Spicy Corn Puffs Recipe

Corn is one of the famous vegetables. But my favorites are the yellow corns. I love making them for dinner but I wanted to try something new or different from it. I knew we could do so much with corns besides boiling them or stir fry them with butter and parsley and etc…

And corn puff is one of my experiments and it turned out…. DELICIOUS!! I love this snacks or appetizer already and it’s good for party too. And it’s not that hard to make either. Just a lot of chopping, which I don’t mind at all.

I’m running out of things to say on today post. Might be the heat that making me uncomfortable right now. Not going to waste anyone time. Check out the recipe below.

Ingredients:

2 corn cobs

3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves

6 spring onions, finely chopped

1 small fresh red chili, seeded and finely chopped

1 large egg

2 teaspoons ground cumin

½ teaspoon ground coriander

1 cup (125g/ 4oz) plain flour

Oil, for deep-frying

Sweet chili sauce, to serve

Method:

1)      Cut down the side of the corn cobs with a very sharp knife to release the kernels. Roughly chop the kennels, then place them in a large bowl. Holding the cobs over the bowl, scrape down the sides of the cobs with a knife to release all of the corn juice from the cobs.

2)      Add the fresh coriander, spring onion, chili, egg, cumin, ground coriander, 1 teaspoon salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste to the bowl, and stir well. Add the flour and mix well. The texture of the batter will vary depending on how much juice is released from the corn. If the mixture is too dry, add 1 tablespoon water, but no more than that as the batter should be quite thick and dry. Stand for 10 minutes.

3)      Fill a large heavy-based saucepan or deep-fryer one-third full of oil ad heat to 180C (350F), or until a cube of bread dropped in the oil browns in 15 seconds. Drop slightly heaped teaspoons of the corn batter into the oil and cook for about 1 ½ minutes, or until puffed and golden. Drain on crumpled paper towels and serve immediately with a bowl of the sweet chili sauce to dip the puffs into.