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Indian Roasted Corn on the cob – Street style Butta or Bhutta Recipe with lime juice, red chili powder, ground cumin and chaat masala. Easy BBQ side. Summer corn recipe.
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Masala Butta or Spiced fire roasted corn on the cob is a favorite street snack in India when corn is in season. Street vendors roast the corn on coal fire or open grill, use a lime to rub in the Indian spices and serve it hot. People can be seen walking around with the corn in hand.
The spices can range from just salt + cayenne/red chili powder, to one or all of the following spice additions like ground cumin, chaat masala
(recipe can also be found in my book),kala namak
(Indian black salt) or Amchur 
(dry mango powder). Or rub Mint cilantro chutneyall over!Try this favorite spiced corn for Labor day!
In the below picture, the front corn has been rubbed with the spices.
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Indian Roasted Corn on the cob - Street style Butta or Bhutta recipe
Indian Roasted Corn on the cob - Street style Butta or Bhutta Recipe with lime juice, red chili powder, ground cumin and chaat masala. Easy BBQ side. Summer corn recipe.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Calories: 84kcal
Author: Vegan Richa
Ingredients
- 4 or 5 ears of corn/butta preferably white
- 1 lime sliced into half and seeds removed
- 1 tsp or more cayenne/red chili powder
- 1 1/2 tsp (1.5 tsp) or more salt
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) cumin powder
Other additions:
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) or more chaat masala recipe can be found in my cookbook, kala namak (Indian black salt), or amchoor (dry mango powder)
Instructions
Remove the corn husk and strings from the corn.
Roast the corn on the grill or open gas flame (gas stove) at medium high heat. Move it around every 30 seconds or so, so the corn gets roasted evenly. You will hear some kernels pop. All the kernels will blacken to varying degrees.
Mix all the spices in a bowl. Use a half lime to dip in the spice mix to pick up the spices and rub all over the corn, making sure to squeeze lime juice while doing so.
Serve hot!
For variation: Rub Mint cilantro chutney all over.
Notes
nutritional values based on one serving
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Indian Roasted Corn on the cob - Street style Butta or Bhutta recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 84Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Sodium 886mg39%
Potassium 269mg8%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 355IU7%
Vitamin C 11.3mg14%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Mahak
Where do you get the Indian non sweet corn variety in US ? I miss the non- sweet corn.
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Richa
the white corn in husks in stores is non-sweet.
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AJ Bird
Tastes just like the corn we had from a little market In Pondicherry. Delicious!Reply
Pallavi
Yammi …I lv this recipeeReply
Bhiravi
Whoa, I have to try this! I love grilled roasted corn, but I don’t own a grill myself. I wonder if I could try roasting corn over my gas stove? I know you mentioned an “open gas flame” in the recipe. I’m not sure if a stovetop will work, but I think I’m going to give it a go!
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Richa
i grill mine on the stove gas flame!
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masala girl
my favorite indian street food is shakarghandi!! (the yams.. dont know how to spell it haha)
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IR
Lovely! My culture rubs similar spices to roasted corn, too.
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Samantha @ The Planted Vegan
What an awesome flavor combination! Can’t wait to try this recipe out this Labor Day weekend!
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