There was a time when corn was available only during the rainy season, but now sweet corn is found in almost every season. Using these we can prepare out favourite items anytime like Sweet Corn Soup, Sweet Corn Halwa or Sweet Corn Cutlets (Tikki Patties) which we will prepare today.

Ingredients

Sweet corn kernels - 1 cup crushed coarsely

Potatoes - 2 boiled

Bread crumbs-crumbs of 4 bread slices (1 cup crumbs)

Lemon juice 2tsp

Salt add to taste

Ginger 1 inch  grated

Green chilli 1 finely chopped

Green coriander 1 tbsp chopped

Black pepper - less than 1/4 teaspoon

Oil for frying

Method

• Firstly, grind the corn kernels to a coarse mix.

• Peel the potatoes and mash them thoroughly. Don't use freshly boiled potatoes. It should be boiled atleast 3 hours earlier.

• Mix mashed potatoes, sweet corn, lemon juice, ginger, green chillies, green coriander, bread crumbs and salt thoroughly. The mixture is ready to make cutlets.

• Take some cutlet mixture in your hand, give it an oval or round shape.

• Similarly make the remaining cutlets.

Sweet Corn Cutlet can be fried in oil or on a flat non-stick pan with less oil, either way can be followed.

Shallow Fried-- Sweet Corn Cutlets - Heat a non-stick pan. Pour 2-3 tsp oil in the hot pan and spread all over. Place the cutlets on the pan to cook. Add little amounts of oil all around the cutlets. When the lower side turns brown turn the cutlets over. Fry the cutlets till they turn brown on both sides too. Sweet corn cutlets are ready.

Deep Fried Sweet Corn Tikki Cutlets - Pour oil in a kadahi and heat. Put 3-4 cutlets in the pan on high flame. Fry cutlets by turning them over from time to time till they turn brown. Similarly fry all the cutlets and take them out.

• Serve hot Sweet Corn Cutlets with green coriander chutney, mustard sauce or sweet chutney and enjoy the taste.

Tips
* Keep the temperature of the oil high or they will break when you deep fry them. Once the outer covering is formed, you can lower the temperature a bit.

* If the cutlet gets scattered when goes inthe oil, You can wet your hands to shape up the cutlets so that they don't get scattered while frying.