I made this yesterday...

Our house is finally livable...
the problem was that getting into the shape that would make it our dream house - ab woh visual thoda hard to actualize tha...
But the best part has been - my lovely kitchen (will post pics as soon as i get my hands on a camera :) ).
And yesterday - i put on my worldspace radio and sang while i cooked kadai babycorn..
turned out great...
here's the recipe -

200 / 250 gms baby corn,
1 capsipum - cut into fingers
peas - boiled and shelled (optional - i used it coz i thought quantity thoda kam ho jaayega )
3 - 4 tomatoes - chopped
2 - 3 tbsps tomato puree (optional - i love the color )
Garlic - 6-8 pods,
Ginger - grated - about 1tbsp
Dhaniya powder - 2 tsps
Red chilli powder - to taste - i used a tsp
Kasuri methi - the original recipe had crushed methi dana - but somehow kasuri methi is hard to resist
4 tbsps oil - and a good non stick pan - you'll need more oil if the pan / kadai is not non stick.
Salt and sugar to taste

Boil 4 cups of water - add some salt and a tsp of lime juice - i keep a bottle of dabur lemoneez handy - add baby corn to the water and let it soak for 5-7 minutes - put off the gas please - dont boil it - cut the baby corn into pieces or leave it as it is - anyway you like..
heat 2 tbsps of oil in the pan / kadai and add baby corn -bhuno for 5-7 minutes - add capsicum and stir fry for a few minutes - i covered the lid for a few minutes - coz the capsicum was extremely crisp and i wanted it crunchy but not hard. Keep aside
Heat the remaining 2 tbsp of oil and add galic - bhuno till light brown - add dhaniya powder, red chilli pwder - bhuno again for a few secs - add ginger and tomatoes - cook till oil seperates - incase you are using the tomato puree too - add that when tomatoes are almost done -
Add salt and sugar to taste - and kasuri methi - add baby corn, capsicum, peas - add ahalf a cup of water and simmer for a few minutes - serve hot with chapatis
And as they say in bengaluru - enjoy maadi...

I liked this recipe becoz it was simple - done in 30 minutes with preparation time - interesting twist to the baby corn - crunchy and tangy - the recipe retains the flavor of the corn...