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Wednesday 8 August 2007

Sweet Corn and Red Pepper in a Spicy Tomato Sauce / Curry

I am going to try and cook as much seasonal food as I can. Corn on the cob are in season at the moment. I got these at 3 for £1.


Ingredients
2 tbspn oil
1/2 tspn mustard seeds
1/2 cumin seeds
3 large tomatoes; blanched peeled and liquidised; or 200gm tin of peeled tomatoes; liquidised
2 tspn tomato pure
2 tspn grated ginger
3 tspnn minced garlic
1 red chille; minced
2 red romano peppers; diced
2 corn on the cob; boiled and kernals removed with a sharp knife4 large tomatoes; blanched,
1 tspn cumin powder
2 tspn coriander powder
1/2 tspn tumeric
1/2 cup water
Salt to taste

Method
1.Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds let the seed pop.
2. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli, give a good stir
3. Add the fresh tomatoes, stir and cook for about five minutes;
4. Add the tumeric,cumin and coriander, mix and cook for a few minutes.
5. Add the sweet corn, red pepper , tomato puree, salt and water. Cook for 15 minutes.
I served it with masala paratha (recipe to come soon)

26 comments:

  1. that is new and delicious looking. Never heard of corn curry. very healthy infact.

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  2. Looks wonderful! I love corn and am always looking for new ways to cook it. I am looking forward to your receipe for masala paratha as well!

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  3. Looks yummy, the colors are nice!

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  4. Looks brilliant.I love the color contrast in the curry.Looks like more colorful bell pepper dishes for me!:)

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  5. Lovely, i say! I can imagine the chewy taste of corn.....goodness in the bowl!

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  6. ooh, this looks so colourful and yummy !

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  7. Looks colorful and delicious what better way to use both corn and bell pepper which are both in season and bursting with freshness.

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  8. I've never thought of having corn this way... thanks for the idea.

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  9. you really love corn, don't ya? i love it too.

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  10. The curry is looking very tasty and masaledar :)Nice pictures.

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  11. Hi there! What a great recipe! Thanks for visiting and commenting!

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  12. i love corn and when its in season make it at least once a week (stuffings, veggies, in gravies or just plain good old boiled corn)

    im looking forward to your masala paratha (it looks gorgeous!!)

    thanks for visiting and commenting on theyumblog. you have a neat bunch of recipes here. will definitely go through.

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  13. looks yummy... I may just have everything I need.

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  14. Looks very rich and lovely colour.

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  15. That looks so colorful. I have never tried using this combo before.
    Nice recipe!

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  16. hey can we cook with frozen corn? I am have 1 pound sitting in my freezer Its really new to me...Nice pics

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  17. Thanks everyone
    Padma, yes you can use frozen corn. Just follow the instruction on the pack for cooking times.

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  18. Wow....corn in delicous tomamto sauce must definately taste great....

    themistressofspices.wordpress.com

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  19. wow again
    love the colors
    u do use contrasting colors ;)

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  20. Hi saju this is a lovely recipe...I have lots of frozen corn ...I think I am going to make it!

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  21. I love the curry pics, it looks gorgeous!

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  22. this looks yummy yummy and colorful

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  23. Hi saju,

    Looks so yummy! So many new dishes in the blogosphere.

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