Sweetcorn fritters with avocado, fried egg and mint chutney
- Published: 6 Jul 18
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
Chetna Makan adds cumin and chilli to her sweetcorn fritters making them crunchy, spicy and incredibly moreish. Top them with a fried egg and mint chutney and you’ve got yourself a vegetarian brunch recipe fit for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 200g tinned sweetcorn
- 40g plain flour
- ¼ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 3 large free-range eggs, 1 of them lightly beaten
- Handful fresh coriander, chopped, plus extra leaves to garnish
- Grated zest ½ lime, plus 2 lime wedges to serve and 1 to squeeze
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced (squeeze over lime juice to prevent browning)
For the chutney
- 30g fresh mint leaves
- 15g fresh coriander leaves
- 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
- 1 small green chilli
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp sugar
- Juice 1 lime
- 200g tinned sweetcorn
- 40g plain flour
- ¼ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 3 large free-range eggs, 1 of them lightly beaten
- Handful fresh coriander, chopped, plus extra leaves to garnish
- Grated zest ½ lime, plus 2 lime wedges to serve and 1 to squeeze
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced (squeeze over lime juice to prevent browning)
Method
- Whizz all the chutney ingredients with 2 tbsp water in a food processor until smooth, then transfer to a bowl.
- Clean the processor, then whizz half the sweetcorn to a coarse paste. Put in a large bowl, then add the rest of the sweetcorn with the flour, chilli powder, cumin, the beaten egg, chopped coriander, lime zest and a good pinch of salt. Mix to a batter.
- Heat a little oil in a large frying pan, then spoon in the batter to form 4 circles, well spaced. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side on a low-medium heat until golden. Set aside and keep warm. Fry the whole eggs in the same pan with a little oil.
- Divide the fritters between 2 plates, then serve with a dollop of chutney, half the sliced avocado, 1 fried egg and a few coriander leaves.
- Recipe from February 2017 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 517kcals
- Fat
- 32.2g (6.8g saturated)
- Protein
- 20.9g
- Carbohydrates
- 31.9g (8.6g sugars)
- Fibre
- 8.3g
- Salt
- 1.7g
delicious. tips
Make the fritter batter up to 12 hours in advance and keep covered in the fridge.
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