Crispy Mozzarella Cheese Fingers recipe…I think like me…this is one of the most relished snacks for most of you. The crispy and crunchy layer outside with the melted mozzarella cheese within. The mozzarella cheese and potato has an ultimate combination which makes this snack so popular. Mozzarella Cheese Fingers recipe is an easy and perfect recipe of snacks for any party.

How to make Crispy Mozzarella Cheese Fingers recipe

Though this snack recipe is very commonly made but it is very important that the fingers should have the exact crispy layer and the cheese has to be melted at the right time.

Some common things which should be taken care of for a perfect taste of “Mozzarella Cheese Finger recipe” . You will find it lengthy but these are very basic and useful tips which we often neglect. The tips can be helpful in daily cooking also. So don’t skip it.    

• Boiled potato is one of the most important ingredient of this recipe. And not for this recipe only, this tip will help you for other snack recipes also, where boiled potato is used.
• First of all choose the right quality and also variety if possible. By right quality I mean the potato should not be old or soft. If the potato is soft that means it is quiet old with tubers grown over it. The old potato not only affects the taste but also badly affects the texture, which is required for a perfect recipe. So always choose fresh and firm potatoes.
• I also mentioned about variety of potato, so preferably use Sugar free potatoes. It not only enhance the taste but also improves the texture, it is easily available in the market. Big branded companies producing potato chips/wafers use sugar free potatoes only for their products.
• The potatoes should not be overcooked/boiled. Overcooking absorbs more moisture and destroys the texture. Because of this the fingers will be very soft and not withstand the shape. So boiled the potatoes for required time only.
• Second ingredient which is equally important is the cheese, use mozzarella cheese avoid using processed cheese. Mozzarella cheese has perfect balance of salt and it melts faster than processed cheese. The main reason for this is the moisture content, mozzarella cheese is soft and creamy and has high moisture content which lacks in processed cheese. Processed cheese is harder and takes time to melt. If you have tried processed cheese for making finger then you must have experienced that the cheese either has not melted or it becomes chewy. So use mozzarella cheese for Cheese fingers.
• One step in the recipe is coating the fingers with the batter, which I will be explaining in the description, the batter should not be very thick. Thick batter will prevent the heat reaching inside for melting the cheese. Thin batter will not stick to the fingers and the outside layer not be crispy. So the batter should be of right consistency so that it gets nicely coated on the fingers.
• Fry the fingers on medium flame till the outside layer becomes golden brown and simultaneously the cheese gets time and heat to melt down.
• Last but not the least, don’t forget to serve the mozzarella Cheese Fingers hot. If the Mozzarella Cheese Fingers gets cold you will miss the melted cheese…So enjoy the Cheese Fingers when they are hot!!! Take care not to burn your tongue….

Try other snacks recipes also

Moong Dal Appe 

Palak vadi/Spinach fritters 

Crispy potato bites 

Cheese soya Nuggets 

Vada Pav

Kabuli chana kebab/chick pea Kebab 

Cheese ball  

So finally we will move on to the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Boiled potato – 2 large
• Chopped green chilli – 2
• Red chilli flakes – 1 tsp
• Chat masala – ½ to 1 tsp
• Chopped onion – 1 small
• Grated cheese(optional) – 2 tbsp
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – for frying
• Corn flour – ½ cup
• Maida/refined flour – 1 cup
• Breadcrumb – 1 cup
• Mozzarella cheese sticks – 1 cup

Method:

• In a bowl mash the boiled potatoes, leaving some very small chunks.
• Mix in green chilli, chilli flakes, chat masala, onion and salt. If you don’t have red flakes use red chilli powder according to your taste. Chilli flakes looks good and taste better.
• Mix grated mozzarella cheese, which is optional. Readymade small mozzarella cheese chunks can also be added. If you are adding this mozzarella cheese then while frying some cheese will melt but don’t worry the fingers will come out good.
• Mix all the ingredients and gather together to make a ball.

• Divide the ball into 10 to 12 equal parts.
• Make a cavity in each and stuff mozzarella stick in it. Cover the ball and roll or shape into fingers. Keep all the fingers ready.

• Make a batter of Cornflour and maida/refined flour. The quantity mentioned in the ingredients is 1:2 respectively. Add some water initially and mix. This will prevent forming lumps in the batter. Once the flour is mixed, add sufficient amount of water to make a thick slurry.
• Add salt to taste and some chilli flakes. Chilli flakes will give a nice look and color to the fingers.
• Take some breadcrumbs in a plate.
• Now our batter, fingers and breadcrumbs are ready. Place them together. The next step is a continuous step using all of them.
• Heat oil in a kadhai/ pan.
• Now the golden rule for handling the mess with the batter and breadcrumb is dip the cheese fingers in the batter with right hand and coat the breadcrumb over the cheese fingers with left hand. Coat all the cheese fingers with the batter and breadcrumbs.

• Now the oil is ready for frying. Fry the fingers on medium flame till golden brown. Initially while adding the cheese fingers keep the flame on high for few seconds then turn on medium.

• Serve the yummy cheese fingers when hot with tomato sauce or mint chutney.