Water Chestnut

Water Chestnut is an interesting fruit. Its known as Singhada in Hindi.


The green cover can be peeled off with fingers.


The jelly seed looks (but smaller in size), feels and tastes like Thati Ningu or Palmyra fruit ~ Borassus flabellifer.

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Corn Chat

Ingredients:

Boiled Corn (Salted) – 1 cup

Butter -2 tbsp

Grated Carrot – 1 medium size

Finely Chopped Garlic – 1 tbsp

Finely Chopped ginger – 1 tbsp

Finely Chopped Onion – 1

Salt to taste

Red Chilly Powder – as per requirements (or you can use Chat Masala also)

Lemon Juice – 1tsp.

Method:

Heat a frying pan, add butter, and then add garlic pieces fry till golden brown.

Add finely chopped ginger and onion, put salt and fry till golden brown.

Add grated carrot fry till it cooks. Now add boiled corns and chilly powder (Chat Masala) mix well & stir for 5mins. Add lemon juice and turn of the fire. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. You can also add finely chopped onion, tomato and sev

Eat when hot.

Recipe by Mahathi.

Corn Patties

Ingredients:

Bread Slices - 8

Boiled Corn (Salted) – 1cup

Mozzarella Cheese – 2tbsp

White Pepper – to taste

Method:

Mix boiled corns, grated cheese & pepper powder.

Remove sides of bread, dip in water, and remove water by pressing it gently.

Place a spoon full of corn mix in the bread & press the sides so that it’s closed.

Shallow fry this bread patties. Eat when it is hot with green chutney.

Recipe by Brihathi

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