Easy Indian corn salad(Masala corn)

Masala corn served in a bowl with a lime wedge on the side.

Easy Indian corn salad(Masala corn)

This masala corn is sweet, tangy, crunchy, and lightly spicy, with juicy sweet corn tossed with fresh vegetables, lime juice, and Indian spices. It takes just about 10 minutes to put together and makes a delicious snack, light lunch, or easy side dish.

Course Salad

Cuisine Indian

Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 78kcal

Author Vandana Chauhan

Equipment

1 mixing bowl
Knife and chopping board

Ingredients

2 cups boiled corn kernels
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped tomato
¼ cup finely chopped cucumber
2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
1 green chili finely chopped
Juice of ½ a small-sized lime adjust to taste
½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
¼ teaspoon chaat masala
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅛ teaspoon red chili powder adjust to taste
Black salt to taste

Instructions

Finely chop all the vegetables, herbs, and green chilies.
Put boiled corn kernels in a large bowl.
Add all the spices, salt, and vegetables.
Squeeze fresh lime juice.
Toss. Check and adjust the seasoning.

Notes

Don't overcook corn kernels.
Instead of using boiled corn kernels, grilled corn kernels may also be used.
If your heat tolerance is low, remove the seeds of green chilies before adding them to the salad.
For a quicker recipe, use canned corn kernels which are pre-cooked. However, before adding them to the salad, rinse them to get rid of the metallic taste.
To make an extra spicy corn salad, add some chili flakes too.
You may also add finely chopped bell peppers to this salad.
Finely chopped pineapple also tastes great with corn.
For extra flavor, add a few teaspoons of mint chutney to the corn salad.
Instead of regular tomatoes, you can use cherry tomatoes too.
More recipe tips, tricks, and variation suggestions are shared in the post above.

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