Sweet Corn Chaat Recipe – 2 Ways

Ingredients

For boiling sweet corn:

• 4 cup sweet corn
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp salt
• water, for boiling

For butter corn chaat:

• 2 cup sweet corn
• 2 tsp butter
• pinch salt
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

For masala corn chaat:

• 2 cup sweet corn
• ½ tsp butter
• pinch salt
• ¼ tsp cumin powder
• ¼ tsp chilli powder
• ¼ tsp chaat masala
• ¼ tsp kala namak
• 2 tbsp carrot, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp cucumber, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp capsicum, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato, finely chopped
• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
• 1 chilli, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

Steps

1. Bring water to a boil in a vessel, then add 4 cups of sweet corn. Fresh or frozen corn will work, with a different boiling time for each.
2. Add ½ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp salt, then boil for 5 minutes or until the sweet corn softens.
3. Drain the corn and set it aside.
4. Set out 2 cups of boiled sweet corn for the butter corn chaat.
5. Mix the corn well with 2 tsp butter, a pinch of salt and 2 tbsp coriander.
6. Enjoy the butter corn chaat while it is warm.
7. For the masala corn chaat, start with 2 cups of boiled sweet corn.
8. Add ½ tsp butter, a pinch of salt, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ¼ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp chaat masala and ¼ tsp kala namak. Mix well so the butter melts.
9. Add 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tbsp cucumber, 2 tbsp capsicum, 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomato, 1 inch ginger, 1 finely chopped chilli and 2 tbsp coriander. Mix thoroughly.
10. Enjoy the masala corn chaat while it is warm.