Cornucopia of a Sundal

Sweetcorn usli (Sundal)

Ingredients  

• 1 cup sweet corn (roasted and shredded)
• 1 or two onions 
• (finely chopped)
• 1 tomato (finely chopped)
• Three to four green chillies (finely chopped)
• A small bunch of coriander leaves (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
• A pinch of turmeric
• Salt to taste.
• 2 tbsp oil

Method

• Take a thick bottom pan, and heat two tbsp oil. Add chopped onion, ginger-garlic paste and saute until onions turn golden brown.
• Add chopped tomato, green chillies and saute again.
• Add red chilli powder and garam masala powder and fry till the raw smell of the masala is gone.
• Add roasted and shredded sweetcorn. Sprinkle salt to taste and finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot.

— As told to Remya Scaria