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Kababs of corn blended with herbs, green chilies and grilled

Ingredients:

8 small corn cobs 1 cup gram flour
4 tsp. grated cheese
2 tbsp. all purpose flour2 onions, chopped
3 tsp. chopped ginger
2 tsp. deseeded and chopped green chilies
1/2 tsp. black peppercorns, coarsely powdered
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. black cardamom powder
1/4 tsp. clove powder
1/4 tsp. cinnamon powder
A pinch of nutmeg powder
Salt according to taste
Oil for deep frying

Advice:

The cooking time depends on the age of the corn. Don't be alarmed if the milk and water are completely absorbed.
If the corn is soft and milky, you may need less quantities of milk and water.

Serve with:

Serve with mint chutney.

Method:

Clean the corn, remove the kernels and reserve the cobs by removing their stems and the tips.
Boil 1 1/2 cup of milk mixed with 1/2 cup of water in a pan, add salt and bring to a boil. Add the corn kernels and cook until soft. Drain, squeeze in a muslin cloth and transfer to a bowl.
Now add the remaining ingredients to the boiled corn kernels, mix well and divide into equal portions.
Halve the corn cobs & by using a moist hand spread a portion of the corn mixture evenly onto the cob.
Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry cobs over medium heat until crisp and golden.
Remove to an absorbent paper to drain the excess fat and serve hot.

Ingredients

For sauce

tomato puree about 200 grams
3 medium sized onions
7-8 flakes of garlic
2 tbsp cooking oil
Finely chopped coriander leaves
Salt , chilli powder to taste

For noodles

1 packet spaghetti noodles
1 tbsp cooking oil
Water
Salt to taste

Method

For sauce

Chop two of the onions to fine pieces.
Grind the third onion and garlic to a fine paste.
Saute the finely chopped onions till light golden brown. Then add the onion-garlic paste and saute for two minutes.
Now, add the tomato puree, required quantity of salt and chilli powder and mix well. Add some water if required, to get the right consistency.
Let it boil for 5 minutes.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

For noodles
Add the required quantity of salt to the water and bring it to a boil.
Also, add some oil to the water. This is to prevent the noodles from becoming sticky.
Add the noodles to the boiling water.
Allow the noodles to boil for around five minutes, till they are properly done.
Strain them after they are properly done.
Top the noodles with the sauce.
Serve hot