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.
Anonymous
I tried this recipe yesterday but it came out so bad. In fact, this was the worst dish I ever made. I thought it will be so yummy but the sauce was so bitter. Any guess, what went wrong. I followed the recipe to the dot.
sangeeta
check this out...yummy..
http://banaraskakhana.blogspot.com/2010/03/thanking-you-all-with-sunny-sweet-corn.html
sangeeta
this one is the best among you have posted recently...read it in my reader but cudn't comment then....i just stir fry these pieces in butter with salt n pepper n it's a huge favorite...have the pictures lying in my drafts too.....i have to try this ...and i have to post another recipe i adapted from your's...the PB sauce one...is lying in my drafts for a couple of months i think...somebody has to kick my lazy ass....:)
radha
I like the way you present the recipe. Step by Step. And then the summary. Really nice. The dish looks delicious.
Nags
Anon - oh that's too bad! I had a couple of others who tried with corn kernels and said it tasted just fine, and one person even said it was delicious. So I am going to assume you did something wrong 🙂 Let me know if you try it again!
Anonymous
i tried this with corn kernel and it was awful!!
Sudeshna
The first pic really loooks awesome, and without even tasting it, I know it has to be superb delicious :).
Indhu
One of my fondest dreams in life is to do at least one step-by-step recipe... it sounds too tough...
I have never tried cooking this kind of a corn dish.. looks delicious 🙂
Aparna
"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"!
Now you know why I don't do step-by-step post and admire everyone who does!
And I must disagree. Have seen other equally delicious fare on your blog.:)
Soma
The step by step illustration really helps Nags.. It just stays in the head like a slide show. This is something I have never heard of.. actually don't even think i cooked corn in masala before. sounds really good.