Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Corn Chaat Recipe (Indian Corn Snack) is a vegetarian Indian snack made with simple everyday ingredients in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1½ to 2 cup sweet corn kernels
- 2 tablespoons onions (finely chopped (1 small))
- 3 to 4 tablespoons tomato (finely chopped (1 medium))
- 1 green chili (finely chopped (optional, skip for kids))
- 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon chaat masala powder ((adjust to taste))
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder ((jeera powder))
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder ((optional) (adjust to taste))
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice ((optional))
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste))
- 1 teaspoon oil (or butter (optional))
- 4 tablespoons sev (or farsan or roasted peanuts)
Method
How to make Corn Chaat
- If using corn on the cob, pick the corn kernals and add them to a bowl. Rinse and drain the water.
- Boil them with little water until tender & drain completely. or Saute them in a tsp of butter or oil until tender.
- Cool down. Add red chilli powder (optional), cumin powder, chaat masala and salt.
- Stir in the onions, tomatoes, green chilies, lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- Transfer corn chaat to serving bowls and top with peanuts, sev or farsan. I did not have any so I fried paneer in little ghee until crisp and added.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
