Sweet Corn Sundal (Navaratri Recipes)

Sweet Corn Sundal served in a bowl with tempering on the top

5 from 2 votes

Sweet Corn Sundal (Navaratri Recipes)

Sweet Corn Sundal is a South Indian recipe ideal for festivals like Navaratri. Corn stir fried with red and green chillis, grated coconut and curry leaves, giving it an amazing aroma and flavor.

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine South Indian

Keyword navratri recipes, sweet corn sundal

Diet Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Method Stovetop

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 132kcal

Author Bhavana Patil

Ingredients

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.

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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