Tezzbuzz Desk – Be it a movie night or just craving something sweet and crispy in the evening, Caramel Popcorn is a great snack for every occasion. It is also very easy to make it at home. With Chef Kunal Kapoor's method, you can prepare delicious and buttery caramel popcorn with minimal ingredients.
Almost everyone likes popcorn, from children to adults. Generally people like to eat it while watching a movie or by buying it from outside. But if you want to add some new flavor to popcorn at home, then you can try caramel popcorn.
Its most special thing is its sweet, buttery taste and crispy texture. After preparing the popcorn, it is thoroughly coated in home made caramel. With this, every popcorn grain becomes tasty and crispy. Let us know its easy recipe.
Ingredients for Caramel Popcorn
- Popcorn Corn – ½ cup
- Oil – 3 spoons
- Sugar – ½ cup
- Butter – 2 spoons
- Water – as per need
- Baking soda – 1 pinch
- Salt – as per taste
How to make popcorn at home
First of all, take a heavy bottomed wok or pan and heat oil in it. Now add popcorn and mix well. Cover the pan and let it cook on low flame. While the popcorn is popping, keep shaking the pan lightly from time to time. This will prevent the grains from sticking to the bottom and will also prevent burning. When the sound of popcorn crackling subsides considerably, turn off the gas. Take out the ready popcorn in a big bowl and keep it aside.
Now prepare butter caramel
In another pan, add sugar and some water and cook on low flame. Let it cook until the sugar melts and turns golden. Now add butter to it and mix well. After this add some salt and a pinch of baking soda as per taste. After adding baking soda, foam may form in the caramel, so mix it well immediately and turn off the gas.
How to make caramel coating on popcorn
As soon as the caramel is ready, immediately pour it over the popcorn. Mix the popcorn well with the help of a spatula, so that the caramel coats as many of the kernels evenly as possible. Now spread the popcorn on a plate or butter paper and let it cool for a few minutes. As it cools, the caramel will solidify and the popcorn will have a wonderful crunch.
Caramel popcorn can also be made from jaggery.
If you want a different taste instead of sugar, jaggery can also be used. The taste of popcorn prepared with jaggery is different and very tasty. You can serve it on children's movie night, home party or as an evening snack. Caramel is very hot, so be careful when preparing it and pouring it on the popcorn.