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Sweet Corn in Rich Onion Sauce – Step by Step Recipe

December 1, 2015 92 Comments

Sweet Corn Curry in an Onion Sauce – a perfect side dish for chapati/roti and pulao.

I took this picture recently.

Yes, I take all the pictures for this site but this one is easily the most delicious looking, according to me. If you don’t agree, its because you don’t know how good this dish tastes, so let’s do something about that, shall we?

2 corn cobs from the super market and I was good to go.


First step is to chop them up corn cobs into 1″ long pieces. I want to be honest with you here – you need a mighty sharp knife for this. I only have wuss-knives and it was a very tough task. I did the best I could and then shaved the rest of the corn off the cob. That will get added to the sauce gravy. Nice, eh?
Speaking of the sauce, let’s get started with that. Chop up 2 large onions, 2 pods garlic and a 2″ piece of ginger and throw them into the mixer.

Grind to a coarse paste like so.


To this, add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin), 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp onion seeds (optional, cuz I didn’t have any!), 1/2 tsp sugar and 6-8 curry leaves.
Something about the above picture makes me smile. I think its those fresh curry leaves. Fresh curry leaves always make me smile.

Mix well. If you are anything like me, you would smell this mixture before keeping it aside. Go ahead, do just that!

Heat about 1 cup oil in a pan.
Gently place the corn pieces in the hot oil. Take care not to splash oil on yourself. It burns!

Turn and fry the other side, until its golden brown all over.

Drain and set aside. (Sidenote: using steel ladles on your non-stick cookware and taking a picture with your right hand while dealing with hot stuff with your left is to be done at your own risk. )


When the oil has cooled down a bit, remove the excess. We want only about 1 tbsp oil for the sauce.

Start up the stove again and when the oil heats up, add the mixed onion-spices paste.
Fry for 8-10 mins and then add the shaved corn pieces. (An extra step because I don’t have sharp knives in the house – refer above). Mix well.

Now add the fried corn cobs.

Lower fire to minimum and top it off with 1 cup scant curd/yogurt. I added 1/2 cup water to 1/2 cup curd and beat well before adding (make sure your heat is at low and you use scant yogurt, otherwise the mixture will curdle and that will just not be a good thing to happen at this stage!)
Let it simmer on a low fire for 2-3 mins. Add salt and mix well before removing from fire.

Its absolutely yummy. If you like corn, this is super delicious – hot and sweet!
Here’s the recipe again, all in one place.
Sweet Corn in Rich Onion Sauce
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
2 corn cobs
2 large onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves
A 2″ piece ginger
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp onion seeds (optional)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp chili powder
6-8 curry leaves
1/2 tsp sugar
1 cup scant yogurt
Oil
Salt
Instructions:
1. Cut corn cob into 1″ pieces.
2. Grind onion, garlic and ginger.
3. To the above, mix in the spices, curry leaves and sugar.
4. Heat 1 cup oil and fry corn pieces until golden brown. Remove excess oil and fry the onion paste mixture until oil separates (8-10 mins). Add the shaved corn pieces and the fried corn cobs. Mix well.
5. Lower heat and fold in the curd/yogurt. Simmer for 2-3 mins. Add salt and remove from fire.
This may be a good combination with roti. Or maybe even rice. We have no idea because we ate it as is. We bit into the juicy corn and licked the sauce until the plate was clean.
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  1. cherie

    August 1, 2011 at 9:58 am

    i just read your recipe and interested to try it at home. very tempting for a corn lover.

    Reply
  2. Samarpita

    April 4, 2011 at 7:21 pm

    I made it today and it was fantastic. Only thing I changed was adding coconut milk instead of yogurt since I am a vegan.
    There is a simple trick of cutting corn cob into pieces. Do not try to cut through. Make a deep gash on one side till you reach the hard surface. Then just break it off like you will break a stick.

    Reply
  3. Nags

    April 5, 2011 at 1:39 am

    thanks a ton for the tip on how to cook sweet corn, samarpita!

