Corn chaat

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 15 min
  • Difficulty: easy

”There aren’t many ingredients here but the flavours are perfectly balanced. Sweetcorn goes well with the sourness of chaat masala.” – Chetna Makan

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Ingredients

For the chaat masala

  • 2 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tbsp ground black salt
  • 2 tbsp mango powder

For the corn

  • 500g frozen sweetcorn
  • 1 tbsp salted butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • ½ tsp chilli powder, plus extra to garnish (optional)
  • Handful fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
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Method

  1. To make the chaat masala, toast the cumin and fennel seeds in a dry frying pan for 2 minutes or until they start to change colour. Whizz to a fine powder in a spice grinder or mini food processor (or grind in a pestle and mortar). Put the remaining chaat masala ingredients in a clean jar, then add the ground seeds and mix well.
  2. Bring a medium pan of water to the boil and cook the sweetcorn for 10 minutes, then drain and set aside.
  3. Melt the butter in a wide pan over a medium heat, then add the salt, chaat masala and chilli powder. Add the sweetcorn and mix well, then take the pan off the heat.
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  5. Add the coriander and lime juice, then stir. Top with chilli powder, if you like. Serve warm or cold.

Nutrition

  • 144kcals Calories
  • 7.8g (2.4g saturated) Fat
  • 6.5g Protein
  • 10.2g (2.7g sugars), Carbs
  • 3.7g Fibre
  • 4.5g Salt

Make Ahead

Store the spice blend in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 6 months.

Cook smarter

Look for mango powder (amchoor) in the spice aisle of larger supermarkets. If you can’t find it, use 1 tbsp tamarind paste or 1 tbsp lemon juice. Black salt (kala namak) has a strong, sulphur-like aroma that gives chaat masala its character. It’s available in Asian grocers and from Amazon.

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