Yummy corn fritters

I had these at a friend's place and thought the recipe was worth sharing..

Thank you Shivani Chander for this. She mentioned she had Sanjeev Kapoor to thank. So thank you to him too :)

Ingredients :

Babycorn (boiled) 20-25

Ginger and garlic paste 1 tsp each

Red chilli powd to taste

Salt to taste

Chaat masala to taste

Soy sauce can be added but it discolours on frying

Oil to deep fry

For batter : 

Maida 2 tbsp

Cornflour 2 tbsp

Coriander or parsley leaves finely chopped

Pepper or red chilli powder to taste

Salt to taste 

Method :

In a bowl, marinate the boiled baby corns in ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilli powder, salt and chaat masala for fifteen minutes. Set aside. To prepare a batter, mix refined flour, corn flour, parsley, red chilli powder and salt in a bowl. Add sufficient water and whisk to make a batter of coating consistency. Set aside. Dip the marinated baby corns one by one in the batter and deep fry till golden and crisp. Drain and place on an absorbent paper. Serve hot with the tomato garlic sauce.

Happy monsoon!!!

Cottage cheese Pakodas

Ingredients
250 gm cottage cheese (paneer) grated
2 green chillies
Coriander leaves 3 tbsp
Cornflour/ Maida 3 tbsp
1/4 tbsp baking soda
2 slices of bread(make into crumbs)
3 tbsp curd
Salt to taste

What next ? Blend/ mix (no blender required) all ingredients into a smooth blend. Set aside for a couple of hours. Roll into tiny marble sized balls, deep fry on medium flame till golden brown.

To serve ?
Serve this with the mint chutney or ketchup.
Alternately this could be rolled into the form of cutlets (oblong shaped) and then deep fried.

Burger patty

Ingredients
4 medium sized boiled potatoes
1.5 tsp red chilli powder
Salt to taste
Bread crumbs
1 beaten egg

What next ? Skin the boiled potatoes, mash them. Add salt and chilli powder. Take little of the mixture and pat it on the palm of the hand to make a round cutlet (say 2" in diameter). Roll it is the egg and then dust with bread crumbs. Deep fry till golden.

To serve ?
Serve this with the mint chutney or ketchup. Alternately this could be served between 2 slices of bread slices spread with chutney, garnished with onion, tomato slices. Sprinkle pepper and some ketchup. This makes for lovely burger patty.