Masala Bhutta or Ubla hua Bhutta is a very scrumptious and tempting Indian style masala sweet corn. This sweet corn makes a wonderful and healthy snack.
Masala Bhutta
Bhutta or Challi is the Hindi word for corn or sweet corn and it is a very popular street snack in India during summer or monsoon days. Most of the time it is available roasted on coal heat and smeared with lemon juice, salt, and chilli powder.
Some vendors in Delhi sell boiled sweetcorn drizzled with spicy tamarind paste and it taste absolutely divine. If you will try it once than you’d want to try it again and again.
I used to enjoy them as much as I could throughout the summer season. Whenever we would go out in the markets to shop, we’d always buy the boiled masala corn from the local street vendors.
This masala sweet corn is
✔ADDICTIVE
✔Tastes just amazing
✔Ready in few minutes
✔Spicy and delicious
✔Easy snack
Ingredients needed to make masala corn
- First, Sweetcorn-I prefers fresh sweet corn but you could always use the pre-boiled ready to eat sweet corn too.
- Tamarind-Adds the nice tang to the sweet corn.
- Spices-Few spices like cumin, chaat masala, and red chilli powder.
How to make Masala Sweet corn?
The masala boiled sweet corn is really easy to make. All you need to do to make it is boil the sweet corn first. Now make the tamarind sauce by cooking it with spices and water and finally smear the sweetcorn in this sauce.
Serve the sweetcorn warm as they taste best when served warm.
Serving Suggestions and Variations
This sweet corn doesn’t need any accompaniments to serve with. However, if you wish to you could pair it with Blueberry lemonade, Dalgona Coffee or Jal Jeera.
For variations you can also use lemon juice instead of tamarind paste. There’s also mexican sweet corn if you would like to try.
"When life gives Sweetcorn make Indian style masala sweet corn".
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Indian style Masala Bhutta
Equipment
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 3 sweetcorn
- 1/4 cup tamarind paste
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black salt
- 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon amchoor powder
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
Instructions
- In a saucepan or pressure cooker boil sweet corn until they are soft and cooked properly.
- Now in a saucepan add a teaspoon of oil. Add in all the spices powders and salt, stir and add tamarind paste.
- Add-in 1/2 a cup of water and bring it to boil.
- Cut the sweetcorn in two halves and add it into the tamarind paste.
- Remove from the pan and serve right away.
Notes
- You could make this masala sweetcorn with pre-boiled sweetcorn as well.
- Adjust the spices per your taste.
Nutrition
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Sapana Behl
These will be perfect for that relaxed snack. I will love some when I am back from work to have. It looks so tempting
Rains and bhutta can’t go wrong. I love corn and your style of chatpata with tamarind is making me drool.
I love corn, especially if it’s made in Indian style. However, I never tried it with tamarind, sounds so delicious-can’t wait to try.
This masala corn looks yummy and flavorful. I never had this before, but I am sure this will taste good.
Indian Style Masala Sweet Corn definitely looks very tempting. I’ve never tried sweet corn with tamarind sauce. will have to try it. Usually I add a bit of lemon, salt and chilli powder.
Indian Style Masala Sweet Corn looks so delicious and it’s also my favourite but I’ve never tried it with tamarind sauce. will have to try it next time….sounds flavourful!!
Just reading through your posts and seeing your pictures makes me miss India so much. My absolute favorite in India to eat is the Bhutta. Love the recipe and I really want to try your seasoning blend.
Sapana, love masala bhutta but did not know about the application of tamarind paste on it. I must try it sometime.
Sweetcorn with tamarind sauce sounds interesting as usually mum roasts on an open flame and rub the corn with lemon, chilli and salt. I bet it must taste like sweetcorn chat.
This masala corn in Indian style looks so flavorful Sapna ! I have never prepared like this before, the use of tamarind is a nice addition here
This is one of my favorite snacks to have in tea time. The masala corn looks lip smacking delicious.
Trying this now. Not sure the cooking time shown on the recipe is right though! 2hrs 20mins!! More like 10 minutes!
Agreed, it must be a typo, thanks for pointing.