Baby Corn Manchuria

Corn is High in Nutrients:

One of the benefits of corn is that it is high in nutrients. A few of these important nutrients are:

• Thiamin (vitamin B1) which is used in the metabolism of carbohydrates.
• Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) which helps with physiological functions.
• Folate which helps the generation of new cells especially important before and during pregnancy.
• Vitamin C which fights against diseases.

Ingredients:

• 15-20 Baby corn • 5 tsp all purpose flour • 15 tsp Corn flour • 2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste • 1-2 tsp Chili-garlic sauce • 1 tsp Soya sauce • 2 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped, for garnishing • 2 Medium onions, finely chopped • 4 Green chilies, washed and chopped • 2 Garlic cloves, washed, peeled and finely chopped • Tomato sauce, as required • Oil for deep frying • Salt to taste

Method:

• Boil babycorns in a little salty water. • Take a bowl and mix corn flour, rice flour, tomato sauce, ginger-garlic paste, a little salt and the parboiled babycorns. • Pour oil in a pan and heat it. • Now fry the babycorns. • Remove them from the pan and drain out excess oil on clean paper towels. • Pour 3 tbsp oil in a pan and heat it. • Add onions, green chillies and garlic,fry until golden brown. • Add the deep-fried baby corns, corn water(mix half spoon corn powder to half glass water), soya sauce, tomato sauce, chilli-garlic sauce and salt to it. • Fry for about 10 minutes over medium heat. • Garnish Babycorn Machurian with cashew-peanut powder and corriander leaves