Creamy Kale with Corn

With the holidays just around the corner, I’ve been trying my best to eat clean and green but we all know how that’s nearly impossible with family and relatives always dropping by to give season’s greetings along with cookies and chocolates.

Anyways, I’ve been obsessed with kale lately, (well, ever since I recently tried it) and I was trying to combine it with my all-time favorite vegetable, the corn! When eaten together, it didn’t exactly have a pleasant taste so I added yogurt and some other spices to it and viola, it was magical! The sweetness from the corn kernels, the slight bite from the kale mixed with yogurt and whipped cream formed the perfect sabzi/dip to dive right into!

By mohini

Skill Scale: Easy
Serving: 4-5
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30-35 minutes

Ingredients

kale - 16 oz
corn kernels - 2 cup, (thawed)
sweet onion - 1 medium, (chopped)
garlic cloves - 1-2, (minced)
plain yogurt - ½ cup
heavy whipping cream - ½ cup
salt - ½-1 tsp (according to taste)
black pepper - ½ tsp
oil - 1 tbsp
water - 4 cup

Instructions

Thoroughly rinse and clean the kale 4-5 times with water to get rid of all the soil particles
Chop the kale
In a covered sauce pan, boil the 4 cups of water and chopped kale for 15-20 minutes until it gets soft
While the kale is boiling, put 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and heat it on a medium-high flame
Place the sweet onion into the frying pan and sauté until it’s translucent (for about 1-2 minutes)
Once the onion is translucent, add the minced garlic and sauté for 1 more minute
Add the corn kernels to the frying pan and sauté for 1-2 minutes and then set aside
Cool the boiled kale for about 5-10 minutes
Once cooled, put the boiled kale and water in a food processor and coarsely blend the mixture
Once blended, put the mixture back in the saucepan that was previously used
Beat the yogurt and pour it into the saucepan with the kale
Add the onion, garlic and corn mixture to the saucepan with the kale and cook for 5 minutes on medium flame while continuously stirring
Add whipping cream to the saucepan and cook for 5 minutes on medium flame while continuously stirring
Turn the flame off
Add black pepper and salt to the saucepan and mix well
Serve warm with rice, naan, chapatti or pita bread