Corn Masala Chat

Hi

Introducing yummy monsoon CORN MASALA CHAT. In Hyderabad its chilly weather these days, Moreover today is a lazy Sunday. Decided to prepare easy corn chat masala as an evening snack. Everybody loves this snack item. It's quick, easy to prepare and yum to eat. Most of us used to buy these item in cinema theaters or at shopping malls etc. Homemade is easy to prepare and hygienic also. Kids like this very much. You can prepare and give to your kid after coming from school. They will enjoy a lot.

OK. Let us start this simple snack item.

Ingredients

• Sweet corn                                1 cup
• Onion                                        1 small finely chopped
• Tomato                                      1 small finely chopped
• Chat masala                              pinch
• Red chilli powder                     pinch
• Lemon juice                              1 tbsp
• Plain sev                                   3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves
• Butter                                       1/4 tbsp

How I did 

1. Wash and pressure cook corn kennels with little salt till 5 whistles.
2. Keep aside.
3. Take a bowl, melt ghee in low flame.
4. Toast corn in butter for 2 to 3 minutes and add remaining salt.
5. Switch off the stove.
6. Give a quick mix with other ingredients except sev.
7. Finally garnish with sev and coriander leaves.

Serve with a cup of garama garam chai.

My Note

You can grated carrot and grated cucumber also in corn chat masala.
You can optionally add chopped chillies.
You can prepare only with salt for the kids if they don't like onions and tomoatoes in it.
You can use frozen sweet corn also if you have them handy in your freezer.

Pav Bhaji

Hi Viewers

Today we are going to see how to prepare an all time favorite chat item - Pav Bhaji. You can find it readily prepared in any road side chat stall. Lets see how to prepare it at home. As it is made of lots of vegetables, it is very healthy and kids would love this too. It can be taken as an 

Let's now see how to make it.

Ingredients

Carrot                              1

Potatoes                          2

French Beans                  10

Cauliflower                      1 cup

Green Peas                     1/4th cup

Capsicum                        1

Onion                              1

Tomatoes                        2

Ginger Garlic Paste        1 tbsp

Green chillies              2

Turmeric Powder         pinch

Pav bhaji masala         1 tbsp

Red chilli powder         1/2 tbsp

Oil                               2 tbsps

Salt according to taste

Pavs

Butter for frying Pavs

Coriander for garnishing

Lemons cut into quarters

How I did it

1. Cut and boil all the vegetables (carrots, french beans, peas, cauliflower and potatoes) until they are soft.

2. Mash them and keep them aside.

3. Take a wide pan and add some oil or butter. Add chopped onion, chopped chilles and fry them.

4. Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the oil oozes out.

5. Add chopped capsicum and fry them and later add chopped tomatoes and cook them until they become soft.

6. Now add the mashed vegetables into the pan. And use a flat based spoon to mix them. Keep mashing and mixing until the mixture blends properly.

7. Then add some chilli powder and Pav bhaji masala.

8. Check the taste and adjust the salt accordingly.

9. Garnish with coriander.

10. Take another flat pan and add some butter on it. Slice the Pavs in middle and fry them.

Relish the Pavs with the bhaji, raw chopped onions, quarter of lemon.