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How to Make Grilled Baby Corn
I know it is a recipe post but I would like to share a few pointers on life too as our diet is almost always connected to our physical and spiritual well-being. Sharing How to Make Grilled Baby Corn today.
Food Rambling
It was tough to change my lifestyle once I had to live alone. I eat at home most of the time as I do not like dining out alone or take-aways. I want to be able to have a healthy body (two spine surgeries). Even though I’m not even close to being satisfied, every day I push myself more to reach my goal. One neeeds patience and dedication to finally get there. I am currently learning the physiological value our foods have. Treating food as the fuel that makes your body run will motivate you to make smarter and healthier choices. It’s truly amazing how we poison our bodies for immediate mental gratification. We do not contemplate, the long-term effects of what we eat have on our bodies! Most diseases can be linked to the junk we eat and drink.
How to Make Grilled Baby Corn
Cooking for me has been a boon in a way. I steer clear of heavy oily, spicy cooking and eat more veggies, soups, roasted corn or peanuts and even homemade Pani Puri. Anything that cooks fast and is healthy lands up on my plate. The other day while grocery shopping at the supermarket, I chanced upon packets of baby corn. Another lady was piling up her basket with them and I was thinking, there go some fried snacks for the family. I moved ahead as I did not intend to buy baby corn, deep fry them and consume all those extra calories.
But then my mouth started drooling and I gave in to my craving and bought a packet of baby corn. It lay in the fridge as I kept avoiding, eating fried food. Last night there was nothing else to have for dinner and I took out the baby corn and went ahead to concoct my own recipe of grilled schezwan baby corn; it was awesome!
So here goes my recipe for really hot and spicy Grilled baby corn
INGREDIENTS:
200 gms baby corn
1 onion diced finely
10 cloves garlic crushed
Cabbage diced finely
2 green chillies
1 bunch spring onion
4 tbsp. schezwan sauce
Mixed herbs (oregano, basil, thyme)
Chilli flakes
2 tsp olive oil
Few drops of Vinegar
Salt to taste.
METHOD:
Chop the baby corns into two or three pieces, wash and blanch them. In a bowl marinate the baby corn with half the crushed garlic, vinegar, mixed herbs, chilli flakes and salt to taste.
Preheat the oven for 5 minutes. Line the grilling tray with foil and place the corn on it. Drizzle one tsp olive oil on the marinated corn and bake in the oven for ten minutes.
Toss the chopped cabbage in the same bowl that you marinated the corn.
Meanwhile, in a pan, heat the remaining olive oil, add the crushed garlic and minced onion and sauté lightly adding the herbs and chilli flakes and 2 tbsp of schezwan sauce. Add the grilled baby corn and toss well. Add spring onions.
Take a serving plate, pile the baby corn and place the cabbage on one side. Dig in!
Isn’t this a really yummy, healthy and easy cooking idea for one or for a huge family for that matter?
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That looks so yummy.I love you recipes all simple and easy to follow. It is ultimately about leading a healthy lifestyle in all aspects of our life.
Thank u Verushka. It wasn’t easy to cook for single after cooking huge meals all my life.Yes, ultimately it boils down to simple living high thinking.
This looks incredible. I have never seen baby corn outside of stir fry, and it’s my favorite part of the stir fry! I might have to try this!
Thank u, Melissa, here it is either stir fried or deep fried. I like the crunchy baby corn and needed a healthy alternative and I just experimented and it turned out gr8.
This is so good to look at and must be yummilicious to eat….healthy to beat!!!wow a miracle…you really have the knack of dishing out food that is so easy to make! Another must try in my book:))
Thank you Kalpana 🙂 I keep making my own recipes and I have to keep counting calories so I end up with easy low cal recipes.
Your baby corn dish looks delicious! And since it is also healthy, it provides a double whammy! Thank you for the share!
This looks so yummy. I am always skeptical about buying baby corns…I feel they will be undercooked or will taste bland. So a big thank you for sharing this recipe, will surely try this sometime soon.
Loved the recipe. I’m definitely going to try it very soon
This looks so yummy. I’m always on the lookout for quick tasty recipes. Thanks for sharing.
My mouth is watering! why did I have to read this post before lunch! Saving this recipe. I am making this soon. Thanks for such a yummy and healthy recipe.
The recipe is so simple and the pictures make me want to try this immediately. I will try this at home for the kids. Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe.
I love baby corn. This is a good starter recipe. Would love to try it!
This looks so wholesome and yummy i am surey kids will love it
I have been following you on twitter since long.. This is again a simple recipe and it even reads yumm. Thanks for sharing.
Your recipes are definitely my favorite. Easy to make, and super delicious to eat. I m surely gonna give it a try
Looks so good, yummy and healthy too.
Didnt realise it has garlic also, fab and simple recipe. I will try yoru recipe next time I am making chinese.
wow harjeet. looks yum. im right now eating a corn salad and imagining I’m having this baby corn of yours. hahaha
I never tried grilled baby corns. Seems like a perfect snack for evening. I will try this for sure.
I have made baby corn only once and that too fried ones and it didn’t taste too good so I never tried it again. But my son keeps on asking me to make a baby corn dish for him and every time I just tell him that it’s not easy to make. Thank you Harjeet for sharing this recipe, it looks so easy to make and I am sure it’s delicious too. I will give it a try.
I love baby corns. And this recipe seems delicious
So tempting and seems healthy too
This looks really delicious. Baby corn tends to taste bland if not cooked well and this looks very tempting. I will surely try it out. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Wow, Harjeetji…awesome recipe…will surely try it soon…
I have become a fan of your recipes.
Thanks, Rakhi. Do check out the others. All are easy and tasty.
Wow absolutely high on taste and low on calories for sure. Simple and awesomely tasty recipe.
Firstly, your pictures are just amazing. they make e so hungry now. and anything with baby corn is my absolute fav
Looks so yummy! Babycorn is a good addition to our diet, will try this soon.