Schezwan Chilli Baby Corn

Schezwan sauce is such a versatile sauce that can be used to make a variety of dishes.  You can find the recipe for the sauce here. The 1st in those series in Schezwan baby corn. This works very well as a starter / appetiser/ entree / side dish - whatever you like to call. :) You can of course adapt this to make many dishes to replace the baby corn with any bite sized chunky food item - such as paneer, mushrooms, cauliflower (for the veggies) or chicken, prawn or fish. You can also prepare noodles and fried rice - which will be coming up shortly. This is definitely not for those who can't consume spicy food.

Ingredients

1. Baby corn - 400 gms
2. Schezwan sauce - 3-4 table spoons
3. Maida (All purpose flour) - 4 table spoons
4. Corn flour - 2 table spoons 
5. Eggs - 2 (for pure vegetarians you can exclude the eggs)
6. Soya sauce - 3-4 table spoons
7. Tomato ketchup - 2 table spoons
8. Sugar - 1 tea spoon
9. Vinegar - 2-3 table spoons
10. Minced garlic - 1 bulb
11. Dice onions - 2-3 table spoons
12. Kashmiri dried red chillies - 8-10 (you can use normal dried red chillies too)

Method

1. Depending on the size of your baby corns, you may cut them up into 2 or 3 pieces.
2. In a wide bowl mix 1 table spoon of the sauce with a pinch of salt and marinade them for about 30 minutes.
3. Prepare a slightly thick batter with the all purpose flour, corn flour, eggs, 1/2 tea spoon of salt, 1 table spoon of soya sauce and water. Make sure you add water slowly to make sure you don't have a watery batter.
4. Add the marinated baby corn into the batter and mix well.
5. In a large wok heat up enough oil (any oil will do) and deep fry the baby corn coated in batter few at a time until it turn slightly brown.
6. Once done transfer the excess oil to another bowl leaving about 3-4 table spoons of oil in the wok.
7. In high heat let the wok smoke a bit.
8. Add the garlic and onions and saute them quickly for about 30 seconds. Make sure you don't burn the garlic.
9. Add the red chillies, sugar and vinegar and give it a good mix.
10. Add the deep fried baby corn pieces add tomato sauce and soya sauce. You may add a bit of salt to taste.

Enjoy!!

C