Baby Corn 65

Baby corn 65 or baby corn fry is a tasty, crispy addictive starter or appetizer with fresh baby corns. This is one of the popular vegetarian variations of 65 recipes. Tastes wonderful as snack with tea or starter in any meal with a dip. Vegan and gluten free.

For more baby corn recipes please check baby corn masala, baby corn machurian, chilli baby corn recipes.

This delicious baby corn 65 starter or snack I am sharing with you all today is a popular one at south Indian restaurants, It is a delicious variant of many vegetarian 65 recipes like paneer 65, gobi 65, mushroom 65.

65 recipes are a very popular category in south Indian restaurants. It is basically a dry starter where the star ingredient is dipped in a spiced batter, deep fried and served with loads of fried curry leaves, raw onion rings and lemon wedges.

This dish was originally made with chicken and called as chicken 65. The other vegetarian versions where derived from this.

There are many theories why these dishes are tagged with a 65. Some say there are 65 chilies used in the batter while some claim the dish was made in 1965 as a quick meal for soldiers. If you are like me all you are going to care about is taste 🙂

Serve this baby corn fry starter hot with any chutney or dip. See my serving suggestions for more ideas.

About This Recipe

What Is Baby Corn 65

This baby corn 65 also known as baby corn fry is a starter or snack where batter coated baby corn is fried until crispy and golden & served with raw onions.

This is a easy to make, tasty and crispy appetizer suitable for house parties, buffets etc. It also goes very well as evening snacks with coffee or tea, side dish for some rice varieties and an excellent after school snack.

You can make baby corn 65 in minutes if you have few pantry staple ingredients handy. The batter gets ready in just 5 minutes and this snack can be made without much prep work.

Why This Recipe Works?

This recipe yields best, crispy and delicious restaurant style baby corn 65 at home. The batter is perfectly seasoned, not fiery hot and light.

I have not used any color or taste enhancer, so this is a cleaner recipe. This is a super hit snack with all those who have tried and I am sure you will love it too 🙂

Do make and enjoy this baby corn 65 that is

Delicious and flavorful

easy to make

vegan

restaurant style

kids love.

Ingredients You Will Need

Baby corns– You can use both fresh or tinned baby corns in this recipe. I get fresh tender ones easily so I use them.

If using tinned baby corns, just drain them well and use in the recipe.

Plain flour– This is the base for the batter we will be making. If you want to make this recipe gluten free you can use chickpea flour or gram flour or besan instead of plain flour.

Corn flour– this is added to the batter for making the fry super crispy and light. Instead of corn flour you can add rice flour too.

Spice powders– for this recipe we will need garam masala powder, Kashmiri chilli powder, black pepper, chaat masala powder, ginger garlic paste.

Other ingredients– salt, oil, lemon wedges, onion rings.

How To Make Baby Corn Fry Recipe

Baby corn Preparation

Follow these steps if you are using fresh baby corns like I did. If you are using canned ones, just drain thoroughly and use in the recipe.

Peel the baby corns and cut each one into two or three.

Bring the large pan of water to a rolling boil with a big pinch of salt. Add the chopped baby corns and cook for 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse in cold water. Set aside. In the meanwhile heat oil for deep frying.

Preparing The Batter

Take plain flour all purpose flour maida and 2 tablespoons corn flour in a large bowl. To that add 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste, few curry leaves torn, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder and salt to taste.

Add 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder to the flours. Now remove 2 tablespoons from the hot oil and add to the batter. Mix well.

Now slowly add 1.25 cups water to the dry mixture and make a smooth, thick yet flowing batter.

Toss the baby corn pieces in batter.

Gently slide around 6-7 baby corn cubes in hot oil.

Deep fry them in medium flame until crispy and golden. In the same hot oil fry some curry leaves too.

Drain to a kitchen towel or strainer to remove excess oil.

Place the fried baby corns in a serving plate. Squeeze some lemon juice all over and add some fried curry leaves, raw onion rings. You can sprinkle some chat masala while serving. Serve baby corn fry with more lemon wedges immediately as evening snack or appetizer.

Serving Suggestions

You can serve this baby corn 65 as a starter or appetizer with dips like green chutney, red chutney. You can even serve this with tomato ketchup or plain yogurt as dip for kids.

As a part of meal with simple salad or slaw will be good too.

You can use this baby corn fry as base and make a quick sauce as in this baby corn manchurian too.

This baby corn fry is a very delicious side dish with rice varieties like coconut rice, ghee rice, lemon rice, sambar rice. You can also use as filling for wraps.

Tips + FAQs

How to make this baby corn fry gluten free?

To make this recipe gluten free simply use chickpea flour or besan in place of plain flour.

What Is the substitute for corn flour?

Instead of corn flour you can same quantity of rice flour

How to get the restaurant style color in this fry?

In restaurants obviously artificial colorants are added so achieving the same deep red color at home is not feasible. To achieve the color to certain extent use Kashmiri red chilli powder and you can also add 1-2 teaspoons tomato sauce in the batter. Reduce water if you add sauce by 2-3 tablespoons.

Can I make this recipe without deep frying?

Yes you can toast them in a pan in low flame until the baby corn gets cooked and golden. If you want to pan fry do not make a batter though. Just toss the flours and spices to the blanched baby corns and toss well.

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