Baby Corn Masala
Ingredients
- 200-250 grams baby corn
- 1 medium sized bay leaf
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala powder
- ½ to ¾ tsp kasuri methi, crushed ( dry fenugreek leaves)
- 5-2 cups water
- 3 tbsp oil
- Salt as per required
- Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
GRIND TO PASTE :
- 1 medium sized onion
- 3 medium sized tomatoes
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- ¾ inch ginger
- 3 green chilli
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 green elaichi
- 2 cloves
- ¼ cup chopped cashews
Procedure:
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Step 1
Rinse the baby corn first, slice the base thinly.
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Step 2
Then chop the baby corn either diagonally or vertically into 1 inch slices
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Step 3
Take all the ingredients mentioned under the list grind to paste in a mixer or blender.
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Step 4
Add little water and make a smooth paste. Don’t add too much water if not the masala splutters while frying.
MAKING BABY CORN MASALA :
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Step 1
Heat oil in a pan or kadai.
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Step 2
Add bay leaf and fry till 9-10 seconds.
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Step 3
Add the masala paste, sauté and keep on stirring the masala paste.
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Step 4
After 8-10 minutes add all the spice powders- turmeric, coriander, garam masala, red chilli powder and salt as per required.
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Step 5
Stir well, continue to sauté after a couple of minutes the oil separates from the masala.
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Step 6
The masala to be sautéed well which will approximately take around 20 minutes on a low to medium flame.
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Step 7
Next add water and baby corns
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Step 8
Bring it to boil and then simmer the gravy for 10-15 minutes on a low to medium flame till you get a medium consistency and make sure the baby corn are cooked properly.
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Step 9
Lastly add crushed kasuri methi and coriander leaves.
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Step 10
Stir and check the taste of curry, add more salt, red chilli powder or garam masala if required.
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Step 11
Serve the baby corn masala curry hot with some naan, rotis or jeera rice.
Difficulty:
Time:
45 Minutes
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