(2-4 servings)

Ingredients

 4 cups minced chicken
 2 tbsp chopped onions
 2 tbsp chopped parsley
 1 egg yolk
 300 gm cream cheese
 2 tbsp butter
 1 tbsp maida
 2 eggs
 1 cup bread crumbs
 Salt and pepper

Preparation guide

 Heat butter in pan, add onions and cook until tender. Remove from the heat and mix with parsley, and let it cool.
 Mix minced chicken with salt, pepper, egg yolk and cream cheese. Mix in the sautéed onions and parsley.
 Divide the mixture into 24 even-sized balls and refrigerate for two to three hours.
 Beat two full eggs. Dust the chicken balls with flour; dip in egg mixture and then in bread crumbs.
 Fry in hot oil and drain on a kitchen towel. Serve hot.

Health benefits. Parsley is rich in antioxidants and boosts heart, lung and eye health. Cream cheese, though high in calories, is a good source of vitamin A.

Also read: Kalkals (From Kerala)