Bread Balls (With Paneer Stuffing)

Last updated on May 13th, 2020

Bread balls recipe- delicious, addictive and flavorful snack just perfect with your evening tea for this great weather. A very rich and aromatic mixture of paneer and mashed potatoes stuffed inside the bread and fried until crispy and golden. So easy to make, wonderful starter for parties and a great after school snack with hot chocolate. Here is how to make best bread balls with this easy recipe.

There is something so comforting about crispy piping hot snacks during cold weather. During winter we do crave for some spicy snacks like roasted makhana, crispy corn, corn pakora, paneer pakora onion pakora, cheese pakora, bajji, samosa , cutlet to go with out adrak wali chai or masala chai right?

This bread balls is one more wonderful snack that you can add to your list. This one also doubles up as excellent after school snack for kids with badam milk, pista milk or saffron milk. I usually make these balls for my kid’s snacks with any flavored milk or sometimes flavored yogurts occasionally. This snack also tastes very good with some cream corn or mixed vegetable soup.

These bread balls was a favorite while growing up. My mom made them all the time with some spiced potato filling and it tasted just wonderful. These balls with rooh afza milk or rose milk was the most favorite Sunday treat.

I tasted these panner stuffed bread balls in Gangotri restaurant outlet in our office. This restaurant served so many yummy snacks like kalakand, pani puri, mirch vada, pav bhaji, dhokla and so many more. These bread balls used to appear in the menu at times and we would never miss.

These days I make this bread balls not very often as these taste good only with white bread. You can sure use other types of bread but the mild sweetness of white bread compliments the spicy filling very well.

I had made these bread balls last week for my kid and she devoured them happily. It tasted so good, crispy from outside with melt in mouth flavorful paneer filling inside. It was wonderful to have with green chutney and tea.

This Bread Balls Recipe Is

Delicious, filling & addictive

Easy homemade snack for kids

Best starter in parties

Can be made vegan by using tofu 

Can be made gluten free by using GF bread

Best snack with tea

To make bread balls you don’t need many ingredients. Just few kitchen staples like bread, potatoes, paneer and few spice powders.

Making the recipe is also quite simple. Just mix in the filling ingredients, make balls, stuff inside bread and fry. So easy!

Which Bread Is Best For Making Bread Balls?

As I said above I prefer to use white sandwich bread for this recipe. White bread adds a slight sweet notes to this snack. You can also wheat or brown bread for healthier choice.

Whichever bread you use make sure it is freshest. Fresh bread is easy to stretch and roll without breaking. Even a day old bread it slightly hard and may break while rolling.

Even though you can dip the bread in water and make it soft, fresh ones are the best!

What Goes In The Filling Of Bread Balls?

The ingredients for stuffing the bread balls are very simple ones. You will need

• boiled and mashed potatoes
• crumbled soft paneer or cottage cheese or soy paneer (tofu)
• Chopped chilies & cilantro leaves
• minced ginger
• salt, chaat masala powder & chili powder.

That’s it, just mix everything and your filling is ready.

How To Make Bread Balls?

Making Paneer Filling For Bread Balls

Boil, peel and mash two large potatoes.

Combine mashed potatoes, crumbled paneer, chopped cilantro leaves and green chilies, spice powders and salt in a bowl. Do not add any water.

If the mixture is too loose you can add 1-2 teaspoons corn flour. Mix well and make small balls from the mixture. Your filling is ready.

Preparing And Frying Bread Balls.

Heat oil for deep frying.

Take a bread slice and trim off the edges. Dip the bread slice in water for a second and quickly squeeze the water. Place the bread on a flat surface and stretch a bit using a rolling pin. Place a paneer balls and close from all the edges. Form a ball.

Slide the prepared balls in the hot oil. Fry until crispy and golden from all sides.

Drain excess oil.

Serve bread balls with green chutney.

Can I Make Bread Balls Without Frying?

Yes if you prefer to avoid deep frying you can use an appe pan or aebleskiver pan. Just place one ball per hole and fry with few drops of oil in low flame.

Other option is you can make baked bread balls. Just place the prepared balls in a greased baking sheet and bake in the hot oven at 180 C/ 250 F for 15-18 minutes.

Tips For Making Perfect Bread Balls

Do not make the filling balls very large. They may break out in the oil while frying.

Next dip the bread in water just for second and squeeze all the water.

If the bread breaks while stuffing, just cover it up and hold tightly in your palm and shape like ladoo. Its ok if it breaks.

You can double the recipe.

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