Heat a pan and add ghee. Melt the ghee and add the cooked corn and salt. Mix well and cover the bowl. Cook the corn further on low heat for a minute. If required add (Or Sprinkle Few Drops) 15ml water and cook covered on low flame, stirring in between, till the corn is cooked. When corn is soft add rajwadi garam masala and mix well. Serve them in bowls made from plantain trees which are eco-friendly. The subtle flavor of rajwadi garam masala keeps your guests guessing. Prepare & serve this tasty dish when fresh corn is available.

American Sweet Corn

When fresh corn is not available one can even prepare this tasty snack with American Corn which is readily available these days in super markets. But as you all know American Corn is sweet in taste, the flavor of the dish also differs slightly. However let us learn to make another variation of masala corn using American Sweet Corn.

Take 150gms of American corn into a microwave safe bowl and add 40ml water. Place bowl in microwave oven and cover the bowl partially. Cook the corn seeds on high power for 7 minutes. Allow 5 minutes standing time before removing the bowl from microwave oven.  

The ingredients required to make Masala American Corn are:

Salt – To Taste (1/4+1/8tsp)

Unsalted Butter – 5gms

Black Pepper – 1/4tsp

Heat a pan and add the black pepper. Fry the pepper corns stirring on low flame for two minutes. Using a mortar & pestle crush the roasted black pepper to make powder. After removing the bowl from microwave oven, observe that the seeds are just cooked—that would be sufficient as they need to be cooked in pan also.

Heat a pan and add butter. When butter is melted, add the cooked corn and add salt and 15ml water (or just sprinkle few drops depending upon the requirement). Mix well and cover the pan. Cook the corn for two minutes on low flame stirring in between. Remove the lid and mix once. Add black pepper and mix well to coat all the seeds. Serve hot and enjoy.

Points To Remember:

Always select tender corn over the matured corn as it would be difficult to chew the matured seeds.

Using the back of a small spoon also one can easily remove seeds from one column of the corn cob.

Do not add too much water while cooking the corn as we do not want the seeds to be mushy. This snack tastes better when the seeds are cooked and yet retain their shape. So we are adding water and cooking the corn in two stages---one in microwave oven and also cooking in a pan on gas stove.

If electric packet sealer is not there, one may use a candle light and seal the packet.  

While cooking the corn on gas stove it is very important to stir in between. As we are not adding much water to cook the corn there is every possibility of burning the corn at the bottom of the pan if not stirred.

Always serve this dish hot, on cooling the corn becomes rubbery and tough to chew.

Remember to add seasonings according to taste as American Corn is sweet to taste.

During rainy season we generally get this fresh corn and yet times they can also be seen in winter seasons. Serve hot this tasty dish in rainy/chilled weather.