My son is a big fan of corn. You can’t come out of a grocery store without buying corn and off lately he finds baby corn as a cute version of big corn. Now one of these days while I was shopping my groceries he came running with two packs of baby corn and asked me if he can have that for dinner. Honestly I had not made baby corn before that and was not sure how would it turn into.
However didn’t let him feel my awkwardness with the same and gladly accepted the challenge. Then started my ‘recipe khoj abhiyaan’. Checked on couple of them but none looked convincing considering my son’s and husband’s taste buds. Finally had to mix two of my favorites which resulted in some tasty ending.
Baby Corn Capsicum Masala is a thick gravy dish with some really awesome taste of grounded spices. I used boiled corns in salted water with turmeric though you can use it directly and let it cook with gravy as well. I had tasted Baby Corn Capsicum Masala before in restaurants but must tell you nothing beats the home cooked version with your full control on the ingredients and taste.
- Baby Corn: 250gms boiled and cut long pieces
- Capsicum: 1 small cut in thin strips
- Onion: 1 medium chopped
- Ginger Paste: 1 tsp
- Garlic Paste: 1tsp
- Tomato puree: 2tbsp
- Cashew: 4 in number
- Melon seeds: 1 tsp
- Pepper corn: 4
- Cloves: 2
- Black cardamom: 1
- Green cardamom: 3
- Cinnamon: 1 small piece
- Yoghurt: 2 tbsp
- Kasoori Methi: 1tsp
- Coriander Masala: 1 tsp
- Turmeric: ½ tsp
- Cumin Powder: 1tsp
- Oil: 1 tsp
- Salt: to taste
- Sugar: ¼ tsp
- Grind soaked cashew and melon seeds to a paste and keep aside.
- Ground cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves, pepper corn in a mortar and keep aside too.
- Now heat oil in a wok and add onions and once they are brown add ginger garlic paste .
- Add tomato puree and sugar and let it cook for 2 mins.
- Now time to add turmeric, coriander powder, cumin powder and let the masala cook well till it leaves the sides.
- Add the cashew and melon paste and mix well. Keep cooking the masala as you add salt and the grounded masalas in it.
- After 5 mins add yoghurt and cook on slow for 2 mins.
- Add boiled corn and capsicum strips and kasoori methi and cover the lid and cook on slow for 5 more mins.
- Serve hot with Naan or Tandoori Roti.