Corn Cheese chops

Cooking time: 40min
Preparation time: 15min

Ingredients
Corn kernels - 2 cups
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Garlic - 6 cloves
Green chilli - 3-4
Onion - 1 medium
Oil - 2 tablespoons
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Crushed black peppercorns - 1/2 teaspoon
Fresh coriander leaves - 2 tablespoons
Bread crumbs - 2 1/2 cups
Mozzarella cheese - 1/2 cup
Cornflour/ corn starch - 2 tablespoons
Sticks a few

Method
1. Peel ginger and garlic and chop in a chopper with green chillies.
2. Peel and finely chop onion.
3. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a non-stick pan, add ginger-garlic-green chillies and sauté. When garlic turns a light brown add onion and sauté for 2 minutes.
4. Coarsely chop corn kernels in the chopper and add to the pan. Mix well and sauté for a while. Add turmeric powder, salt and mix. Transfer into a bowl and add peppercorns, coriander leaves and mix.
5. Add 1½ cups white bread crumbs and mix well.
6. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
7.Thickly slice mozzarella cheese and then cut into small cubes.
8.Mix cornflour with water to make a thick batter. Spread the remaining bread crumbs in a plate.
9. Dust your palms with a little cornflour, take a portion of the corn mixture, keep a cheese cube in the centre and roll to cover it completely and shape into a oval chop.
10. Roll it in a little cornflour and pierce an ice cream stick at one end. Shape it again.
11. Dip it in cornflour batter, roll in remaining bread crumbs and deep fry till golden. Drain on tissue paper. Serve hot.