If you liked this recipe, please leave a star rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in the recipe card below. You can also follow me on Instagram, Youtube, and Pinterest. Indo-Chinese food also known as Desi Chinese food is one of the most popular cuisines in India. You will find it everywhere, from street vendors to 5-star restaurants. Chinese food was brought to India by the Chinese workers who came to India during the British era. Some of them settled in India permanently and over the years their food got influenced by the local ingredients, cooking techniques, and food preferences, giving birth to Indo-Chinese cuisine. Today’s recipe – Chilli baby corn is also a Desi Chinese dish. You can enjoy this baby corn recipe either as a starter or a vegan side dish with noodles or rice. Other ingredients needed to make this dish are shown below:
Ingredient notes:
All-purpose flour: Instead of all-purpose flour, rice flour can also be used.Garlic powder: You can use minced garlic too. For more flavor onion powder, ginger powder, chili flakes, and other seasonings can also be added.Red chili sauce: Feel free to use any hot sauce of your choice.
Step 2: Put some salt and water in a large cooking pot. Add baby corns and boil for around 8-10 minutes. Step 3: Once cooked strain the baby corns and keep them aside. Step 4: In a bowl mix corn starch, all-purpose flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and around ½ a cup of water to make a smooth batter. Step 5: Add boiled baby corn pieces and mix until every piece gets evenly coated in the batter. Step 6: Heat oil in a small wok and deep fry baby corns until they turn golden brown and crunchy. Take them out on a plate covered with a thick paper kitchen towel and keep them aside. Step 7: Heat some oil in another wok. Add chopped garlic, ginger, and white part of spring onion. Saute for a few seconds. Step 8: Add chopped onion and bell pepper. Saute until the onion turns translucent. The vegetables should remain crunchy. Step 9: Add salt, pepper, soy sauce, chili sauce, ketchup, and vinegar. Step 10: Mix everything and cook for about a minute. Step 11: Add water and let the sauce simmer. Step 12: While the sauce is getting cooked, make corn starch slurry by mixing corn starch with some water. Step 13: Add corn starch slurry to the simmering sauce. Step 14: Stir continuously and cook until the sauce thickens. Step 15: Add fried baby corns and chopped spring onion greens. Step 16: Cook for another 1-2 minutes. Switch off the stove and garnish with more spring onion greens. Your delicious chilli baby corn is ready to be enjoyed! It can also be served in the main course with a rice or noodle dish like chow mein, mushroom noodles, chili garlic noodles, corn fried rice, or mushroom rice.
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