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 SauceServes: 2Ingredients:2 corn cobs2 large onions, chopped2 garlic clovesA 2″ piece ginger1/4 tsp turmeric powder1/2 tsp onion seeds (optional)1/2 tsp cumin seeds1 tsp chili powder6-8 curry leaves1/2 tsp sugar1 cup scant yogurtOilSaltInstructions: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.
i just read your recipe and interested to try it at home. very tempting for a corn lover.
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.
thanks a ton for the tip on how to cook sweet corn, samarpita!
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..:)
Yes its definitely better than corn and cheese! try it 🙂
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???
looks yummy !!!
Will definitely give a try 🙂
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. 🙂
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?
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 😀
Nice n different one Nags…
Wow i have never ever made corn curry and this looks so so yumm.
Superb combo!!!! SLURP !!
What a unique sauce to go perfectly with sweet corn! Terrific recipe!
Such a droolworthy and unique dish, looks gorgeous Nags!
Looks delicious.
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!
Looking colourful and tempting.
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That really looks delicious, I've never seen anything like it 🙂
this looks wonderful… lovely click and awesome dish…
Ya it works pretty good in steel knives 🙂
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 !
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 🙂
so colourful its absolutely mind blowing..
Looks very simple to prepare Nags.
i tried this with corn kernel and it was awful!!
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..
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.
Alrighty, let me know how it turns out next time 🙂
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.
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.
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.
check this out…yummy..
http://banaraskakhana.blogspot.com/2010/03/thanking-you-all-with-sunny-sweet-corn.html
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….:)
I like the way you present the recipe. Step by Step. And then the summary. Really nice. The dish looks delicious.
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!
i tried this with corn kernel and it was awful!!
The first pic really loooks awesome, and without even tasting it, I know it has to be superb delicious :).
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 🙂
"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.:)
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.
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. 🙂
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..
I love your step by step pics always. But come on tell us, if you click, who cooks 😉
That looks tempting! Love any dish that has corn in it. yum yum!
Corn looks lovely Nags. Different one. Looks tempting.
This is mouth-watering! Really delicious!
What an excellent way to cook corn! bookmarked!
I remember having masala corn with my college frds in near the besant nagar beach. This recipes sounds really appetizing Nags!!
Looks heavenly,Nags!I am sure you can eat it as it is…
so colourful its absolutely mind blowing..
hummm interesting very new dish to me will try this soon.
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!
Looks very simple to prepare Nags.
hey good…this is a new dish to u…ll try it soon
Tried it today, Heavenly taste!! Amma liked it very much,now waiting for hubbys comment. Will post the pics sooner 🙂
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 !
very interesting recipe…
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!
this looks wonderful… lovely click and awesome dish…
Hi,
First time here, step step recipe loved it. I like corn so will bookmark it.
Thanks for sharing.
That really looks delicious, I've never seen anything like it 🙂
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 🙂
Nags, will it work with normal corn too, any idea? Planning to make it today if my lil one gives me some time 🙂
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 🙂
Ya it works pretty good in steel knives 🙂
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!
Looking colourful and tempting.
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!
wow Nags pics r just awesome….just love to try this …have bookmarked it 🙂
Such a droolworthy and unique dish, looks gorgeous Nags!
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. 🙂
nags,
this looks colorful and yummy..appol pinne ruchi ariyukeye vendoo.:)
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prajusha
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Superb combo!!!! SLURP !!
Wow i have never ever made corn curry and this looks so so yumm.
This is one nice looking yummy looking Corn stuff ..must try ..and shall give you the results !!!!
Nice n different one Nags…
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 😀
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?
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 🙂
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Looks delicious.
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 😀
What a unique sauce to go perfectly with sweet corn! Terrific recipe!
But dont think I'l risk myself in cutting those better I shave them and try it 🙂
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 🙂
Wow very colourful recipe….pinne pictures…athu pratyekam parayandalloooo…superb..
hb – ada as in adai of the adai aviyal fame?
haan, mail! 😀
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 😉
Looks super yum! Have 2 corn cobs lying over the table will try it soon!
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 😀