With the summers approaching in just a few months, it is common to get bored with everyday food and vegetables. From digestion problems to inflammation, and excessive heat, there are a lot of things that can prevent you from eating your favourite food. The only way to get your nutrients is by trying different dishes. Corn is one of the grains that can be used to prepare a variety of dishes.
It is one of the lightest foods and hence your body can easily digest dishes containing corn even during the summers. Another great advantage of consuming corn is that it contains ample amounts of starch and carbohydrates. The water content in corn is also high. This helps in retaining the energy lost due to the loss of essential body fluids during the summer.
There are a lot of benefits of eating corn that include getting glowing skin and strong hair. Corn contains rich amounts of Vitamin C, thiamin, niacin, Vitamin E and antioxidants. These nutrients help the body in retaining its natural glow. It also reduces problems like hair loss and whitening of hair. There are several other health benefits of consuming corn such as keeping cholesterol level in checks.
It also helps in fighting problems like Anaemia, Diabetes and Hypertension. But the problem is that one might get bored by eating the same thing again and again. But you can still consume corn everyday if you prepare different dishes using it.
We’ve brought to you 7 tasty and easy corn recipes.
Corn Kebab
Corn Kebab or Bhutteyan de Kebab is the vegetarian version of the traditional Kebab. It is prepared using potatoes, corn, some spices and cheese. It is a really tasty snack that you can enjoy during tea time. Apart from the spices and grated corn, cheese is also used to enhance the taste of the Kebabs. The dish can be served with sauce or chutney. To add a unique flavour to the dish, you need to add green chilli, chopped ginger, chopped garlic and chopped coriander leaves to the mixture used to prepare the dish.
Corn Chaat
You can find corn chaat in almost every street food corner. The great thing about the dish is that you can prepare it in just a few minutes. Boil the desired amount of corn and put the corn into a bowl till the water inside it is drained. Now remove the water and add salt and pepper to the boiled corn. To enhance the nutritional value of the dish, you can also add pomegranate and orange to the dish.
Potato and Corn Soup
Who needs a fork when you can have soup? Also, there’s no limit to the number of dishes you can prepare using potatoes. Potato and Corn soup is one of such dishes that you can prepare in a matter of just a few minutes. The richness of onion and herbs like basil, parsley and rosemary will enhance the taste of the soup while the nutritional value of corn clubbed with potato will fill you with energy. You can have the dish at any time of the day.
Baby corn Fritters
Who doesn’t love fritters for starters? Specially if it’s the rainy season and you have a cup of tea or coffee next to you. Using baby corn to make fritters is a perfect blend of the Indian and Western culture. You need to boil baby corn with salt and pepper to make the fritters. Cut the baby corn into half and prepare a dough using cornflour and refined flour to make a smooth batter. Add salt, pepper and turmeric in the batter and dip the corn into the batter. Deep fry the coated baby corn to make the fritters. Enjoy them with sauce or your favourite chutney.
Potato and Corn Burger
Burgers are not always unhealthy, specially not if they have corn inside. To prepare the patties for the burger, you need to prepare it using corn, potato, feta cheese and herbs. The patties are wrapped in bread crumbs and fried for giving them a crisp texture. Put the patties between burger buns along with tomato and onion slices. You can also add lettuce and sauces to prepare the burger. Enjoy it with your favourite sauces and mayonnaise.
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Corn Curry
Just like chickpea, paneer and green peas, you can also use corn to make delicious curry dishes. For preparing a curry with a rich texture and delicious taste, you need to use fresh coconuts, coriander leaves, yoghurt and milk. The taste of curry should be sweet and sour. Saute freshly chopped onion and tomatoes along with garlic and cook them on slow flame with traditional spices. Add yoghurt and milk to give the curry a thick texture. Finally, add corn to the curry and consume it with steamed rice.
Crispy Chilli Corn
It’s time to cook some corn the Chinese way. To prepare this crispy and delicious dish, you need Corn kernels, rice flour, cornflour, Pepper powder and salt. Add salt and pepper to some boiled corn kernel and sprinkle rice flour and cornflour over it. Use some water to mix the flour with corn. Deep fry the corn in a pan and remove the excess oil after frying all the corn until they turn crispy. Add chopped garlic, onion and capsicum and stir fry for a few minutes. Add sauce and vinegar to it and finally garnish the dish with coriander.