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    September 28, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    oh darlin!!!!sorry to say dis:(it went bitter..still i lov it!!!wats makin it bitter??garlic ya ginger???i made de passte nd kept for few mts until de corn are fried!!!is it cz of keepin de masala for soo long???i donno…nyway we loved it…its creamy!!!am a beginner in cookin…may b it will go well de next time…thnks for sharin such wonderful recipe…love ya..:)

    Reply
  5. Nags

    September 27, 2010 at 4:48 am

    Yes its definitely better than corn and cheese! try it 🙂

    Reply
  6. Anonymous

    September 25, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    it looks sooo yummy!!!ur pics are really rockin!!am gonna try dis today!!!….is it sooo tasty???better dan de usual cheese corn combo???

    Reply
  7. Aruna Manikandan

    June 6, 2010 at 5:09 am

    looks yummy !!!
    Will definitely give a try 🙂

    Reply
  8. Sonia

    April 20, 2010 at 6:20 am

    I'm going to try this soon – may be in day or two. I just have returned from market with fresh corn cobs. Wish me good luck. 🙂

    Reply
  9. My Experiments with Cooking

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Oh by the way I was dying to know the recipe source while I was seeing the step-by-step pictures. Also I was wondering what you had it with. I think faster than I read, no?

    Reply
  10. My Experiments with Cooking

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Oh,well then I would have had that feeling in the morning 😛 Please please post some recipes like Ada, you know which can be made from basic ingredients you get even outside India 🙁 This looks like some discussions forum, I'll mail you 😀

    Reply
  11. Prathibha

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Nice n different one Nags…

    Reply
  12. Happy cook

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Wow i have never ever made corn curry and this looks so so yumm.

    Reply
  13. Parita

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Superb combo!!!! SLURP !!

    Reply
  14. 5 Star Foodie

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    What a unique sauce to go perfectly with sweet corn! Terrific recipe!

    Reply
  15. Priya

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Such a droolworthy and unique dish, looks gorgeous Nags!

    Reply
  16. FoodyGuru (Srimathi)

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Looks delicious.

    Reply
  17. Sunshinemom

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Oh! Sounds heavenly. Bookmarked. I make corn in tomato gravy but I have not tried making it by using the cobs as well and I never fried the corn. Must have made it tastier!

    Reply
  18. kamalabhoopathy

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Looking colourful and tempting.

    Reply
  19. Blogger Grrl

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Hi, it's Amy! Are you going to do NaBloWriMo with us again? Here's the link:

    http://nablowrimo.blogspot.com/2009/09/this-year.html

    whee!

    Reply
  20. meeso

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    That really looks delicious, I've never seen anything like it 🙂

    Reply
  21. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    this looks wonderful… lovely click and awesome dish…

    Reply
  22. RAKS KITCHEN

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Ya it works pretty good in steel knives 🙂

    Reply
  23. Arch

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    This looks great…My mom makes something like this, with a more creamy gravy..She learnt it from a Gujarati lady based in South Africa – so dont know the real roots of that dish, but its real yum ! This looks very very interesting !

    Reply
  24. Nags

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    sharmilee – the beauty of this dish is the juicy corn cobs that you can bite into and the sauce that's so lickable!

    having said that, try with corn kernels. it will taste good am sure 🙂

    Reply
  25. s

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    so colourful its absolutely mind blowing..

    Reply
  26. FoodyGuru (Srimathi)

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Looks very simple to prepare Nags.

    Reply
  27. Anonymous

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    i tried this with corn kernel and it was awful!!

    Reply
  28. Nags

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Sharmilee – your version looked good! hope your husband liked it too 🙂

    Bong Mom – I cook and click at the same time! I hold the camera in my right hand and do other stuff with the left. my kitchen is too crammed for a tripod. i dont use a tripod anyway..

    Reply
  29. Anonymous

    April 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    I tried this recipe yesterday but it came out so bad. In fact, this was the worst dish I ever made. I thought it will be so yummy but the sauce was so bitter. Any guess, what went wrong. I followed the recipe to the dot.

