Baby corn fritters a basically baby corn pieces coated in spiced batter and deep-fried. This dish serves as a great appetizer as well as a snack. Its crunchiness, flavor, and golden-brown color makes the dish unputdownable. Fritters are commonly categorized as part of Indian cuisine. However, they are extremely popular in other parts of the world as well. When consumed as a snack, this recipe of baby corn fritters serves 3.
Health Benefits:
Baby corn is rich in folates, vitamins B, C, and B6, which helps prevent nausea during early pregnancy, Baby corn also contains carotenoid, a compound that helps in improvement of vision and. Chili powder and garlic contain antioxidants that aid metabolism and help in weight loss.
Ingredients
baby corn slit in halves: 1 cup
plain flour: ½ cup
Corn flour: 1 tbsp
curds: 2 tbsp
chili powder: 1 tsp
Garlic paste: 1 tsp
A pinch of sodium bicarbonate
Plain water: ½ cup
Oil to deep fry
Chili-garlic sauce to accompany baby corn fritters
salt to taste
How To Make Baby Corn Fritters
- In a mixing bowl, add flour, curds, chili powder, garlic paste, soda, salt, and water and mix well to a dense batter.
- Dip your pieces of baby corn into the batter
- In a pan, heat oil over high flame.
- Deep fry batter-coated baby until golden brown.
- Place fried baby corn on paper towels to drain excess oil.
Halfway through deep frying, you might have already started smacking your lips! It’s now time dig into those beautiful baby corn fritters with cold chili-garlic sauce.
Nevertheless, there is no caveat against storing piping hot fritters in a Vaya casserole, if you do not want to help yourself immediately. Those fritters are still bound to stay fresh and hot until you are ready to eat!
Trivia
- Apart from yellow, corn is grown in a variety of other colors that include red, white, such as black, deep blue, purple, and bluish grey!
- Except Antarctica, all other countries produce corn, with the United States being the largest producer.