CHEESY PIZZA BALLS / POTLIS

Pizza dough stuffed with your favourite ingredients and then tossed in garlic butter. Try this recipe on small functions like kids birthday party or kitty party at your place. My family is a foody family and now a days everyone like the pizza flavour in each dish. So this Valentine’s day I made these cheesy Pizza Balls / Potlis. As much as I love when my kids eat all of my cooking. I am not going to have to cook from scratch the following night or have to create something completely new for my kids on this special day.  They are easy and inexpensive and just a great appetizer. These are delicious and cheesy so everyone like it. When these pizza balls are piping hot, the little spheres pull apart to reveal gooey melted cheese and whatever toppings you can think of to put inside.  So next time when your kids demands for pizza just try this recipe and surprise them. The best part is that you can stuff these with ham, pepperoni, sausage, becon, etc.  

INGREDIENTS:

1-2 Boiled and Mashed Potatoes

1 Cup Finely Chopped Mix Bell Pepper/ Capsicum [if available use all coloured peppers]

2 tablespoon Sliced Black Olives

½ Cup Grated Cheese

2-3 tablespoon Pizza Sauce

4-5 Garlic Cloves, Crushed finely

Pizza Dough

1 teaspoon Oregano

1 teaspoon Chilly Flakes

2+2 tablespoon Butter [for brushing and for tossing]

1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

Salt

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Pre-heat the oven at 190 degree C for 10 minutes.

STEP 1 – Prepare a pizza dough, cover it and let it rise with double in size.[see notes]

STEP 2 – In a small pan combine butter and garlic and simmer for 5 minutes.

STEP 3 – Mash the potato and add salt and seasoning in it and mix well.

STEP 4 – After 2 hours, make small equal portions with the dough and keep them aside.

STEP 5 – Chop the peppers in small dices.

STEP 6 – Now roll the small portion of pizza dough and roll it about 2-3 inches pieces and about ¼ inch

thick.

STEP 7 –Brush it with garlic butter, a dollop of mashed potato, then add some chopped pepper, drizzle 1 teaspoon pizza sauce on it and sprinkle some grated cheese on it. Sprinkle oregano and chilly flakes on it as shown in the pictures below.

STEP 8 – Fold and press the edges together to form a little dough potli/ ball.

STEP 9 – Brush with more garlic butter and pop into a prepared cup cake pan/ moulds.

STEP 10 – Prepare all the balls with rest of the dough and keep on the baking tray.

STEP 11 – Bake on 190 degrees C for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Let it cool for 5 minutes in the oven itself.

STEP 12 – Heat a pan with little butter and add garlic powder in it.

Toss the ready cheesy balls in it and serve hot.

Serve hot pizza potli/ ball with tomato ketchup or your favourite sauce.

NOTES: For Pizza dough follow the post of MOZZARELLA STUFFED GARLIC KNOTS from my blog itself. Recipe link for pizza dough- http://kalpanaslacucina.blogspot.in/2016/12/mozzarella-stuffed-garlic-knots.html