How to make Babycorn Manchurian - SK Khazana -

This delicious Indo-Chinese dish has now become very popular and can be cooked with vegetables as well as non-vegetarian ingredients

Sanjeev Kapoor

This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

Main Ingredients : Babycorns (बेबी कॉर्न), Green chillies (हरी मिर्च )

Cuisine : Indo-Chinese

Course : Main Course Vegetarian


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Babycorn Manchurian - SK Khazana

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Hindi: makai
Corn was indigenous to America, but is now grown throughout the world. It is used as a vegetable, briefly boiled or roasted or eaten with butter. And it would also interest you to know that the favourite popcorn, made by popping the small corn kernels, is a wholesome cereal food and is easily digested. Besides this, corn sees its use in various other ways – salads, soups, subzis and even sweets too!

Prep Time : 11-15 minutes

Cook time : 21-25 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Spicy

Ingredients for Babycorn Manchurian - SK Khazana Recipe

  • Babycorns 8-10

  • Green chillies 2

  • Spring onions with greens 2

  • Salt to taste

  • Dark soy sauce 2 1/2 teaspoons

  • Ginger-garlic paste 1/2 tablespoon

  • Refined flour (maida) 1 1/2 tablespoons

  • Cornflour/ corn starch 1 tablespoon

  • Oil 1 tablespoon

  • Oil to deep fry

  • Garlic chopped 1 tablespoon

  • Ginger chopped 1 teaspoon

  • Vegetable stock 1 1/2 cups

  • Red chilli sauce 1 teaspoon

  • Sugar a pinch

  • Cornflour slurry 2-3 tablespoons

  • Vinegar 1 teaspoon

  • Fried rice to serve

Method

Step 1

Cut babycorns in to 1 inch pieces and transfer into a bowl.

Step 2

Finely chop green chillies and spring onion greens. Thinly slice spring onion bulbs.

Step 3

Add salt, ½ tsp dark soy sauce, ginger-garlic paste, refined flour and cornflour to the babycorns and mix well.

Step 4

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai, slide in the babycorns and deep-fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.

Step 5

To make the gravy, heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick wok. Add garlic, ginger, and green chillies and sauté till golden brown.

Step 6

Add spring onion bulbs and sauté till translucent. Add vegetable stock and mix well.

Step 7

Add remaining dark soy sauce, red chilli sauce salt and sugar and mix well. Let it come to a boil.

Step 8

Add cornflour slurry and mix well. Cook till the mixture thickens.

Step 9

Add the fried baby corns and ½ the chopped spring onion greens and mix well. Add vinegar and mix well.

Step 10

Transfer into a serving plate, garnish with remaining chopped spring onion greens and serve hot with fried rice.

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