Crushed Sweet Corn Masala

Ingredients:
Sweet corn – 1 cup
Coconut – ½ cup
Green chillies – 5
Tomatoes (medium sized) – 5
Curry leaves – few
Coriander leaves – few sprigs
Asafoetida – 1/8th teaspoon
Mustard – 1/4th teaspoon
Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds – ½ teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 3 pinches
Garam masala – ¼ teaspoon
Oil as required
Salt to taste

Method: Boil the sweet corn and coarsely grind it in a grinder. Cut tomatoes into small pieces. They can be made into pulp also. In a kadai, sauté mustard, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and asafoetida in some oil. Add tomato pieces or pulp. Cook till the raw smell turns into fragrance of cooked tomatoes. Add corn pulp to this and cook further. Add salt, turmeric powder and garam masala and stir for 2 minutes. Add ground coconut and stir again for 1 minute. Garnish with curry and coriander leaves. Serve hot on its own or with chapatti or rice as a side dish.
Serves: 2-3 people.