    Reply
  30. Nags

    March 27, 2010 at 1:03 am

    Alrighty, let me know how it turns out next time 🙂

    Reply
  31. Anonymous

    March 26, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    I used Stonyfield Organic yogurt and the yogurt did not curdle. Since Jeera was mixed with the above mix to the onion paste, then how can it burn. So no jeera burning either. I will try making it one more time. This definitely did not turn as I expected. Usually my first attempts with any recipes are the best and this one failed to do. The sauce was so bitter, I did not let my hubby eat this dish at all. He knows I cook very well and if I am saying something is wrong, then he knows that I am right. Well, thanks for replying. I will try to make it again one more time. All the pictures and simplicity of the recipe sure made my hopes high for this dish to be excellent in my mind but in the end I was disappointed. Anyway, I will try my luck again with some tweaking next time.

    Reply
  32. Nags

    March 26, 2010 at 1:36 am

    Hi Anon, sorry to hear this recipe didn't turn out well for you. I don't see any ingredient that could turn it bitter but my guess would be, it had to do with the yogurt. Which kind of yogurt did you use? Did it curdle? Even if it did curdle, it shouldn't turn bitter but apart from that and the maybe the jeera burning, I don't see anything else that could've gone wrong.

    Reply
  33. Anonymous

    March 25, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    I tried this recipe yesterday but it came out so bad. In fact, this was the worst dish I ever made. I thought it will be so yummy but the sauce was so bitter. Any guess, what went wrong. I followed the recipe to the dot.

    Reply
  34. sangeeta

    March 17, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    check this out…yummy..
    http://banaraskakhana.blogspot.com/2010/03/thanking-you-all-with-sunny-sweet-corn.html

    Reply
  35. sangeeta

    October 20, 2009 at 9:09 am

    this one is the best among you have posted recently…read it in my reader but cudn't comment then….i just stir fry these pieces in butter with salt n pepper n it's a huge favorite…have the pictures lying in my drafts too…..i have to try this …and i have to post another recipe i adapted from your's…the PB sauce one…is lying in my drafts for a couple of months i think…somebody has to kick my lazy ass….:)

    Reply
  36. radha

    October 3, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    I like the way you present the recipe. Step by Step. And then the summary. Really nice. The dish looks delicious.

    Reply
  37. Nags

    October 2, 2009 at 1:54 am

    Anon – oh that's too bad! I had a couple of others who tried with corn kernels and said it tasted just fine, and one person even said it was delicious. So I am going to assume you did something wrong 🙂 Let me know if you try it again!

    Reply
  38. Anonymous

    October 1, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    i tried this with corn kernel and it was awful!!

    Reply
  39. Sudeshna

    October 1, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    The first pic really loooks awesome, and without even tasting it, I know it has to be superb delicious :).

    Reply
  40. Indhu

    October 1, 2009 at 5:39 am

    One of my fondest dreams in life is to do at least one step-by-step recipe… it sounds too tough…

    I have never tried cooking this kind of a corn dish.. looks delicious 🙂

    Reply
  41. Aparna

    October 1, 2009 at 5:35 am

    "using steel ladles on your non-stick cookware and taking a picture with your right hand while dealing with hot stuff with your left is to be done at your own risk"!
    Now you know why I don't do step-by-step post and admire everyone who does!
    And I must disagree. Have seen other equally delicious fare on your blog.:)

    Reply
  42. Soma

    September 30, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    The step by step illustration really helps Nags.. It just stays in the head like a slide show. This is something I have never heard of.. actually don't even think i cooked corn in masala before. sounds really good.

    Reply
  43. Sonu

    October 1, 2009 at 5:11 am

    It's so mouthwatering. When I am craving for something chata-pata…I thaw some corn kernals in MW, adding some cheese and season with salt-pepper. But yours looks even more tastier. 🙂

    Reply
  44. Nags

    October 1, 2009 at 4:37 am

    Sharmilee – your version looked good! hope your husband liked it too 🙂

    Bong Mom – I cook and click at the same time! I hold the camera in my right hand and do other stuff with the left. my kitchen is too crammed for a tripod. i dont use a tripod anyway..

    Reply
  45. Bong Mom

    September 30, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    I love your step by step pics always. But come on tell us, if you click, who cooks 😉

    Reply
  46. Ramya Kiran

    September 30, 2009 at 11:07 am

    That looks tempting! Love any dish that has corn in it. yum yum!

