If you are looking for a healthy school lunch box dish under 30 minutes, you are at right place. These broccoli cheese fritters are too easy to make and your kid is going to love it. You can deep fry / shallow fry / bake them.
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| Broccoli Cheese Fritters - Kids lunch box ideas / Vegetarian appetizer with broccoli |
Recipe for Broccoli cheese fritters for kids lunch box / Vegetarian Appetizer using broccoli
Preparation time : 10 min, Cooking time : 15 min, serves :3
Ingredients :
Broccoli : 1 small, 12 oz (Approx. 2 cups , if finely chopped)
Parsley / Cilantro (malliyila) : 2 tbsp, finely chopped
Onion : 1/4 Cup, finely chopped
Egg : 1, large
Black Pepper : 1/2 tsp
Salt : 1/2 tsp
Cheddar cheese : 1/3 Cup, grated
Bread Crumbs : 2/3 Cup or 2 slices made into crumbs using mixer grinder
Vegetable Oil to fry
Directions :
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| Broccoli Cheese Fritters - Kids lunch box ideas / Vegetarian appetizer with broccoli |
1. Blanch the broccoli if it is frozen : This process will help the broccoli to retain its color. I skipped this step as i used fresh broccoli. Click here for the instructions to Blanch broccoli.
2. Mix all ingredients : Chop broccoli finely and mix with other ingredients like onion, egg, shredded cheddar cheese, bread crumbs, salt , pepper and parsley / Coriander leaves.
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| Broccoli Cheese Fritters - Kids lunch box ideas / Vegetarian appetizer with broccoli |
3. Form Broccoli cheese balls : Line a parchment paper / baking sheet on a pan and keep aside. Make equal shaped balls with the broccoli cheese mixture and arrange on the baking sheet. This will prevent the broccoli cheese balls from sticking to the plate. If you have difficulty to form the balls, use a ice cream scooper, then form into balls.
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4. Fry the Broccoli Cheese Fritters : Heat Oil in an iron skillet / frying pan. Flatten the broccoli cheese balls using your palm into patties and shallow fry / deep fry them. If the mixture is sticking to your hand , use a small amount of oil to grease your hand and continue to shape the patties.
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5. Deep fry Do's and Don'ts : As always with deep-frying, be sure you don't crowd the pan. If too many patties are added, the oil temperature will drop and the fritters / cutlet will absorb grease and become soggy instead of searing. Fry until crisp and golden brown on all sides, turning over just once. Also, be sure you don't leave the broccoli fritters / cutlets in the oil for long. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
Notes :
Baking method : You can bake these broccoli cheese fritters easily in a 400 degrees F oven for 30 minutes, turning the patties after 15 minutes. Baked fritters are not as crispy as friend ones. So for kids lunch box, i prefer to fry , cool and pack them. But you can definitely bake and serve these hot as an amazing vegetarian starter with broccoli and cheese.
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Enjoy,
Lena
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