Spice Up Your Evening With Delicious Corn Pakoda

New Delhi: Corn Pakoda is a quick evening snack made with sweet corn, onions, spices and herbs. Let’s check out the ingredients for the dish.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups sweet corn kernels (boiled)
• ½ onion (thinly sliced)
• ½ cup besan/gram flour
• 2 tbsp rice flour
• ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
• ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• ¼ tsp chaat masala
• pinch of hing / asafoetida
• few curry leaves (chopped)
• ¼ tsp salt
• oil for deep frying

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cups boiled sweet corn kernels and ½ thinly sliced onion.
2. Squeeze and mix well making sure corn is mashed well. alternatively, pulse in a mixi.
3. Now add ½ cup besan, 2 tbsp rice flour, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp chaat masala, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, a pinch of hing, a few curry leaves and ¼ tsp salt.
4. Combine and mix well without adding any water.
5. Add more besan if required and form a dough.
6. Now drop the corn pakoda mixture, making rough balls into the hot oil.
7. Stir occasionally, and fry on medium flame.
8. Fry till the pakora turns crispy and golden. takes approximately 10-15 minutes.
9. Finally, serve crispy corn pakoda with chutney or tomato sauce.