Starters

Corn Bhel Puri

A recipe with many different tastes, I overhead two ladies exchanging this recipe at a gathering. I replicated it at home and my family of ‘tasters’ loved it!

Corn Bhel Puri

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Cuisine: Indian Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 tbs Oil
  • 2 tbs sesame seeds
  • 1 tbs mustard seeds
  • 1lb sweetcorn kernels frozen or tinned
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp red chillie powder
  • touch of turmeric
  • 8 oz readymade chevda/Bombay mix or sev mamra
  • 8oz finely chopped coloured peppers
  • 8oz finely chopped boiled potatoes
  • 1 tsp finely sliced green chillies (optional)
  • 4oz finely chopped red/spring/white onions
  • 1 cup green chutney
  • 1cup tamarind chutney or readymade tamarind chutney
  • 4 tbs finely chopped fresh green coriander

Instructions

1

Place oil in a saucepan, heat, add sesame and mustard seeds. When the seeds begin to pop add sweetcorn, salt, red chillie powder and turmeric, keep covered on low heat until mixture is dry. Switch off.

2

Add peppers, potatoes and green chillies mix then add onions.

3

Place all of the mixture in the centre of a large serving platter then pour the chevda/sev mamra on top.

4

Pour a generous layer of green and tamarind chutney and garnish with fresh coriander.

5

Serve cold as a snack or as a starter as part of a vegetarian meal.

Meal: Starters