Lotus seed soup for the first time I made and it was quite tasty. Since I have not tried any recipe with the seeds so far, I was bit hesitant how it is going to taste. But it tasted good and liked by everyone at home.
During our childhood, we used to fight for the lotus seed as it was quite fascinating for us to remove the seeds from the conical shaped pod. Then the alli (stamen) it is known as in malayalam surrounding the pod, we used to eat both these stuff.
The Tamarapoo ie. lotus flower is collected after the Bhagatseva or from the temple and the seeds are removed and it was quite fun.
We performed Bhagatseva at home on 17.07.2015 Friday, Aadi month began on this day, and it was so special for me as it was my husband's birthday.
He brought flowers from Dadar as a lot of flowers are required for this Pooja and 10-12 lotus flowers too among other flowers.
Hence I thought of trying some recipes out of it and made soup and subzi which was good. on YOUTUBE: Lotus seed soup
Now Let us look at the recipe now:
Time taken: 45 minutes
serves: 2-3
Ingredients:
2 lotus seeds
1 small piece of ginger
1 lasoon
1 onion
1 tsp fresh cream
1 tsp maida
1 tsp butter
salt
sugar
roasted bread cubes
Black pepper powder, roasted cumin powder as required.
Method:
In a kadai, put the butter. add the ginger, garlic, onion and saute till the onions are transparent. add the lotus seeds along with the stamen and saute for few minutes. add the maida, salt and saute for few minutes. add little water and cook till the seeds are tender. allow to cool.
grind to a smooth paste. strain it if you wish or you can directly bring to boil and switch off gas. transfer to a bowl. add cream and mix well. serve hot with blackpepper powder, cumin powder and bread cubes. if you wish can add bit of lime juice. not necessary.
How to serve:
serve hot. if you do not like the fibre in your mouth, you can strain and serve.
During our childhood, we used to fight for the lotus seed as it was quite fascinating for us to remove the seeds from the conical shaped pod. Then the alli (stamen) it is known as in malayalam surrounding the pod, we used to eat both these stuff.
The Tamarapoo ie. lotus flower is collected after the Bhagatseva or from the temple and the seeds are removed and it was quite fun.
We performed Bhagatseva at home on 17.07.2015 Friday, Aadi month began on this day, and it was so special for me as it was my husband's birthday.
He brought flowers from Dadar as a lot of flowers are required for this Pooja and 10-12 lotus flowers too among other flowers.
Hence I thought of trying some recipes out of it and made soup and subzi which was good. on YOUTUBE: Lotus seed soup
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The lotus
is edible and has many curative properties; its use in traditional Asian
medicine is as old as history. The flower is used to brew lotus teas, which
relieves cardiac complications and helps to stop bleeding. The roots of the
plant help in getting rid of the body’s toxic wastes and in strengthening the
lives; it also helps in reducing body heat. The roots and rhizomes are useful
in treating small pox, throat complications, pigmentation problems in skin, and
diarrhoea.
The
cooked lotus root is good for the stomach and the reproductive organs. It also
helps to contract the blood vessels and prevents blood loss and complications
such as coughing blood and blood in stools. The stem helps in the healthy
growth of the foetus and also used to treat tightness of the chest. The lotus
seed is used to tone the spleen and the kidney and is also used as food. Soups
are also made from the seeds. The large leaves are used as cold bed sheets to
treat high fever and for the treatment of summer heat and further they are used
to things. The things that are thus wrapped remain fragrant for a long time. In
short, it can be said that the lotus is a panacea.
Now Let us look at the recipe now:
Time taken: 45 minutes
serves: 2-3
Ingredients:
2 lotus seeds
1 small piece of ginger
1 lasoon
1 onion
1 tsp fresh cream
1 tsp maida
1 tsp butter
salt
sugar
roasted bread cubes
Black pepper powder, roasted cumin powder as required.
Method:
In a kadai, put the butter. add the ginger, garlic, onion and saute till the onions are transparent. add the lotus seeds along with the stamen and saute for few minutes. add the maida, salt and saute for few minutes. add little water and cook till the seeds are tender. allow to cool.
grind to a smooth paste. strain it if you wish or you can directly bring to boil and switch off gas. transfer to a bowl. add cream and mix well. serve hot with blackpepper powder, cumin powder and bread cubes. if you wish can add bit of lime juice. not necessary.
How to serve:
serve hot. if you do not like the fibre in your mouth, you can strain and serve.
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