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April 6, 2016

Corn Vada Recipe - Sweet Corn Fritters

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Corn vada recipe
Whenever I buy corn ( Cholam in Tamil, Makai in Hindi) from the market, I make either corn cheese balls or cup corn for Raksha . This time, I tried Corn vada/corn fritters for a change. I browsed for the recipe and found Andhra style Corn vada ( Known as Mokkajonna Garelu/Vadalu in Telugu) & corn fritters recipe with mild variations in method & ingredients. I just combined both the recipes and made this South Indian sweet corn vada. It came out really well with crispy exterior and soft interior. Raksha and Sendhil loved it very much. Its a kids friendly tea time snack recipe.Ugadi festival is nearing. If you have plans to make any vada recipe, do try this one for a change.Your kids at home during this summer vacation would ask for more and moreWinking.But remember, to enjoy its best taste, you should serve and eat it hot.Ok,Lets see how to make this yummy, crispy sweet corn vada recipe !
Do check out my Masala Vada, Mixed Vegetable Vada, Cabbage Vada, Sabudana Vada and Urad dal vada recipes.


corn vada

Corn Vada Recipe


Corn Vada Recipe Corn vada recipe/ Sweet corn fritters recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Snacks
Serves: 8 nos
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250ml
To grind
  • Boiled Sweet corn  - 1 cup ( frozen corn can also be used)
  • Red chillies - 2 nos ( use 3-4 for more spice)
  • Hing/Asafetida OR Garlic – A pinch/ 2 cloves
  • Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - as needed
To mix in vada batter
  • Big onion – 1no  ( chopped finely)
  • Coriander leaves – few ( –do-)
  • Corn flour or rice flour - 3-4 tbsp
Cooking oil - to deep fry
METHOD

  • Peel the sweet corn and pressure cook it adding enough water and salt. Remove the corn cob and take out the kernels.Use a knife and scrape it from one to another end. Kernels will get off easily. ( U can use frozen sweet corn too)
corn vada recipe
  • Reserve 1/4 cup of boiled corn.Take the remaining 3/4 th cup of cooked sweet corn in a mixie jar. Add pinched red chillies, garlic cloves or hing, fennel seeds and grind to a coarse paste without adding water.
    • For variations, you can grind raw,unboiled corn with spices and make vada.In that case, do not add whole corns. Just grind the entire 1 cup of corn kernels. As I had boiled corn in hand, I changed the original recipe.( Andhra style recipe calls for grinding raw corn)
corn vada recipe
  • Remove the ground vada batter in a bowl. Add the reserved 1/4 cup of sweet corn, finely chopped big onion, coriander leaves.Batter would be too sticky.So add corn flour and mix well. Make sure you don’t add more corn flour and make the batter dry.Add little salt, Mix well. Check for taste.
corn vada recipe
corn vada recipe
  • Take a small ball shaped vada batter. Pat it slightly and set aside.Heat oil in a kadai and when it gets heated , drop 3-4 vada and deep fry in batches.
corn vada recipe
  • Stand a feet away because some whole corn may burst. Cook both the sides in medium flame till onion in the vada turns golden brown. Do not wait for all the bubbles to cease. ( Some whole sweet corn may tend to burst when it cooks inside the oil. So do not stand very near to the kadai while deep frying). Remove from the oil and drain in a tissue paper.Enjoy eating hot with tomato ketchup!
corn vada recipe


Note
  • For variations, you can grind raw,unboiled corn with spices and make vada.In that case, do not add whole corns. Just grind the entire 1 cup of corn kernels. As I had boiled corn in hand, I changed the original recipe.
  • Add more chillies if you like spicy vada.
  • You can replace corn flour with rice flour. You can also add 2 tsp of maida for binding.
  • Use finely chopped mint leaves for more flavorful vada.

Crispy, yummy ,kids friendly sweet corn vada is ready to enjoy with ketchup. Enjoy !!
corn fritters recipe



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