Cooking Steps
Cut the baby corns into 2-inch long slices.
To a vessel, add 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil.
Add the baby corn pieces to the boiling water and cook it for 2-3 minutes on medium flame and switch off the stove immediately. Don't overcook them just blanch the baby corns.
Drain the water immediately and keep the baby corns aside.
To a bowl, add 2 tbsp corn flour, 2 tbsp maida, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 cup water. Mix everything to make a thick batter.
Coat the blanched baby corns with the batter and drop it one by one into the hot oil for frying. Fry it until it turns to golden brown on a low-medium flame. Strain the oil and keep these aside.
Make a slurry without any lumps using 1 tbsp of corn flour and 3 tbsp water. Keep it aside.
Chop the ginger and garlic. Cut the capsicum and onion into cubes.
Turn on the stove and place a non-stick pan and add 1 tbsp oil on a medium flame.
Once the oil is hot add the ginger, garlic, onion, and capsicum. Sauté them for 5 minutes on a medium flame.
Now add tomato sauce, soy sauce, red chilli sauce, and sugar. Also, add 1/2 tsp salt and sauté all these for
3 minutes on a medium flame.
Add 1/2 cup of water and the corn flour slurry. Let it cook for 3 minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken.
Add the fried baby corns and mix them well until the sauce coats all the baby corn pieces. Sauté them for a minute.
Add 1 tsp white vinegar or lemon juice on a low flame. To make the baby corns more crispy and crunchy, fry them once again on a low-medium flame for 2 minutes.
Mix it well and switch off the stove immediately. Serve it hot. Garnish it with spring onions or coriander leaves.