Come rains and the season for corn in India begins! Corn is a cereal which is consumed by many people all over the world. It has carbohydrates, viamins and minerals like calcium. A variety of dishes can be made with it. Or can be eaten just like that either by roasting it on live coals or by boiling it. Nowadays it can also be microwaved.
Salt and lime juice can be smeared on it and eaten, which gives it the zing! In this recipe, a mixture of butter, salt and coriander leaves (cilantro) has been used to apply on the cooked corn which gives it an exotic taste. This is a variety which can be eaten and relished by kids and adults on a wet rainy day.
The corn also be cut into pieces and served in small portions too.
| Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Corn Cobs | 2 |
| Finely Chopped Coriander (Cilantro) | ½ cup |
| Butter (at room temperature) | 1 tbsp |
| Chopped Garlic (optional) | 2 cloves |
| Salt | to taste |
Method
- Remove the covering of the two corns and wash them. Boil them in water or microwave them for four minutes. To microwave the corn, leave one layer of the covering intact and keep it on an plate and microwave it for four minutes depending on your microwave, turning it once in a while in between so that it is cooked all over.
- Take butter in a small dish and beat it a little and add the chopped cilantro, garlic and salt and mix it well.
- Apply this cilantro butter on the warm corn on all the sides and serve.
- For children, the corn can be cut into pieces and served as smaller portions.
2 comments:
I love this butta business. Roasted on coals comes out differently than microwave. Both are superb and far better than boiling.
The trick however is in choosing the right kind of cob and of coursewhat we apply on it. This application sounds perfect.
Soulberry
You are right, nothing like a roasted corn.Ramani
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