Corn Recipe : Corn Pakoda

CORN PAKORA

Preparation TIME :20 mins

Cooking TIME : 15-20 mins

SERVES: 3-4

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups corn kernels    
• 1 and ½ cups gram flour/besan
• 1 green chili, chopped
• ¼ tsp red chili powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• pinch of eating soda or ¼ tsp baking soda
• a pinch of asafoetida
• salt as required
• water as required
• chat masala 
• oil for deep or shallow frying.

Procedure:

• Boil two medium corn cobs in a pressure cooker or in a pot.
• Drain and let them cool.
• Remove the corn kernels with a knife ,should yield approx 1.5 cup corn kernels.
• Take a bowl, mix all the ingredients listed above (green chilly, red chilly powder, asafoetida, turmeric powder ,soda, salt) with the corn kernels, except for the oil.
• Add water and make a smooth flowing batter of medium consistency.

Corn pakoda batter

• Heat oil in a kadai or deep pan.
• Drop spoonfuls of the batter in medium hot oil and fry the pakoras till golden and crisp.

Deep fry the corn pakodas

• Drain on paper towels/tissue paper.
• Serve the corn pakoras hot with green chutney, mango chutney or tomato sauce.
• While serving, sprinkle some chaat masala on the corn pakoras.

Corn Pakodas