Corn on the Cob | Stove Top Grilled Corn | Masala Bhutta

Corn on the cob is the most delicious monsoon Street Food in India. Corn is directly grilled on fire along with spices.

A hot spicy snack will always be on the winning side for a cold day. In India, mostly in hill stations, tourist spots, or even on the beach you can see this pushcart with a lot of corn.

The pushcart Vendor will have a stove with flame and he will be busy grilling the corn with a group of people around him.

Hot bajji , Masala Corn or Grilled Corn will be on a hot selling cake in these places. In India Corn on the cob is a popular monsoon snack, Ironically in the west, it is popular during Summer.

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• Corn on the Cob:
• Masala Corn:
• Street Style Masala Corn in the home:
• Prep Work
• Possible Variations:
• Ingredients for Corn on the Cob:
• Similar Recipes:
• How to prepare Corn on the cob, Pictorial:
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Corn on the Cob:

In the monsoon evening if you happen to travel in India on road you will definitely spot out some sweet corn vendors. They have a pushcart with plenty of sweet corns arranged in a round vessel.

It has a mini stove with fire and when people come to buy they grill in direct flame. Garnish with spices needed and serve.

Masala Corn:

Chilli powder and Salt is commonly used spice. But we can also add Pepper powder, Roasted Cumin Powder or Pav bhaji masala or even Chaat Masala. They go well with Sweet corn. We can also Butter for the extra punch.

Street Style Masala Corn in the home:

We can easily prepare the corn on the cob at home. If you have a phulka stand you can use that and place the corn on the stove. Otherwise, you can show in direct flame with hands itself but be cautious.

Prep Work

• Get the needed spice powders handy.
• Remove the shell of the corn and keep it ready.
• If using a Charcoal grill fire it up.

Possible Variations:

When it comes to Corn on the cob, The magic happens when it's grilled on the fire. Apart from that the spices that are rubbed over the corn, the spices varies

★ Roasted Cumin Powder, Chaat Masala is a common addition.

★ In some places to make the Corn rich a generous serving of butter goes on the corn.

Ingredients for Corn on the Cob:

Sweet Corn

Use good quality sweet corn. Do not use baby corn, it will not work well for this recipe.

Lemon

Lemon juice is the main ingredient and it binds the species to the corn, so do not skip it.

Spices

I am using the basic Salt and Chilli powder. But along with them, we can also add Chaat Masala or even Cumin powder.

Similar Recipes:

How to prepare Corn on the cob, Pictorial:

1) Remove the shell of corn from the kernel, Remove it completely or else you can hold them together in the bottom. Show the corn in direct flame.

2) Rotate and show all the sides evenly. The corn will get grilled with the charred mark. Continue for 5 to 7 mins or till you get light charred marks on the corn. Make sure you rotate and show the corn evenly on all the sides of the corn.

3) In a mixing bowl add in the Chilli powder and Salt. Mix and set aside. Cut open a lemon.

6) Sprinkle the lemon juice on the corn.

7) Dip the lemon generously on the Salt and chili powder. Rub the lemon over the charred corn.

8) After rubbing show the corn once again in direct flame. Continue the process for another 2 or 3 mins and Corn on the cob is ready to serve.

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Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist , the nutrition value provided here is an estimate.It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.