Chilli baby corn is a snack or starter recipe of crispy & spicy pan-fried baby corn. A vegan dish.

Overview

This chilli baby corn recipe is a crisp version and a semi-dry dish. Its has some moistness, hence I call it semi-dry. There is no gravy and the sauce coats the fried baby corn.

Video Recipe

Ingredients

BabyCorn Coating

• Baby Corn - 10 portion
• All purpose flour - 2 tbsp
• CornFlour/Corn Starch - 2 tbsp
• Ginger - 1/2 inch
• Salt - to taste
• Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Water - to make slurry paste

BabyCorn Frying

• Oil to Fry

Homemade Red Chilli Sauce

• Whole Kashmiri Red Chili - 8 portions
• Beetroot - 1/2 portion
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Water - 1 cup

Manchurian

• Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
• Ginger - 2tbsp
• Chilli - 2 portion
• Bell pepper - 1 cup
• Ketchup - 2 tbsp
• Homemade Red chilli sauce - 1 tsp
• Schezwan sauce - 1 tsp
• Soya Sauce - 2 tsp
• Vinegar - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Slurry paste - 1 tbsp
• Honey - 1tbsp

Garnish

• White Sesame seeds

Instructions

Making Batter For Chilli Baby Corn

• 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.

Making Chilli Baby Corn

• 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.
• You can serve chilli baby corn as a starter or with bread or even veg fried rice.