Cream Cheese Corn Chaat Balls
Cream Cheese Corn Chaat Balls are a 5-minute no-cook festive snack, creamy and crunchy, perfect for Diwali parties and holiday appetizers.
- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- For Cream Cheese Corn Chaat Balls
- 1 cup cream cheese (softened)
- 4 tablespoons boiled sweet corn (pat dry to remove excess moisture)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate arils
- 2 spring onion greens, finely sliced
- ½ onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons roasted pistachios, chopped
- ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon chaat masala
- ¼ teaspoon black salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 papads, fine sev or crushed papdi (for coating)
- For serving
- Tamarind chutney (for drizzling)
- Mint coriander chutney (for drizzling)
- Pomegranate arils (for garnish)
- NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced with their vegan counterparts.
Instructions
- 1
Finely chop half an onion and slice the spring onion greens. Keep them aside. Also, chop the roasted pistachios and set them aside.
- 2
In a small bowl, add cream cheese, onion, spring onion greens, corn, pomegranate arils, chaat masala, roasted cumin powder, black salt, and black pepper.
- 3
Mix well until smooth. Flatten the cream cheese mixture and chill it for 10–15 minutes so it firms up slightly. Meanwhile, roast the papads in a pan or directly over an open flame on medium-high heat until crisp.
- 4
Once roasted, crush the papads into tiny pieces. Scoop small portions of the chilled mixture and roll them into bite-sized balls.
- 5
Roll each ball in the crushed papads until evenly coated. You can also use sev or crushed papdi for coating. Arrange the balls on a plate.
- 6
Drizzle lightly with green chutney and tamarind chutney. Garnish with a few pomegranate arils. Serve immediately for maximum crunch, or chill for up to 30 minutes before serving.
- 7
NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.
- 8
ENJOY THIS RECIPE.