Fresh Corn Chevdo
Sweet, tangy and spicy Gujarati snack made out of fresh corn, milk, spices, salt and sugar.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 cup corn kernels fresh or frozen grated or coarsely ground corn
- 1 cup Milk whole or 2%
- 1 tbsp Chopped Green Chili/Serrano Peppers
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 3 tbsp Peanut Oil
- 6-7 Curry Leaves
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 pinch Asafetida½
- ¼ cup Chopped Cilantro
- 1 tbsp Fresh Lime Juice
Instructions
- If you are using the corn cobs, directly grate it using box grater Or remove the kernels and coarsely grind it into the grinder or food processor.
- If you are using frozen corn kernels, defrost it and coarsely grind them using grinder or food processor. Do not discard the juice.
- Take 3 tbsp of oil in deep wide pan.
- Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and wait for it to splutter.
- Add pinch of asafetida and curry leaves to the pan and cook it for couple of seconds.
- Add chopped green chili/serrano and cook it for a minute or so on low/medium heat making sure it does not burn.
- Add prepared corn kernels and mix it well.
- Add one cup of milk to the corn and mix it well. Add 2 tsp of salt and give it a good stir.
- Cover it and cook the corn with milk until all the liquid is cooked away. Stirring it every few minutes to make sure it does not stick to the bottom or burns.
- Add 1 tsp of sugar and give it a good stir.
- Once corn is cooked completely and there is no liquid left, add chopped cilantro and 1 tbsp of fresh lime juice. Mix it very well. Please make sure that milk is completely cooked away before you add lime juice to the chevdo.
- Garnish it with sev and pomegranate seeds. Serve it hot!
