5 Sweet Corn Recipes, Easy and Simple

Kapanlagi.com - Corn is one type of plant that is easy to be processed into various kinds of food, both sweet and savory. Corn is also one of the sources of carbohydrates, that's why corn is often used as a substitute for rice. There are many corn recipes that you can make at home, and of course, they are easy to do.

Corn is a type of cereal plant like wheat and sunflower seeds. Besides being eaten directly, corn can also be used as flour and vegetable oil. Not only that, consuming corn will make your skin clean and free from acne.

That's why consuming corn is very good for the body. You can process corn into snacks and side dishes. Therefore, based on various sources, here are 5 easy and practical corn recipes.

1. Corn Fritters

Corn Fritters (credit: instagram.com/jktfooddestination)

Corn fritters can be a corn-based recipe that can be served as a snack or a side dish for a meal. The way to make it is also not difficult. First, the ingredients needed are as follows:

2 sweet corns

75 grams of wheat flour

1 tablespoon of rice flour

1 egg

2 stalks of celery, roughly chopped

1 stalk of spring onion, finely chopped

Enough water

Enough cooking oil

Ground spices:

2 shallots

3 cloves of garlic

1/4 teaspoon of coriander powder

1/4 teaspoon of pepper

1/2 cm of turmeric (optional)

Enough salt

Enough seasoning (optional)

How to make:

- Peel the corn husk first. Then wash it until clean. Drain.

- Grate the washed corn using a grater or a knife.

- Mix the corn, wheat flour, rice flour, egg, celery, and spring onion. Don't forget to add the ground spices. Stir well.

- Pour water little by little while stirring until all the ingredients are well mixed and become a thick batter.

- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Take a spoonful of the batter, then pour it into the frying pan. Fry the batter over medium heat until golden brown and cooked. Remove from heat, drain. Repeat the process until the batter is finished.

- Place the corn fritters on a serving plate. Serve.

2. Corn Pudding

Corn Pudding (credit: instagram.com/ayudiahrespatih)

Like sweet foods like pudding, but bored with pudding with the same taste. You can make sweet and savory corn as a pudding creation. To make it, the ingredients needed are:

Liquid Milk (Can use UHT milk) 800 ml

Granulated Sugar 100 grams

Cornstarch 50 grams

2 packets of powdered agar-agar

300 grams of sweet corn

100 ml of water

How to make it:

- Boil 100 ml of water, then add roughly chopped corn, stir and reduce heat.

- Add sugar and stir well. Add liquid milk little by little until it runs out. (leave a little liquid milk to be mixed with agar-agar and cornstarch so it doesn't clump)

- Add the dissolved agar-agar to the milk mixture and stir continuously until it boils (let it cook on low heat so that the milk doesn't clump)

- After boiling, pour into a mold and let it cool. Done, the pudding is ready to be enjoyed!

3. Corn Cake

Corn Cake (credit: instagram.com/1001kueenak)

This corn-based dish is guaranteed to make you addicted from the first bite. This healthy snack made from corn can be made with the following ingredients:

150 grams of flour

3 eggs

150 grams of sugar

150 ml warm coconut milk

100 grams of sweet corn

1/3 tablespoon of baking powder

2 drops of yellow food coloring

How to make:

- First, beat the eggs, sugar, and baking powder until fluffy. After that, add the flour and coconut milk. Then mix well.

- Once done, add the corn and stir. Mix in the drops of yellow food coloring and stir again until well blended.

- Pour the batter into a 24x10x7 cm baking pan.

- Steam in a prepared steamer. Steam for about 35 minutes or until cooked. Once cooked, remove from heat and serve.

4. Corn Talam

Corn Talam (credit: instagram.com/nana_hanif7)

Sweet and delicious talam cake can also be made into a corn recipe. The ingredients needed to make it are as follows:

50 grams of hun kwe flour

500 ml coconut milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

100 grams of granulated sugar

1 boiled sweet corn

pandan leaves

How to make:

- First, prepare the takir made from pandan leaves.

- Put all the ingredients except the corn into a pan. Boil over medium heat.

- Stir, wait until it thickens.

- Finally, add the sweet corn and stir well.

- Wait for the heat to cool. Then immediately put it in the takir.

- Wait until it cools, then serve.

5. Corn Porridge

Corn Porridge (credit: instagram.com/datinismatia)

And corn can be made into corn porridge. The ingredients needed to make corn porridge are:

500 grams of young corn kernels,

1/2 liter coconut milk

4 cm cinnamon

Granulated sugar to taste

3 pandan leaves

Some salt

2 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in a little water

How to make:

- Blend the corn kernels with a little coconut milk (not too smooth).

- Then put the remaining coconut milk and corn into a pan. Also add pandan leaves, salt, and cinnamon.

- Boil the mixture until it boils while stirring. Finally, thicken the corn porridge with cornstarch. When it looks cooked, remove from heat.

Those are 5 corn recipes that you can make at home. The above methods can be easily done and can be a healthy snack to be served with family.

(kpl/dhm)