Sweet Corn Curry in an Onion Sauce - a perfect side dish for chapati/roti and pulao.
I took this picture recently.
Yes, I take all the pictures for this site but this one is easily the most delicious looking, according to me. If you don't agree, its because you don't know how good this dish tastes, so let's do something about that, shall we?
2 corn cobs from the super market and I was good to go.
First step is to chop them up corn cobs into 1" long pieces. I want to be honest with you here - you need a mighty sharp knife for this. I only have wuss-knives and it was a very tough task. I did the best I could and then shaved the rest of the corn off the cob. That will get added to the sauce gravy. Nice, eh?
Speaking of the sauce, let's get started with that. Chop up 2 large onions, 2 pods garlic and a 2" piece of ginger and throw them into the mixer.
Grind to a coarse paste like so.
To this, add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon jeera (cumin), 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, ½ teaspoon onion seeds (optional, cuz I didn't have any!), ½ teaspoon sugar and 6-8 curry leaves.
Something about the above picture makes me smile. I think its those fresh curry leaves. Fresh curry leaves always make me smile.
Mix well. If you are anything like me, you would smell this mixture before keeping it aside. Go ahead, do just that!
Heat about 1 cup oil in a pan. 
Gently place the corn pieces in the hot oil. Take care not to splash oil on yourself. It burns!
Turn and fry the other side, until its golden brown all over.
Drain and set aside. (Sidenote: using steel ladles on your non-stick cookware and taking a picture with your right hand while dealing with hot stuff with your left is to be done at your own risk. )
When the oil has cooled down a bit, remove the excess. We want only about 1 tablespoon oil for the sauce. 
Start up the stove again and when the oil heats up, add the mixed onion-spices paste. 
Fry for 8-10 mins and then add the shaved corn pieces. (An extra step because I don't have sharp knives in the house - refer above). Mix well.
Now add the fried corn cobs. 
Lower fire to minimum and top it off with 1 cup scant curd/yogurt. I added ½ cup water to ½ cup curd and beat well before adding (make sure your heat is at low and you use scant yogurt, otherwise the mixture will curdle and that will just not be a good thing to happen at this stage!)
Let it simmer on a low fire for 2-3 mins. Add salt and mix well before removing from fire.
Its absolutely yummy. If you like corn, this is super delicious - hot and sweet!
Here's the recipe again, all in one place.
Sweet Corn in Rich Onion SauceServes: 2Ingredients:2 corn cobs2 large onions, chopped2 garlic clovesA 2" piece ginger¼ teaspoon turmeric powder½ teaspoon onion seeds (optional)½ teaspoon cumin seeds1 teaspoon chili powder6-8 curry leaves½ teaspoon sugar1 cup scant yogurtOilSaltInstructions:1. Cut corn cob into 1" pieces.2. Grind onion, garlic and ginger.3. To the above, mix in the spices, curry leaves and sugar.4. Heat 1 cup oil and fry corn pieces until golden brown. Remove excess oil and fry the onion paste mixture until oil separates (8-10 mins). Add the shaved corn pieces and the fried corn cobs. Mix well.5. Lower heat and fold in the curd/yogurt. Simmer for 2-3 mins. Add salt and remove from fire.
This may be a good combination with roti. Or maybe even rice. We have no idea because we ate it as is. We bit into the juicy corn and licked the sauce until the plate was clean.
FoodyGuru (Srimathi)
Looks delicious.
The Wandering Minstrel
nags!!! adopt me no please. i am going to keep lukin at this and god alone knows when i will actually make it. but i will. promise. meanwhile, adopt me, and make this everyday 😀
5 Star Foodie
What a unique sauce to go perfectly with sweet corn! Terrific recipe!
Sharmilee! :)
But dont think I'l risk myself in cutting those better I shave them and try it 🙂
RAKS KITCHEN
Nice recipe!Looks so different!
I always sharp my knife weekly,with a knife sharpner thats available in ikea,a must buy,do have a look when you visit next time...Its also in Mustafa,but I feel the one in Ikea is worth for money as I have bought many for relatives ,includes my mom,MIL...You will feel like having a new knife every time u sharp 🙂
Tina
Wow very colourful recipe....pinne pictures...athu pratyekam parayandalloooo...superb..
Nags
hb - ada as in adai of the adai aviyal fame?
haan, mail! 😀
Nags
Sharmilee - do yourself a huge favour and try this!! 😀
hb - hehe looks like you do! yeah, i cudnt take credit for this recipe and omit the book even if i wanted to. its too interesting for people to believe me 😉
Sharmilee! :)
Looks super yum! Have 2 corn cobs lying over the table will try it soon!
Nags
hb - i actually had this recipe ready in the morning but i forgot the name of the book i got the recipe from! had to wait till TH got home so that he can ping it for me 😀