Sweetcorn chutney is made from sweetcorn, chana dal, onion, red chili and other ingredients for the paste and then tempered with curry leaves, mustard seeds, asafetida and urad dal. The process to make sweetcorn chutney at home is very easy and quick. Follow my recipe to learn them.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Sweetcorn chutney needs very little ingredients to make at home.
- Serve the chutney with rice dishes, idly, dosa, uthappam, and pakoras or vadas.
- The taste of sweetcorn chutney slightly spicy, nutty, savory, and sweet.
- The similar dishes are almond chutney, cashew nut chutney, poppyseeds chutney, pumpkin seeds chutney, and kabuli chana chutney.
The Ingredients
To make the chutney paste:
- 150 gram sweetcorn
- 30 gram chana dal
- 3 pieces red chili (whole, without stalk)
- 75 gram onions (sliced finely)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 20 gram tamarind
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- Water – As required
- Salt to taste
To make the tadka for the chutney:
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- 10 gram urad dal
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Asafetida – A pinch
This recipe was shared by my milkman’s daughter when she came to collect the monthly payment from me. She had made it for their family and was carrying a small dabba. She offered me some with pride. I loved it and asked her how to make it. She described it eagerly. I made it the next morning.
My husband said it had freshness, and my boys said it felt “like early morning.” Now, it is our sunrise meal. That exchange reminded me that even the busiest early risers find time to bring care into their kitchens—and sometimes, even into yours.
How to Make Sweetcorn Chutney? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Take and pan and heat 1 tsp of cooking oil. Then add 30 gram of chana dal and 3 pieces of red chilies (whole, without stalk). Fry them slightly for a minute or so.
Step 2: Now, add 75 gram of onions (sliced finely) and salt to taste. Fry until the onions turn translucent.
Step 3: Then, add 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste and 20 gram of tamarind to it. Mix nicely and cook for two minutes.
Step 4: Now add 150 gram of sweet corn and stir fry for a couple of minutes. Remove it from the stove. Let it cool.
Step 5: Transfer them to a mixer grinder. Add water as required.
Step 6: Grind them to a fine paste.
Step 7: Transfer the sweetcorn paste to a bowl.
Step 8: Now, to make the tadka for the sweetcorn chutney, heat 1 tsp of cooking oil in the pan.
Step 9: When hot, add 1 tsp of mustard seeds, 10 gram of urad dal, and 1 sprig of curry leaves.
Step 10: Fry them for a few seconds and then add a pinch of asafetida.
Step 11: Transfer the tadka quickly to the bowl of sweetcorn chutney paste. Mix it slightly.
Step 12: You tasty and delicious homemade sweetcorn chutney is ready.
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Sweetcorn Chutney
Ingredients
To make the chutney paste:
- 150 gram sweetcorn
- 30 gram chana dal
- 3 pieces red chili whole, without stalk
- 75 gram onions sliced finely
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 20 gram tamarind
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- Water As required
- Salt to taste
To make the tadka for the chutney:
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- 10 gram urad dal
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Asafetida A pinch
Instructions
- Take and pan and heat 1 tsp of cooking oil. Then add 30 gram of chana dal and 3 pieces of red chilies (whole, without stalk). Fry them slightly for a minute or so.
- Now, add 75 gram of onions (sliced finely) and salt to taste. Fry until the onions turn translucent.
- Then, add 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste and 20 gram of tamarind to it. Mix nicely and cook for two minutes.
- Now add 150 gram of sweet corn and stir fry for a couple of minutes. Remove it from the stove. Let it cool.
- Transfer them to a mixer grinder. Add water as required.
- Grind them to a fine paste.
- Transfer the sweetcorn paste to a bowl.
- Now, to make the tadka for the sweetcorn chutney, heat 1 tsp of cooking oil in the pan.
- When hot, add 1 tsp of mustard seeds, 10 gram of urad dal, and 1 sprig of curry leaves.
- Fry them for a few seconds and then add a pinch of asafetida.
- Transfer the tadka quickly to the bowl of sweetcorn chutney paste. Mix it slightly.
- You tasty and delicious homemade sweetcorn chutney is ready.
