I think I read a similar recipe in NYTimes. Here's what I did. Grind corn (I used one big fresh one and a big handful of frozen one) into fairly fine paste. Heat oil, add some cumin seeds + a big pinch of Hing. Add the corn paste, ground ginger + green chilli paste, salt and keep stirring till a thick paste is formed. Add some sugar (this is optional). Add a handful of finely chopped fresh baby methi, a little chopped cilantro, and keep stirring some more till methi cooks (doesn't take too long). Add fresh bread crumbs (I used crumbs of one side bread slice). Stir a little more and then let it cool. Form into patties and fry with tiny bit of oil. Serve with chutneys.
This one is in memory of one of my best friends' mom....S. used to bring this in her lunchbox and I ate it all up....Today I wanted to make it for my daughter, so I called up S.'s older sister for the recipe..this one's for you, Masi! Chop Bhinda in slices. Heat oil (slightly more, cause it's bhindi). Add mustard seeds, a few methi seeds (rai:methi=4:1), a pinch of hing and turmeric. Add bhinda, stir and cook on a medium flame without covering. Once it's almost cooked, add red chilli powder, dhana-jeeru powder, salt and a bit of sugar to taste. Finish cooking. This recipe transports me right back to that corner house in Kharkar Ali...
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