Recipes
Baby Corn Chilli Recipe
Prep Time | 30 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 12-15 baby corn
- ½ inch ginger / adrak finely chopped
- 2-3 Green chilies slit
- 3-4 garlic/lahsun finely chopped
- ½ cup finely chopped onion or spring onions
- 1 small capsicum/green bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 tsp soy sauce or as required
- ½ tsp apple cider or white vinegar optional
- 1 tsp chopped celery
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1 tsp corn starch/corn flour to be sprinkled from above
- Salt pepper and sugar as required
- 2-3 tsp oil for frying the baby corn
- 1 tbsp oil for the sauce
for the batter
Ingredients
for the batter
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Instructions
- Make a smooth paste with the cornflour, all purpose flour (maida), salt, pepper and water.
- Rinse and dry the baby corn with kitchen towels.
- chop the baby corn if they are larger in size or keep them whole if they are smaller.
- Heat oil on a tava or a frying pan.
- Dip each baby corn piece in the batter and coat it well with the batter.
- Pan fry the baby corn till the edges and sides are golden brown.
- Since we have used less oil, you don't need to drain the babycorn on kitchen napkins.
preparing the sauce
- In another pan or kadai or wok, heat about 1 tbsp oil.
- add chopped onions or spring onions, ginger, garlic and slit green chilies.
- Stir fry on a medium flame till the onions have become translucent. (if adding capsicum, add now.stir fry till the capsicum have partly cooked but still retain their crunch.)
- Add the soy sauce and stir well.
- Now sprinkle black pepper powder, salt and sugar. add 2 tbsp water and stir.
- Add the pan fried baby corn with chopped celery to this mixture. stir well.
- To give a glaze and smoothness in the dish, sprinkle about 1 tsp of corn flour. mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes or more till the corn flour has cooked.
- Lastly add the apple cider or white vinegar and stir again.
- Check the seasonings and add salt, pepper or soy sauce if required.
- Serve the baby corn garnished with some spring onions or chopped celery.
- Serve chilli baby corn as a starter or with bread or even veg fried rice.