Veggie Balls

katrine2706
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Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 20 balls

Link: http://www.fao.org/traditional-crops/moringa/en/

Ingredients:

• 2 large potatoes
• 1/4 kg carrots
• 1/4 kg squash
• 5 stalks moringa leaves* (optional)
• 1 bulb garlic
• 1 piece white onion
• 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 kg flour
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 3 pinch pepper
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 cup cooking oil
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1/4 kg bread crumbs

*Moringa is commonly known as "drumstick tree". The green leaves have lots of health benefits. The leaves are small so they can be added directly to the mixture. When moringa is dried, the leaves can be easily turned into powder.

Steps:

1. Wash and peel the potatoes, carrots and squash.
2. Grate the vegetables including the garlic cloves. Mince the onion.
3. Wash the moringa leaves, and remove from the stalks. You can also used dried leaves.
4. Grate the cheese. Set aside.
5. In a bowl, mix together the grated vegetables, minced onions, grated cheese, and moringa leaves.
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6. Add salt, pepper and sugar. Add the eggs, flour and corn starch. Mix until well blended.
7. Using a tablespoon, scoop the mixture and roll into balls.
8. Roll into a small bowl of flour. Dip into a beaten egg. Roll into bread crumbs.
9. Deep fry until golden brown.
10. Serve and enjoy!
    Tip: Serve with cheese dip or simply ketchup. You can also cook sweet and sour veggie balls with it.

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Bruce Byrnes

August 22, 20160 found this helpful

Does a bulb of garlic mean a single clove or a "head" of garlic?
(I love GARLIC!!)

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katrine2706
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August 22, 20160 found this helpful

a head of garlic

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Debbie

August 23, 20160 found this helpful

The recipe sounds great but what are the measurements kg? We use teaspoon, tablespoon. Also, never heard of moringa, not sure any grocery stores in the county carry it, & the two I did call had never heard of it.

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katrine2706
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August 23, 20160 found this helpful

"kg" kilograms. the 1/4 kg is approximately 2 pcs of carrots and 1/4 kg of potatoes 2 large pcs of potatoes.. Moringa is a green leafy vegetable en.wikipedia.org/.../Moringa_oleifera

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You can remove moringa as it could not be available in your stores. It's an optional ingredient, actually. :-)

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katrine2706
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August 23, 20160 found this helpful

the flour and bread crumbs about 2 cups of each ingredient.

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Jess
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August 24, 20160 found this helpful

I was doing a little research about moringa and it sounds like you could substitute spinach or another leafy green. Your recipe looks delicious.

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katrine2706
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August 24, 20160 found this helpful

yes, definitely you can substitute it with other green leaf vegetable if.. thanks!

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likekinds
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August 29, 20160 found this helpful

Looks and sounds delicious. I'm sure it is. But, children need low sodium foods so they never develop 'The salt habit'. That habit is so hard to break in later years when it can be damaging to your health. How about one teaspoon salt, instead?

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katrine2706
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August 29, 20160 found this helpful

Of course, yes, I totally agree with you. You can adjust the salt just right for children's taste buds. Try to cook one ball as a sample for you to taste and when you think it's too salty then try adding some more flour and grated veggies.

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