Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Corn Green bell pepper curry (Corn capsicum curry)

Ingredients and Method to make corn with green bell pepper curry
4 cups frozen corn kernels  (see notes)
1 green bell pepper (capsicum/ koda molagai) deseeded and cut fine
1 medium sized red onion cut fine
2 medium tomatoes cut fine
2 tsp clarified butter (ghee/nei) or oil (use oil for a vegan version)
3/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera/ jeeragam)
1 thin sliver ginger grated fine or 1/2 tsp minced ginger
salt to taste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder (or to taste) (Can be substituted with cayenne pwd)
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp cumin powder

Heat oil in a large heavy bottomed pan. Add cumin seeds, when the seeds sizzle a little, add onions and saute until onions turns transparent.

Add ginger and stir a few times. Add tomatoes and stir until the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.

Add all the spices and stir a few times. Add bell pepper and corn kernels, salt to taste and water as required and cook until the corn is soft, yet retains its shape.
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Remove from heat and serve hot with phulkas/ rotis (flat bread) or as a side in any kind of Indian themed meal.

Notes:
I used frozen corn kernels, but you can easily use fresh corn kernels too, it might take a little longer to cook but not too much longer :)