    Reply
  47. Valarmathi

    September 30, 2009 at 11:02 am

    Corn looks lovely Nags. Different one. Looks tempting.

    Reply
  48. Cinnamon Girl aka Reeni♥

    September 29, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    This is mouth-watering! Really delicious!

    Reply
  49. Cynthia

    September 29, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    What an excellent way to cook corn! bookmarked!

    Reply
  50. Divya Vikram

    September 29, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    I remember having masala corn with my college frds in near the besant nagar beach. This recipes sounds really appetizing Nags!!

    Reply
  51. Shri

    September 29, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Looks heavenly,Nags!I am sure you can eat it as it is…

    Reply
  52. s

    September 29, 2009 at 10:37 am

    so colourful its absolutely mind blowing..

    Reply
  53. rekhas kitchen

    September 29, 2009 at 9:33 am

    hummm interesting very new dish to me will try this soon.

    Reply
  54. Miri

    September 29, 2009 at 7:54 am

    I started cooking corn on the cob only recently and have now included it in a wide variety of dishes! This will be a great addition to my list – thanks!

    Reply
  55. FoodyGuru (Srimathi)

    September 29, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    Looks very simple to prepare Nags.

    Reply
  56. Priya

    September 29, 2009 at 4:25 am

    hey good…this is a new dish to u…ll try it soon

    Reply
  57. Sharmilee! :)

    September 29, 2009 at 11:27 am

    Tried it today, Heavenly taste!! Amma liked it very much,now waiting for hubbys comment. Will post the pics sooner 🙂

    Reply
  58. Arch

    September 29, 2009 at 3:18 am

    This looks great…My mom makes something like this, with a more creamy gravy..She learnt it from a Gujarati lady based in South Africa – so dont know the real roots of that dish, but its real yum ! This looks very very interesting !

    Reply
  59. sowmya.s

    September 29, 2009 at 10:44 am

    very interesting recipe…

    Reply
  60. Veggie Belly

    September 29, 2009 at 1:29 am

    Ooooooooh my goodness! That looks insanely good! I agree with you, that picture is just mouthwatering. Onion paste and curry leaves are both stellar ingredients! Bookmarked!

    Reply
  61. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    September 29, 2009 at 1:14 am

    this looks wonderful… lovely click and awesome dish…

    Reply
  62. Avisha

    September 28, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Hi,
    First time here, step step recipe loved it. I like corn so will bookmark it.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  63. meeso

    September 28, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    That really looks delicious, I've never seen anything like it 🙂

    Reply
  64. Nags

    September 29, 2009 at 5:03 am

    sharmilee – the beauty of this dish is the juicy corn cobs that you can bite into and the sauce that's so lickable!

    having said that, try with corn kernels. it will taste good am sure 🙂

    Reply
  65. Sharmilee! :)

    September 29, 2009 at 4:25 am

    Nags, will it work with normal corn too, any idea? Planning to make it today if my lil one gives me some time 🙂

    Reply
  66. Danielle

    September 28, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    oh wow…that looks great! I think I have all the ingredients except for the curry leaves. But I might know just where to find some 🙂

    Reply
  67. RAKS KITCHEN

    September 29, 2009 at 3:03 am

    Ya it works pretty good in steel knives 🙂

    Reply
  68. Nags

    September 29, 2009 at 1:52 am

    Raks – I have seen it!! does it also work for these steel knives like victorinox and stuff? btw, this small knife i have is extremely sharp. its just that its not big and strong enough to cut through the corn. the corn cobs are very tough 🙂

    Wandering – u come to SG! i will take good care of you and stay as long as you want 🙂

    Sala – i am dying to see how the pics you take of this dish will look like 🙂 do share if you make it and click!

    Reply
  69. kamalabhoopathy

    September 28, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    Looking colourful and tempting.

    Reply
  70. Sunshinemom

    September 28, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    Oh! Sounds heavenly. Bookmarked. I make corn in tomato gravy but I have not tried making it by using the cobs as well and I never fried the corn. Must have made it tastier!

