Kamal kakkadi, lotus stem, thamarai kizhangu is the root of Lotus flower. I was knowing only about the Tamarakizhangu vattal until such time, one of my colleage brought the pickle and one of my friend gave me the curry made along with potato.
Crunchy, delicate flavored lotus root is an under-water edible rhizome of lotus plant. Since centuries, the lotus rhizome has held high esteem in oriental regions, especially in Chinese and Japanese cultures. Almost all the parts of the plant: root, young flower stalks, and seeds are being used in the cuisine.
It is good source of vitamin C and dietary fibre. In addition, it contains moderate levels of some of valuable B-complex group of vitamins such as pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), folates, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, and thiamin.
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| kamal kakkadi pickle |
Ingredients:
1 cup chopped lotus stem (Tamara kizhangu,
kamalkakkadi)
3 tablespoons coriander (dhania,
malli,kothamalli)
1-1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds (saunf, perumjeerakam)
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (methi, uluva, venthayam)
1 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai, mori, kaduku)
1/8 teaspoon asafetida (hing, kayam)
Salt as
required
1 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor, )
1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi, manjapodi)
1 tsp ajwain (Omam, ova, carom seeds)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice
2 tbsp mustard oil (kaduku ennai, sarson ka tel)
Method
Wash and peel the lotus stem.
Slice the same and keep in little turmeric and salt water.
This is done to remove the stains
in it.
Grind the coriander, fennel and fenugreek seeds coarsely.
Add salt, mango powder and turmeric to the ground spices; mix well.
Heat oil till it is quite hot, and then pour over the dry ingredient
mixture. Mix well.
Add vinegar and mix well, again.
Now drain the stem pieces and wash well.
Boil water, add the stem pieces in it and cook till soft.
Remove from water and dry it under fan for sometime.
The moisture in it should evaporate.
Mix with the masalas and fill it in jar.
In between keep stirring it so that the masala is incorporated equally.
When the masalas are blended in the pieces, start using it.
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