Crispy Chilli Baby Corn Recipe

Quick and easy recipe with heavenly taste

Crispy chili baby corn or baby corn Manchurian is a delicious Indian dish that gets so much love from food lovers. One of my get to go recipes which are loved by even young members of the family

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Love for food brings joy in life, even if you are a working person. I would say cooking is all about people. The only universal thing that unites everyone is maybe food. No matter where you are from, what culture you have in your heart, people eat together.

Surprise your family this weekend and see how fast the entire plate will be polished. You will feel the happiness in their eyes. This is an extremely popular Indo- Chinese recipe that uses baby corn sauteed in a thick, sweet-spicy Chinese sauce. It's a super easy recipe and pretty quick to make. Get ready for this lip-smacking experience.

Crispy Chilli Baby Corn Ingredient

• 10 Baby corn (Can use fresh or even canned)
• 2 medium-size onions (You can use any of the- Red, yellow or white)
• 2 Medium black pepper (Capsicum)
• 1 Tbsp ginger
• Garlic paste (homemade or store-bought)
• 2 Green onions for decoration (Can skip)
• 2 cups water - to boil baby corns when you are using fresh baby corns.

Frying Baby Corn Ingredients

• 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp salt (as per requirement)
• ½ tbsp black pepper
• ½ tbsp red chili powder
• 1 cup oil for frying

For Sweet- Spicy Chinese Sauce

• 6 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• ¼ tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp cornstarch - dissolved in half cup water
• ¼ tbsp black pepper powder Salt (as per requirement)
• ½ cup of water
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Crispy Baby Corn Chilli Recipe Process

The whole process is divided into 3 main steps to make it simple.

1. Frying the baby corn
2. Saute the onions and capsicum
3. Make sweet-spicy Chinese sauce and mix everything well.

Frying the baby corn

1. If fresh baby corn is used for making the recipe, then we need to soften them a little bit before frying. Steam them in 2 cups of water for about 7 - 10 minutes, leaving them a bit crunchy.
2. You can chop the baby corn in small sizes accordingly.
3. Then make a batter from all the frying ingredients and then dunk all the steamed baby corn in them. The batter should be thick and should cover each baby corn properly.
4. Then fry all the batter coated baby corn.
5. Heat them in medium flame until they are golden brown on all sides.

Saute the onions and capsicum

1. In the same pan, saute the onions and the capsicums for a minute. Add salt, pepper and stir them properly.
2. Turn off the flame and keep these veggies aside on a plate.

Making sweet, spicy Chinese sauce and mix everything

1. In a pan, add all the "Sauce ingredients" except the cornstarch and mix them well. Bring this mixture to boil and then add cornstarch after lowering the heat.
2. On lower flame, let it simmer for about 3 minutes.
3. Now add sauteed onions, capsicum, and baby corn together and mix them well to cook for a minute.
4. Turn off the flame and serve hot, crispy chili baby corn and make your family happy.

You can sprinkle some onions on top to decorate and serve hot. You can serve it as appetizers and also along with steamed rice, stir fry, or noodles.