Crispy Baby Corn Chilli
Crispy Baby corn chili is an Indo-Chinese vegetarian appetizer made with fresh baby corn in a chili sauce. While Paneer Chilli and Chicken Chilli are more famous, this lesser known Baby corn Chilli is equally if not more delicious. There are 2 parts to this recipe - one is cooking the baby corn until crispy and the other making a sauce with aromatics such as ginger, garlic, green onions, green chilies (adjust to your liking), green bell peppers, soy sauce, vegetable broth and a cornstarch slurry. This recipe can easily be adjusted to make it Whole30 compatible.
Ingredients
For Crispy Baby Corn
- 16 oz16 oz16 oz Baby Corn
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Cornstarch, for slurry
- 2 Tbsp2 Tbsp2 Tbsp Water, for slurry
- 1 tsp1 tsp1 tsp Salt
- 0.5 tsp0.5 tsp0.5 tsp Black Pepper
- 0.25 cup0.25 cup0.25 cup Vegetable Oil, or more to cook
For the Sauce
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Avocado Oil
- 3 cloves3 cloves3 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 tsp1 tsp1 tsp Ginger Root, finely chopped
- 4 whole4 whole4 whole Green Onion (Scallion), chopped, white and green parts separated
- 1 - 2 whole1 - 2 whole1 - 2 whole Green Chilies, swap with jalapeno for less spicy
- 1 whole1 whole1 whole Green Bell Peppers, diced
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Vegetable Broth
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Process
Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
For the Crispy Baby corn:
- Bring a pot of water to a boil.
- In hot water, add Baby corn and allow it to cook for about 5 mins.
- Remove and set aside. Allow it to cool.
- Prepare a slurry with cornstarch (substitute with arrowroot starch for Whole30), salt, pepper and water.
- Heat a pan and add oil.
- Toss the baby corn in the slurry mixture and then shallow fry it until it’s golden brown. Set aside
For the sauce:
- In a pan, heat oil.
- Add minced garlic, ginger and white part of green onions.
- Turn the flame of your stove to high.
- Then add green chilies (skip if you don’t like spicy) and green bell peppers.
- Sauté on high flame to get a nice char on the peppers.
- Then add the Baby corn back in, followed by soy sauce (substitute with coconut aminos for Whole30).
- Then add some broth to deglaze the pan.
- Adjust the seasoning - salt & pepper, if needed and garnish with green onions (green part).
Notes
I like this dish as an appetizer so I keep it dry. But if you prefer it saucy, then increase the amount of broth and thicken it with some cornstarch slurry (substitute cornstarch with arrowroot starch for Whole30).
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Appetizers Coconut Free Dairy Free Egg Free Nut Free Pescetarian Plant Based Shellfish Free Sugar Free Vegan VegetarianThis is our estimate based on online research. | |
Calories: | 189 |
Fat: | 17 g |
Carbohydrates: | 7 g |
Protein: | 1 g |
Cholesterol: | 0 g |
Sodium: | 912 mg |
Fiber: | 2 g |
Sugars: | 1 g |
Calculated per serving. |
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