FLAVOURS

Continuing with the seasonal American Corn! Here is a recipe that you could tr over the weekend.

BAKED CORN AND CAPSICUM



Ingredients

1. 1 packet American corn / Corn of one cob
2. 1 Capsicum (finely chopped)
3. 3 - 4 spring onions (finely chopped)
4. 1 glass milk
5. 2 tbs butter
6. 1 tbs Maida / cornflour
7. 2 tbs cheese spread / grated cheese (for the sauce)
8. 1 tbs of grate cheese (for the crust)
9. 1 inch piece ginger (finely chooped)
10. Half tsp dry parsley
11. Quarter tsp garlic powder
12. Salt & Pepper (to taste)
13. 3 - 4 thin slices of capsicum

Procedure

Steam the corn for 5 - 7 minutes and keep aside after draining the water. Make white sauce - Heat butter in a pan and add Maida / Cornflour to it and mix well. slowly add the milk, while stirring continously to avoid lumps and so the Maida gets well dissolved in the milk. Add 2 tbs of grated cheese and ginger and mix well on a low flame.

After the sauce has thickened, add steamed corn, chopped onions, capsicum, salt, pepper and garlic powder and mix well for a minute and turn off flame.

Empty out in a baking dish. Arrange capsicum slices on the top and sprinkle grated cheese lavishly. Bake in pre - heated oven for 10 - 15 minutes till the crust is golden brown. Serve hot with garlic toast and Tabasco sauce.