A Clover Lunchbox Recipe

In hot weather, low-fat or fruit yoghurts can replace or supplement sandwiches. And in chilly weather, soups in a Thermos flask can stand in for both. Combine soups with something crunchy, like these maize meal pop-ins.

Serves: Recipe yields: +/-40

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400ml water
2ml salt
60g (125ml) maize meal
1x420g tin sweetcorn
125ml polony, chopped
1 onion, chopped
200g (500 ml) Elite Chedddar, grated
50ml fresh parsley, chopped
240g (500 ml) cake flour
10ml baking powder
oil for deep-frying

• Place 300 ml water and salt in saucepan and bring to the boil.
• Mix maize meal and rest of water to a paste and stir into boiling water.
• Reduce heat and simmer until cooked.
• Leave to cool slightly before adding remainder of ingredients, except oil.
• Mix well.
• Heat oil and deep-fry spoonfuls of mixture in hot oil until golden brown and done.
• Place on absorbent paper.