Corn Pakoda | Makai Bhajiya | Corn Fritters
Sweet Corn pakoda, also known as makai bhajiya, is a mouthwatering Indian snack made from fresh sweet corn kernels. This is an easy, quick & simple beginner-friendly, vegan snack recipe best served as a party appetizer.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sweet Corn Kernels (Boiled)
- 1 Onion, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons Rice Flour (Chawal Ka Atta)
- 1/2 cup Besan (Gram Flour)
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 inch Ginger
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1/4th teaspoon Hing (asafoetida)
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Leaves
- Salt to taste
- Oil, to deep fry the pakodas
Instructions
- In a blender, add garlic, roughly chopped ginger and green chillies.
- Add boiled sweet corn kernels & without adding water grind to a coarse paste. Use pulse mode to grind.
- Transfer the sweet corn paste into a mixing bowl.
- Add finely chopped onions.
- Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and hing (asafoetida). Instead of hing, you can also add 1/4th tsp of ajwain (carom seeds).
- Add a tablespoon of whole boiled corn. (It's optional).
- Add finely chopped coriander leaves.
- Add rice flour and besan (gram flour).
- Mix all the ingredients well. Do not add water, the pakoda batter should not be runny in consistency.
- If your batter is moist add a little besan as required. Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan.
- Drop small portions of the pakoda batter into the hot oil.
- Fry pakodas on medium flame.
- Fry till pakodas are golden brown in colour.
- Sweet corn pakodas are ready. Transfer them onto an absorbent paper to drain the excess oil. Fry the remaining pakodas in the same manner.
- Serve hot with some salted fried chillies, spicy coriander chutney, or ketchup.
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Notes
You can add green leafy vegetables like spinach or fenugreek (methi) to enhance the flavour of these pakodas.
You can skip onion and garlic if you do not like and still, they taste delicious
