corn salsa recipe with step by step photos – tasty, tangy and spicy salsa made with fresh sweet corn.
salsa is one of the easiest dishes one can prepare for a quick snack or starter option. just pair it with some nachos, tortilla chips or even toasted bread and you have a healthy as well as a light snack.
for this corn salsa, i have steamed the corn in a pressure cooker, but you can even use tinned corn. the spicy and sour elements like green chilies, red chili powder and lemon juice can be added more or less as per your choice. in the indian lingo, this is a chatpata snack, that one can prepare easily.
few more mexican recipes i have shared are:
i have not used tomatoes in the recipe, but you can add them. also some bell pepper (capsicum) can be added. recipe can be doubled or tripled.
if you are looking for more snacks recipes then you can check:
corn salsa
INGREDIENTS FOR corn salsa
- 1 cup boiled corn OR 1 medium to large corn cob, boiled or steamed (makai or bhutta or sweet corn)
- ¼ cup finely chopped onions OR spring onions
- 1 green chili - chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves (dhania patta)
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder (jeera powder)
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder (lal mirch powder)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder (kali mirch powder)
- salt as required
- lemon juice as required
HOW TO MAKE corn salsa
preparation to make corn salsa
- in a pressure cooker, take 1 medium to large corn cob. add water almost covering the corn cob. pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles or till the corn is steamed well. you can even steam the corn cob in a pan.
- when the corn cob cools down, then carefully with a knife slice off the corn kernels. you will need 1 cup of steamed corn kernels.
making corn salsa
- now in a bowl take the corn kernels. also add ¼ cup finely chopped onions or spring onions, 1 green chili (chopped) and 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves.
- next add ¼ teaspoon cumin powder, ¼ teaspoon red chili powder, ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder and salt as required.
- squeeze some lemon juice.
- mix very well.
- serve corn salsa with nachos or crackers.
RECIPE TIPS
- recipe can be doubled or tripled
- you can add the green chilies or spice powders less or more as per your choice.
preparation to make corn salsa
1. in a pressure cooker, take 1 medium to large corn cob. add water almost covering the corn cob. pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles. you can even steam the corn cob.
2. when the corn cob cools down, then carefully with a knife slice off the corn kernels. you will need 1 cup of steamed corn kernels.
making corn salsa
3. now in a bowl take the corn kernels. also add ¼ cup finely chopped onions or spring onions, 1 green chili (chopped) and 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
4. next add ¼ teaspoon cumin powder, ¼ teaspoon red chili powder, ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder and salt as required.
5. squeeze some lemon juice.
6. mix very well.
7. serve corn salsa with nachos or crackers. for more delicious sweet corn recipes you can check this collection of 22 corn recipes.
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