Sweet Corn Vada | Mokkajonna Garelu

Corn vada is a deep-fried Indian snack recipe prepare with sweet corn. It’s a lovely monsoon snack with spices and herbs. It has a unique taste and exciting combination of veggies inside.

One can make this vada with corn, corn flour, besan, semolina, onion, green chili, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, coriander, lemon juice, sugar, mace, and oil.

These Corn Vada are easy to make enjoy with schezwan or tomato sauce. You can serve these vada at home when a guest comes in. Even you can enjoy these with tea or coffee.

Also, you can add chaat masala for leaving a tongue-licking feel. It is a street food as well and eaten throughout the monsoon season.

Indian loves simple snack items and making interesting snacks is a part of our Indian culinary culture. These are spicy, high in fiber, and truly sumptuous.

Pair up with spicy chutney and it will give an instant hot taste. These are popular in South India and has cripsy texture outside.

You can make this recipe with various ingredients like adding Chinese flavor to it. A drool-worthy snack recipe perfects to enjoy in the rainy season.

Try similar recipes like cheese corn curry and corn soup.

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Ingredients of Corn Vada

  • Corn - 150 gm
  • Corn flour - 60 gm
  • Gram Flour - 60 gm
  • Semolina - 2 tbsp
  • Onion - 1 pcs
  • Green chili - 4-5 pcs
  • Ginger paste - 1 tbsp
  • Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  • Salt - 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • Coriander - 3-4 tbsp (Chopped)
  • Corn - 20 gm (boiled)
  • Lemon juice - 3 tbsp
  • Sugar - 1 tbsp
  • Mace - 1 pcs
  • Cooking oil - for deep fry

Steps for Corn Vada

  • Grind corn in a mixing jar. Empty the corn paste in a mixing bowl.
  • Add cornflour, besan, semolina, onion, green chili, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, chopped coriander, boiled corn, lemon juice, sugar, mace. Mix well.
  • It must be a thick dough. Carefully put lumps of corn dough mix in hot oil. Deep fry it till light to medium brown in color.
  • Corn Vada is ready. Dip in sauce or chutney.

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