corn pancake recipe | sweet corn nutri pancake or roastie | sweetcorn pancakes with detailed photo and video recipe. an easy and simple healthy pancake recipe made with a generous amount of sweet corn in a sooji and besan batter. it is an ideal morning breakfast recipe if not an ideal snack meal and can be relished with a dip of spicy chutney or any dip. these pancakes do not take much time to prepare and the pancake batter can be prepared within minutes with the option of adding all the vegetables to it.
well, to be honest, i am not a huge fan of pancake recipes. especially, those plain pancakes which are served with maple syrup or chocolate sauce for dessert. yet, you may have noticed that i have been posting quite a few pancake recipes lately. if you notice it, it is basically a savoury nutri rich pancake loaded with spices, herbs and vegetables. these kinds of pancake recipes are versatile and can be easily served for breakfast and also as snack recipes for kids. in addition to the pancake, it can also be prepared as appe in appe pan which can be a good twist to your morning breakfast meal.
furthermore, some additional tips, suggestions and variations to the corn pancake recipe. firstly, the recipe is named after sweet corn but not limited to it. you may add all types of vegetables to it as per your preference and choice. but ensure to make it finely chopped so that it easily mixes with the batter. secondly, there is no hard and fast rule that the pancake has to be shaped as shown in this recipe. you may choose to shape it as per your like. lastly, you can use the same batter to prepare idli and dosa. moreover, you can replace the eno fruit salt with baking soda, however, the softens is more in eno than compared to baking soda.
finally, i request you to check my other related breakfast recipes collection with this post of corn pancake recipe. it mainly includes my other related recipes like avalakki rotti, dosa batter, upma 3 ways, bread dosa, vegetable pancake, besan dosa, rice paddu, idiyappam, aloo puri, goli idli. further to these i would also like to add some additional recipe categories like,
corn pancake video recipe:
recipe card for sweet corn nutri pancake or roastie recipe:
corn pancake recipe | sweet corn nutri roastie | sweetcorn pancake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sweet corn
- 1 cup rava / semolina / suji, coarse
- 2 tbsp besan / gram flour
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup sweet corn
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp capsicum, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp spring onion, chopped
- ½ tsp eno fruit salt
- oil, for roasting
Instructions
- firstly, in a mixi jar take ¾ cup sweet corn and blend to smooth paste.
- transfer the corn paste to a large bowl.
- add 1 cup rava, 2 tbsp besan, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli flakes and ½ tsp salt.
- add water as required and mix, combining everything well.
- soak for 20 minutes or until the rava is soaked well.
- further add ½ cup sweet corn, 1 carrot, 2 tbsp capsicum and 3 tbsp spring onion.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- also, add ½ tsp eno and 2 tbsp water and mix well forming a frothy batter.
- further, take a pan and heat 3 tsp oil and corn batter spreading uniformly.
- cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the base is roasted well.
- flip over and roast on medium flame.
- you can also prepare appe using the same batter.
- cover and cook until the base is roasted well.
- roast both sides until it turns golden brown.
- finally, enjoy a corn pancake or corn appe with chutney or sauce.
Nutrition
how to make corn pancake with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a mixi jar take ¾ cup sweet corn and blend to smooth paste.
- transfer the corn paste to a large bowl.
- add 1 cup rava, 2 tbsp besan, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli flakes and ½ tsp salt.
- add water as required and mix, combining everything well.
- soak for 10 minutes or until the rava is soaked well.
- further add ½ cup sweet corn, 1 carrot, 2 tbsp capsicum and 3 tbsp spring onion.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
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also, add ½ tsp eno and 2 tbsp water and mix well forming a frothy batter.
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further, take a pan and heat 3 tsp oil and corn batter spreading uniformly.
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cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the base is roasted well.
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flip over and roast on medium flame.
- you can also prepare appe using the same batter.
- cover and cook until the base is roasted well.
- roast both sides until it turns golden brown.
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finally, enjoy a corn pancake or corn appe with chutney or sauce.
notes:
- firstly, adding corn paste will enhance the flavour of the pancake.
- also, besan gives a nutty flavour to pancake, however can be skipped.
- additionally, you can add vegetables of your choice to make it nutritious.
- finally, corn pancake or corn appe recipe tastes great even for a lunch box.