Sweet Corn Sundal

Sweet corn sundal with step by step photos. A sundal recipe is one of the most apt dishes during Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri festivals, though it can be made as a quick fix on regular days as well. These are basically a dry preparation of a variety of legumes, a special from South India. This is a Sweet Corn Sundal, wherein steamed sweet corn is tempered with a handful of spices and finished with a generous sprinkle of fresh coconut. Easy, gets cooked in 5 minutes, tasty and vegan as well.

Usually I prepare sundals to go as a side dish or snack. Sundals can be made with legumes like chana dal, moong dal, kidney beans, chickpeas, black eyed peas, green peas etc. Nuts like peanuts can also be used to make sundal.

In case you are looking for more sundal varieties, these are some that I have shared here:

1. Black chickpeas sundal
2. Red kidney beans sundal recipe
3. Channa sundal (white chickpeas sundal)
4. Pattani sundal (green peas sundal)
5. Kadalai paruppu sundal (chana dal sundal)

A classic sundal is made without the use of onion and garlic, has satvik ingredients and can be cooked really quickly. Hence, it is a preferred choice of the dish in the fasting or vrat season during religious festivals like Navratri (In South India), Ganesh Chaturthi and more.

To prepare Sweet Corn Sundal, you will need steamed corn. And this is the only element that takes about 15 minutes. Keep this in place and finish off with your dish in flat 5 minutes.

If preparing for family, then you can use tinned corn. The dish is equally good with it. Here I have used fresh sweet corn. Steamed it and then sliced off the kernels. Just like all other sundals, this one made with corn is also a great mid-day snack or a side dish in your meals.

Step-by-Step Guide

How to make Sweet Corn Sundal

1. Firstly steam or boil 2 medium sized corn cobs in a stovetop pressure cooker or pan or Instant poot.

If using pressure cooker, then add enough water covering the corn cobs. Pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles. Once cooled, slice of the corn kernels from the corn cob. You will need 2 cups of corn kernels.

2. Heat a pan and oil on medium flame. When the oil becomes medium-hot, lower the flame. Then add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai) and 1 teaspoon urad dal (split and husked black gram).

3. Stir well. Let the mustard seeds crackle and the urad dal turn golden. Do take care so that the urad dal does not burn.

4. Then add 1 green chili (chopped), 1 to 2 dry red chilies, 7 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta) and 1 pinch of asafoetida (hing). Mix very well.

5. Add the steamed corn kernels.

6. Season with salt as per taste. Mix again very well.

7. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes on a low flame.

8. Switch off the flame and add grated fresh coconut. Stir again and mix very well.

9. Serve corn sundal. if you want you can garnish with some coriander leaves while serving.

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Sweet Corn Sundal

By Dassana Amit

Easy recipe of South Indian sweet corn sundal. sundals are South Indian based dishes made with a variety of legumes and is prepared during Ganesh Chaturthi or Navratri festival.

4.67 from 3 votes

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Total Time 20 mins

boiling corn

• Firstly steam or boil 2 medium sized corn cobs in a pressure cooker or pan. If using pressure cooker, then add enough water covering the corn cobs. Pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles. 

• Once cooled, slice of the corn kernels from the corn cob. You will need 2 cups of corn kernels. 

making sweet corn sundal

• Heat a pan and oil. When the oil becomes hot, lower the flame. Then add the mustard seeds and urad dal.

• Stir well. Let the mustard seeds crackle and the urad dal turn golden. Do take care so that the urad dal does not burn. 

• Then add the green chilies, dry red chilies, curry leaves, asafoetida. Mix very well.

• Add the steamed corn kernels. Season with salt. Mix again very well.

• Saute for 2 to 3 minutes on a low flame. switch off the flame and add grated fresh coconut. Mix very well.
  

• Serve corn sundal. If you want you can garnish with some coriander leaves. 
  

Nutrition Facts

Sweet Corn Sundal

Amount Per Serving

Calories 155 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 5g

Sodium 602mg26%

Potassium 151mg4%

Carbohydrates 17g6%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 133IU3%

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 1mg67%

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 1mg59%

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 28mg140%

Vitamin B6 1mg50%

Vitamin C 51mg62%

Vitamin E 2mg13%

Vitamin K 1µg1%

Calcium 17mg2%

Vitamin B9 (Folate) 307µg77%

Iron 1mg6%

Magnesium 18mg5%

Phosphorus 58mg6%

Zinc 1mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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This Sweet Corn Sundal post from the archives first published in March 2017 has been republished and updated on January 2022.