    Reply
  71. Sushma Mallya

    September 28, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    wow Nags pics r just awesome….just love to try this …have bookmarked it 🙂

    Reply
  72. Priya

    September 28, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    Such a droolworthy and unique dish, looks gorgeous Nags!

    Reply
  73. Nithya

    September 28, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Wow… this sounds special and new with corn. Will surely try. 🙂 The curd at the end made it all, since I am such a corn and curd fan. 🙂

    Reply
  74. Anonymous

    September 28, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    nags,
    this looks colorful and yummy..appol pinne ruchi ariyukeye vendoo.:)
    thanks
    prajusha
    http://www.icookipost.com

    Reply
  75. Parita

    September 28, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Superb combo!!!! SLURP !!

    Reply
  76. Happy cook

    September 28, 2009 at 11:08 am

    Wow i have never ever made corn curry and this looks so so yumm.

    Reply
  77. Baljeet Sidhu

    September 28, 2009 at 10:46 am

    This is one nice looking yummy looking Corn stuff ..must try ..and shall give you the results !!!!

    Reply
  78. Prathibha

    September 28, 2009 at 10:00 am

    Nice n different one Nags…

    Reply
  79. My Experiments with Cooking

    September 28, 2009 at 9:39 am

    Oh,well then I would have had that feeling in the morning 😛 Please please post some recipes like Ada, you know which can be made from basic ingredients you get even outside India 🙁 This looks like some discussions forum, I'll mail you 😀

    Reply
  80. My Experiments with Cooking

    September 28, 2009 at 9:33 am

    Oh by the way I was dying to know the recipe source while I was seeing the step-by-step pictures. Also I was wondering what you had it with. I think faster than I read, no?

    Reply
  81. My Experiments with Cooking

    September 28, 2009 at 9:28 am

    You know what, I had this feeling you would post something at this time of today 😀 No, I am not a super-natural being. It is delicious 🙂

    Reply
  82. Blogger Grrl

    September 28, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    Hi, it's Amy! Are you going to do NaBloWriMo with us again? Here's the link:

    http://nablowrimo.blogspot.com/2009/09/this-year.html

    whee!

    Reply
  83. FoodyGuru (Srimathi)

    September 28, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Looks delicious.

    Reply
  84. The Wandering Minstrel

    September 28, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    nags!!! adopt me no please. i am going to keep lukin at this and god alone knows when i will actually make it. but i will. promise. meanwhile, adopt me, and make this everyday 😀

    Reply
  85. 5 Star Foodie

    September 28, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    What a unique sauce to go perfectly with sweet corn! Terrific recipe!

    Reply
  86. Sharmilee! :)

    September 28, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    But dont think I'l risk myself in cutting those better I shave them and try it 🙂

    Reply
  87. RAKS KITCHEN

    September 28, 2009 at 11:11 am

    Nice recipe!Looks so different!

    I always sharp my knife weekly,with a knife sharpner thats available in ikea,a must buy,do have a look when you visit next time…Its also in Mustafa,but I feel the one in Ikea is worth for money as I have bought many for relatives ,includes my mom,MIL…You will feel like having a new knife every time u sharp 🙂

    Reply
  88. Tina

    September 28, 2009 at 11:10 am

    Wow very colourful recipe….pinne pictures…athu pratyekam parayandalloooo…superb..

    Reply
  89. Nags

    September 28, 2009 at 9:40 am

    hb – ada as in adai of the adai aviyal fame?

    haan, mail! 😀

    Reply
  90. Nags

    September 28, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Sharmilee – do yourself a huge favour and try this!! 😀

    hb – hehe looks like you do! yeah, i cudnt take credit for this recipe and omit the book even if i wanted to. its too interesting for people to believe me 😉

    Reply
  91. Sharmilee! :)

    September 28, 2009 at 9:32 am

    Looks super yum! Have 2 corn cobs lying over the table will try it soon!

    Reply
  92. Nags

    September 28, 2009 at 9:30 am

    hb – i actually had this recipe ready in the morning but i forgot the name of the book i got the recipe from! had to wait till TH got home so that he can ping it for me 😀

    Reply

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