Quick Sweet corn fritters made with Indian spices, sweet corn kernels, herbs and gram flour. They make a great starter or a snack even for parties.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: Andhra

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups Sweet corn (kernels)
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste ((or 1 tsp each fine chopped))
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons besan (/ gram flour)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons rice flour (or corn starch)
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 small onion (, ½ to ¾ cup thinly sliced))
  • 2 green chilies
  • 1 to 2 sprigs curry leaves (or mint or coriander leaves)
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder
  • Oil (for frying as needed)

Method

Preparation

  1. To make sweet corn pakoda, you can use corn on the cob or frozen corn.
  2. If using corn on the cob, boil them until soft. Scrape off the corn from the cob with a knife. If using frozen corn, just rinse them and drain very well. Make sure there is no moisture.
  3. Pulse them coarsely few times in a mixer jar or food processor. The mixture has to be coarse.
  4. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients except oil and mix. Adjust salt as needed.

How to make Corn Pakoda

  1. Heat oil in a deep pan for frying.
  2. Check if the oil is hot enough by dropping a small portion of the mixture. The dough has to sizzle and rise without browning quickly.
  3. Drop small portions of this mixture to the hot oil. Do not disturb them for a few minutes.
  4. Fry until golden on a medium heat, stirring often.
  5. Remove to a cooling rack or a steel colander. Serve sweet corn pakoda hot or warm with Masala Chai or with Chutney of choice.

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.