out of the oil and keep the lollipops aside

9. To make the sauce for the lollipops, heat some oil in a kadai, add chopped ginger and garlic and saute

10. Add onions, capsicums saute

11. Add the sauces and mix well

12. Add some water and cornflour slurry and bring it to a boil

13. Add some pepper mix well

14. Serve the fried lollipops hot with the sauce

15. Add some spring onion greens for garnish.