Sweet Corn Sundal is a South Indian recipe ideal for festivals like Navaratri. Corn stir-fried with red and green chilies, grated coconut and curry leaves, giving it an amazing aroma and flavor.
In India, Navaratri festival is celebrated for nine days. We prepare different sundals on each day of these nine days as prasadam. This is one easiest sundal recipes and kids' favorite too.

How to make Sweet Corn Sundal
- Boil sweet corn in very less water adding salt. Drain off excess water if any. Alternatively, you can also steam it with a little salt.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, and when it splutters, add urad dal, red chilli, and hing.
- When the dal turns golden brown, add green chili and curry leaves. Saute for a few seconds.
- Add sweet corn and salt as required and toss on high flame for a minute. Then turn off the flame.
- Add grated coconut, and mix well again.
- Sweet corn sundal is ready to be served as a healthy tea-time snack or make it for special festivals like Gollu (Navaratri)
- You can add a few drops of lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves if preferred.
Tips & Variations
- If you are using frozen corn then you can microwave for 2 minutes instead of boiling or steaming on the stovetop.
- To make it healthy you can add grated carrots too.
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Ingredients
Measuring cup used 1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 cup sweet corn kernels fresh or frozen
- 2 tablespoons shredded coconut fresh or frozen
- salt as needed
For Tempering:
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil (any cooking oil)
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon split urad dal
- 1 dry red chilli
- 1 green chilli slit into half
- 1 stalk curry leaves
- a pinch asafetida (hing)
Instructions
- Boil sweet corn in very less water adding salt. Drain off excess water if any. Alternatively you can also steam it with a little salt .
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, red chilli and hing.
- When dal turns golden brown, add green chilli and curry leaves. Saute for few seconds.
- Add sweet corn and salt as required and toss on high flame for a minute.Then turn off the flame.
- Add grated coconut, mix well again.
- Sweet corn sundal is ready to be served as a healthy tea-time snack or make it for special festivals like Gollu (Navaratri)
- You can add a few drops of lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves if preferred.
Notes
- If you are using frozen corn then you can microwave for 2 minutes instead of boiling or steaming on the stove top.
- To make it more healthy you can add grated carrots too.
Nutrition
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