Pasta Balls

Inspired from Tarla Dalal

Makes 25 Small Balls

Ingredients:

Butter - 4 tbspns 

All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 5 tbspns

Milk - 1 1/2 cups

Cooked(Leftover) Pasta - 1 1/2 cups 

Green chilies - 1 or 2, finely chopped

Coriander - 1 tbspn, finely chopped

Cheese - 1/2 cup, any variety

Salt to taste

Mixed together for the batter;

All Purpose Flour - 1/4 cup 

Water - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Other ingredients;

Dried Bread Crumbs - 1/2 cup, for coating

Oil for deep frying

Tomato Ketchup for serving

Method:

Melt the butter in a pan, add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the milk and cook while stirring continuously, until the mixture resembles a thick sauce. Allow the sauce to cool to room temperature.

Add the pasta, green chilies, coriander, cheese and salt. Mix well. Divide the mixture into 25 equal portions and shape each into small rounds. Dip the pasta balls in the prepared batter and roll lightly in bread crumbs.

Deep fry the balls in hot oil until golden brown in color. Remove and drain on an absorbent paper. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.