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SWEET CORN FRITTERS WITH CHILLI YOGHURT DIP Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside! A quick, healthy and satisfying fritter guaranteed to impress. Everyday ingredients enable this dish to be your go-to snack. With minimal use of cooking oil and flour, you are biting into guilt-free excitement. You’ve got to try this dipped in the chilli yoghurt. Recipe By Akshay Patel INGREDIENTS • 400gms sweet corn • 4 fresh red chilli finely chopped • 1 cup parsley finely chopped (you can use coriander too) • 1 cup spring onions chopped • 1 tsp baking powder • 100gms all-purpose flour • 5 tbsp cooking oil • 1 lemon • Salt to taste • 100 ml water • 1 cup plain yoghurt
METHOD 1. Sift the flour into a bowl to avoid lumps then mix in baking powder and salt. Add water and whisk till no lumps are left. 2. Add sweet corn, vegetables, and of the chopped red chilis to the batter. Add a dash of oil to relax the mixture and stir well. 3. Add cooking oil to a pan on medium heat and spoon in portions of the batter, once they are light brown, flip them over. They should be light brown on each side. 4. For the chilli yoghurt dip: In a cup of yoghurt, add the chopped red chillies, parsley, lemon juice, salt and stir well.
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