Chicken Tapioca Balls

Ingredients:

Tapioca – 1 kg (Cut into small cube)

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Butter – 2 tbsp

Chicken – 500- 800 gm

Onion – 1- 2 nos (chopped)

Ginger – 1 tbs (chopped)

Green chilly – 3 nos (chopped)

Curry leaves – handful (chopped)

Kashmiri chilly powder – 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder – 2 tsp

Garam masala powder – ½ tsp

Salt – To taste

Oil – 2 tbs (for cooking)

Oil - for frying

Egg – 1 or 2 nos (beaten)

Bread crumbs – 2 cups or as required

Preparation:

- Clean and cook chicken adding a pinch of turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt. Shred the chicken pieces and keep aside.

- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Saute onion, ginger, green chilly and curry leaves. Saute until onion is translucent. Add turmeric powder, kashmiri chilly powder, pepper powder and garam masala powder and saute well. Add the shredded chicken and mix well. Add salt as required and keep aside.

- Boil tapioca pieces(small cube pieces) in water adding salt and turmeric powder in a cooker. Once done, drain the water and mash the tapioca adding 2 tbsp butter  and keep aside.

- Make medium sized balls out of the mashed tapioca and flatten them. Put 2 tsp of the chicken mixture in between the tapioca and shape back into a ball and keep aside.

- Roll them in beaten egg and into bread crumbs.

- Deep-fry the tapioca balls in oil till golden brown in color. (make sure to keep turning the tapioca balls till cooked evenly)

- Serve hot with hot and sweet sauce.