Name: Sweet corn vada recipe
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: ½ cup chana dal ((or bengal gram)); 1½ cups corn kernels ((fresh or frozen)); 1 tbsp ginger paste; 2 tbsp pudina ( or mint leaves); 2 tbsp coriander leaves ((optional), chopped ); 1 green chilli ( chopped); 1 sprig curry leaves ((optional)); salt ( as needed); 1 small onion; 2 to 3 tbsps besan ( or chickpea flour or rice flour); oil ( as needed for deep frying); 1 inch cinnamon ( (or dalchini)); 1 red chili ((deseeded)); ¾ tsp cumin ( (or jeera)); ¾ tsp saunf ( (or fennel seeds)); 12 to 15 red chilies ((less spicy, byadgi or Kashmiri)); 3 to 4 garlic cloves; ½ tsp sugar; ½ tsp lemon juice; salt as needed; water as needed; ½ tsp roasted cumin or jeera