Babycorn Manchuria

As corn is good for health, better to take in as many way as possible. To make children interesting prepare babycorn  manchuria.

Ingredients:

             -2 cups babycorn pieces

            -maida

            -corn flour

            -salt

            -ginger + garlic paste

            -1 tbsp rice flakes (poha)

            -2 or 3 green chillies

            -pinch of pepper powder (Optional)

            -1/4 tsp of baking soda

            -1/4 cup curd

            -1/4 tsp soya sauce

            -1/2 tbsp tomato sause

            -pinch of black salt

            -1/4 tsp garam masala

            -red chillies powder

            -1 big onion

            -coriander leaves

            -curry leaves

            -cashew (optional)
            -oil for deep fry

            -2 garlic cloves

            -ajinomoto (optional)

Procedure: 

          -cut babycorn into medium size rectangular, thin pieces. Boil the water and

            cook  them for 3- 5 minutes and drain out water. Keep the stock aside.

           (babycorn has  to be half boiled.)

            -Mix corn flour and Maida in 1 ½  : 1 ratio.

            -In the babycorn vessel add ginger garlic paste, poha, salt, baking soda, pepper                         and mix well. Now slowly add corn flour + Maida till it sticks to all pieces. The  batter               must  be like pakoodi batter. If necessary sprinkle some water.

            -Heat oil in a deep pan and put the babycorn pieces into the oil and fry                                          till golden colour . Remove them from oil.

            -Beat curd and add stock.

            -In a wide pan take 1 tsp of oil and heat it. Fry finely chopped onions,  chillies,                            garlic, curry leaves and saute for a while. Add soya sauce and tomato sauce.                               Add beated curd. When it is boiling add fried babycorn and stir it till the curd is                         absorbed by the cauliflower.  

            -Now sprinkle black salt, ajinomoto, garam masala, coriander leaves and red

             chilly  powder as per your taste.

            - Now ready to serve.

TIPS:

           -If you want spicy manchurias, add chilli paste in the batter.

            -If fried manchurias are hard add little water to the batter.

            -If wet manchurias are not as wet as per your taste, next time

             add more water to the curd.

             -babycorn manchurias are to be little crispy than cauliflower manchurias.

            -You can eat fried manchurias directly as pakodas also.