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Masala Sweet Corn / Sweet Corn Chat

Sweet corn is a grain that anyone will cherish. This is yet another versatile veggie that can be included in soups, pulavs, curries and various dishes. Today's special is masala sweet corn which is very commonly found in malls, cinema theatres, beach road-side etc. Its nice to munch on this when we go out. And just one cup per person would not be sufficient sometimes. Especially kids do ask for more. Sweet corn chat can be prepared at home very easily with
simple ingredients that are handy in our kitchens. And this is cost effective too.

Method :

Remove the husk and separate the corn grains from the kernel. Cook these corn grains in pressure cooker until 2 whistles with water ( just enough to cover the corns or even less than that but not more ), salt and sugar. Once the pressure is cooled, put them in a colander or a strainer to remove excess water.

Heat a pan. Add oil and ghee. Add ground cumin seeds powder ( Powder the cumin seeds in a mortal pestle ).

Add finely chopped onion and fry until they turn brown in colour.

Add ginger paste and saute for 2-3 minutes.

Add soya sauce and saute for a minute. Add finely chopped tomato. Cook until the tomatoes turn mushy.

Add all the powders - turmeric, curry leaf powder, garam masala, black pepper powder, curry powder. Fry for a minute.

Add chilli powder. Fry for another minute.

Add the cooked corn and mix well.

Add chat masala and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Ingredients :

Sweet Corn - Grains of 2 sweet corns
Oil - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp ( make a powder in a mortal pestle )
Onion - 1 ( small ) finely chopped
Ginger Paste - 1 tsp
Soya Sauce - 1/2 tsp
Tomato - 1 ( small ) finely chopped
Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
Curry Leaf  Powder - 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Curry Powder - 1 tsp
Chat Masala - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar 2 tsp
Coriander Leaves to garnish

Preparation :

1. Cook sweet corn grains ( with enough water just to cover the grains or even less than that ) with 2 tsp of salt and sugar.
2. Once cool, strain the corns to remove excess water.
3. Heat oil and ghee in a pan.
4. Add ground cumin seeds powder.
5. Add chopped onion and fry until they brown in colour.
6. Add soya sauce and chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes become soft.
7. Add garam masala powder, curry leaf powder, curry powder, black pepper powder and turmeric powder. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Add chilli powder and the cooked corn. Mix well.
9. Add chat masala and mix well. Check for salt.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Notes :

1. Butter can be used instead of oil and ghee.
2. Curry leaf powder is dried curry leaves powder.
3. I haven't added salt when tempering as I have added it while cooking the corns. Please check before you add extra salt (  soya sauce also contains salt ).