Corn masala

• Servings: 4
• Preparation time: 2-3 minutes.
• Frying time: 14-15 minutes.
• Total time: 18 minutes.

Corn is good source of fiber, it gives us chewing satisfaction too; it nourishes our lower digestive tract, recent research has shown that corn can support the growth of friendly bacteria in our large intestine.

Ingredients:

• Corn: 200 gm
• Onion: 2 no. (Medium size)
• Ginger: 2”pieces
• Green chilli: 1 no.
• Coriander leaf: 1 tablespoon
• Mustard seed: half teaspoon
• Chilli powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Coriander powder: ½ teaspoon
• Turmeric powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Salt: 1 teaspoon (as per taste)
• Garam masala: ¼ teaspoon
• Butter: 1-2 teaspoon(optional)
• Mustard oil: 1 tablespoon
• Lemon: 1 no.

Preparation:

1. Clean and chop onion, ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves into small pieces. Keep aside.

Method:

1. Take a fry pan. Heat oil and add mustard seed, let it sputter it for few seconds; add green chilli and ginger, fry it for a minute.
2. Add Chopped onion;  stir fry until it turns translucent (2-3 minutes), add corn, stir it and cover it on low flame for 4-5 minutes.
3. Add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder; cover and  continue to cook on medium flame till it is done. (2~minutes) Stir occasionally.
4. Finish off with Garam masala powder and butter; put off the flame. Transfer into serving bowl.
5. Sprinkle the coriander leaves on it.
6. Serve hot or warm as a morning breakfast with some fruits and “Mattha (salted lassie)“
7. You can serve this as a side dish with “Chapatti” or “Paratha“.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Corn masala by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.