CHETTINAD BABY CORN PEPPER FRY

U need:
Fresh small baby corns: 250 gms
garlic pod: 2
whole pepper corns: 2 tsp
green chillies:3 slit very fine( optional)
ginger:2"piece
saunf: 2 tsp
chilli powder: 1 tsp
dhaniya jeera powder: 2 tsp
rice powder: 2 tsp
besan: 2 tsp
salt to taste
chat masala: 1/2 tsp
lemon juice: 1 tsp
curry leaves: 2 tsp
oil to deep fry

Method:
1. Coarsely pound peppercorns,saunf,garlic,salt and chopped ginger. To this add chilli powder and dhaniya jeera powder and lemon juice. Transfer this masala to a mixing bowl.
2. Chop baby corns to two pieces. Cook for 2 mins in 2 cups water till just done.Drain the water and add the blanched baby corns to the pounded mix.Toss well so that the masala coats the baby corn well.Cover and marinate for 20 mins.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan. Just before frying add the rice powder and the besan to the marinated baby corns and toss well .
4. Deep fry in batches the marinated baby corns till golden brown. Once the baby corns are fried, arrange them on a serving plate.In the same oil deep fry the curry leaves ,slit green chillies and drain oil.Add the fried curry leaves and the fried green chillies to the baby corn fry . Sprinkle some chat masala before serving.
5. Serve as starters along with a drink of your choice.

Note: Beer/or tangy lemonade  and Chettinad pepper baby corn.....too good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
          This starter when served for friends and family disappears in a jiffy so keep some extra  baby corns in stock!!!!!
Instead of rice powder you can use cornflour 2 tsp.
Bonn Appetite!!!!!!