Love eating corns and fed up eating alone? Want to try their variation but confused what and how? Then, here is easy and tasty way out for your dilemma to involve corns in your food when they are widely available. The Corn Chaat Recipe is a perfect monsoon snack to enlighten your taste buds. It is a wonderful way to incorporate the sweet corns in your snack to make it even more delicious and delectable.
Corn Chaat
- Author: Karishma Shah
- Recipe Category: Snacks
- Cuisine: Indian
Description: The Corn Chaat Recipe is quick and simple ways to eat corns as a tasty snack. Ingredients are the basic and handily available. Make now and enjoy the rains!
Corn Chaat Recipe Ingredients:
- Sweet Corn Cobs – 2 cups
- Tomatoes – 1 cup
- Red Bell Pepper – ¼ cup
- Green Bell Pepper – ¼ cup
- Onions – 1 cup
- Green Chilies – 1 green chili
- Chaat Masala – 1 tsp.
- Coriander Powder – 1 tsp.
- Cumin Powder – ¼ tsp.
- Dry Mango Powder – ½ tsp.
- Red Chili Powder – ¼ tsp.
- Asafoetida (hing) – a pinch
- Coriander Leaves – 1 tbsp.
- Parsley Leaves – ½ tbsp.
- Lime Juice – 1 tsp.
- Vegetable Oil – 3 tbsp.
- Salt – as per taste.
Note: You can directly use the tinned corn kernels. The sprinkle of spice powders is dependent on your choice. You can add 1 or 2 pinch of Asafoetida (hing) or the dry mango powder only if you want.
Corn Chaat Recipe Steps:
Pre-Preparation:
- Chop and Deseed Green Chilies.
- Rinse, Wash and Chop Coriander Leaves.
- Steam Corn Cob: In a large skillet, heat the water till its boiling point. Place the corn cob for 10 minutes to steam. Wait till the kernels become tender. Remove the kernels and place them in a bowl.
- Corn Kernel Paste:
- In a mixer-grinder, add the steamed corns.
- Add the ginger and the green chili.
- Grind at a medium pace till it forms a smooth paste.
Note: Use a knife to remove corn kernels. If are you using corn kernels, then do not boil them.
Preparation:
- Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium pan and wait till it crackles.
- Saute the onions till they change the color and become golden brown.
- Add the green and red bell peppers and let them roast.
- Stir in the corns and add the corn paste. Mix well to season the corns evenly with the paste.
- Sprinkle the spice powders with the salt and pepper.
- Continue to stir and cook for few minutes.
- Squeeze in the lime juice and stir well again.
- Check the seasoning, taste and adjust the flavors.
- Top the Chaat plate with the parsley leaves.
And the spicy Corn Chaat with tangy flavors is ready!
Note: You can use individually Saute onions in butter.
Additional Information:
- Calories: 40 calories
- Total Time: PT25M
- Serves: 2
- Date Published: 2016-09-09
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It has a combination of spicy, sweet, salty and savory flavors. The combination of the tanginess of lime, the spiciness of chilies with the sweetness of corns in this unbeatable with another corn dish. The Chaat with corn can be made healthy by using fewer spice powders and more corns. The qualities of this dish got it the place of starter in the restaurant and party menu. The corn Chaat is a rocking heat up in the heavy rainy times.
There are many plus points of this recipe like it is low fat in nature. The less use of oil and butter makes it cholesterol free. The sprinkle of salt just for the taste in end lessen the amount of sodium and it contains zero saturated fat. We have also used herbs like parsley. It is a powerful virtue for the health conscious people who long to eat such spicy snacks.
It is an instant and quick recipe to follow when in short of time and heavy with hunger. The main ingredients here is the soft and sweet corns. You may skip or add other veggies as well as spice condiments. Ask for a yummy tea companion and fill up your tummy with this tasty yet healthy plate of corn Chaat. Prepare the masala corn and enjoy the rain droplets from your balcony!
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Remarks:
- The Corn Chaat Recipe gets together quickly in 25 minutes.
- You can reduce the proportion of chilies or spice powders to adjust to your taste.
Garnishing:
Serve the salty, tangy and flavorful Corn Chaat in a shallow plate or serving bowls. Garnish it with:
- Coriander Leaves
- Pomegranate Seeds
- Corn chips
- Thin Sev