The Mowgli Street Food founder shares a fiery, flavour-packed recipe inspired by the late-night markets of the East – and insists the best way to serve it is to let your guests get stuck in. “Nothing speaks of a late-night street market in the East more than the golden flickering embers of a sweetcorn hawker’s stall,” says Nisha Katona, star of new ITV1 series, Nisha Katona’s Home Kitchen. “The delicious combination of sharp and heat make these far more than a side-show – they are the very reason that many venture out into the streets at all. These are great cooked under the grill/broiler or on the barbecue. For extra theatre, I like to ask my guests to dress their own pieces of corn before cooking.”.
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Serves: 4. Ingredients:. 2 tbsp olive oil. ½ tsp salt. ½ tsp chilli powder. 1 tsp ground cumin. 1 lime, halved. 4 corn on the cob. Method:. 1. Preheat the grill/broiler to high and line a grill pan with foil, or prepare a barbecue/grill for cooking. 2. Put the oil, salt, chilli powder and ground cumin in a bowl and stir to combine. Dip the cut sides of the lime halves into the oil-and-spice mixture, then rub all over the pieces of corn. Re-dip as necessary, until the corn is well-coated.
