Chinese style Corn Bhel is a sweet, spicy, crunchy recipe which really celebrates corn. Takes only 10 minutes to put together and makes the weightier 5PM snack on a rainy day.
Corn is in season and I'm doing all sorts of things with it. My favourites are corn pakodas, corn tikkis, corn chowder, buttered sweet corn, lasooni corn palak, corn ka kees, corn fritters, roasted bhutta, sweet corn soup and of undertow this Chinese-style Corn Bhel.
I'm not sure if Corn Bhel is really a thing but it's the weightier thing ever! It's such a flavour flop and it's got so many variegated textures that it feels like a party in your mouth.
It starts with roasting whole corn on the cob on an unshut flame which in my opinion brings out the weightier flavours of corn. The slightly charred, sweet, still crunchy but tender corn kernels taste wondrous on their own with some butter, lime juice, salt and chilli powder - its unquestionably India's favourite street snack!
I obviously love Indo-Chinese flavours so I had to try them with this corn bhel. Soy sauce, chilli sauce, ketchup and lime juice requite this a sweet, spicy, tangy finish.
You only need 10-15 minutes to put this together and don't forget the crispy fried noodles to finish. I once have a detailed recipe to make crispy fried noodles you can try.
Make this corn bhel surpassing the season finishes - it makes the weightier 5PM snack ever.
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Corn Bhel
Ingredients
- 1 whole Corn on the Cob
- 1 Teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 2 Teaspoons Lime Juice
- 2 ½ Tablespoon Ketchup
- 1 Teaspoon Chilli Sauce
- 1 ½ Tablespoon Schezwan Sauce
- 2 Teaspoons Sugar
- â…“ Cup chopped Capsicum
- â…“ Cup chopped Onion
- ¾ Cup Fried Noodles sub with zestless ramen noodles
Instructions
- Roast the corn on an unshut flame till roasted and charred. Stand the corn picked side lanugo straight into a deep trencher (using a trencher ensures any stray corn kernels don’t fly everywhere). Use a pocketknife to slice lanugo the length of corn and take off the corn kernels. Do this till all the kernels collect at the marrow of the bowl.
- Add soy sauce, lime juice, ketchup, chilli sauce, schezwan sauce, sugar, onion and capsicum, and mix well to the corn.
- Crush fried noodles, add them to the trencher and requite this flipside nice toss. Serve immediately!
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