Chilli Baby Corn Recipe
Ingredients:
1/4 kg baby corn, cut into 1″ pieces
2 small onions, quartered (optional)
6-7 tbsps spring onion whites
3-4 tbsps spring onion greens
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp chopped ginger
2 tsp soya sauce
2 tsps vinegar
1 tbsp corn flour + 5 tbsps water
1/2 tbsp brown sugar
1 large green capsicum, cut into thin slices
1 1/2 tbsps tomato sauce
1 tsp green chilli paste
salt to taste
2 tbsps oil
How to cook
For marinate: (marinate baby corn with below ingredients for 10 mts)
large pinch black pepper pwd
1/4 tsp ginger-garlic paste
salt to taste
1 tbsp corn flour + few tbsps water (the marinate should just coat the baby corn)
1 Heat 2 tbsps oil in a flat pan, place the thinly coated baby corn pieces next to one another and shallow fry till brown. Flip over and let it brown the other side. Remove and keep aside.
2 Heat a heavy bottomed vessel, pour the left over shallow fried oil (if necessary add 1-2 tsps more oil), add the chopped ginger and garlic and saute on high flame for about 30 secs. Add the chopped spring onion whites and quartered onions and saute for 2-3 mts. Add sliced capsicum and stir fry on high flame for 3 mts. Add green chilli paste, tomato paste, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and combine. Add the sauteed baby corn and toss for a mt on high flame. Add 1/4 cup water and adjust salt if necessary.
3 Add the cornflour water and combine on high flame, tossing the contents, for 3 mts. You will find that it becomes thick due to cornflour.
4 Add the chopped spring onion greens and combine. Garnish with more spring onion greens. Serve hot as a starter/appetizer.
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