Name: Honey, Chilly Lotus Stem recipe by Meera Girdhar at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Medium size lotus stem (clean and wash nicely); 2 Tablespoon cornflour; Salt according to taste; For Sweet and Hot Sauce :; 1 Teaspoon oil; 1 Tablespoon chopped garlic; 1 Teaspoon chopped red chilly or chilly flakes; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 Tablespoon tomato sauce; 1 Tea spoon soya sauce; 1 Tablespoon roasted sesame seeds; 1 Teaspoon oregano; Pinch of salt; Oil for frying

ABOUT Honey, Chilly Lotus Stem RECIPE

Aren't you fed up with serving starters made up of Paneer or potatoes. Now you can surprise your guests with this starter with crunchy, fibrous and different feel.

Ingredients Serving: 4

2 Medium size lotus stem (clean and wash nicely)
2 Tablespoon cornflour
Salt according to taste
For Sweet and Hot Sauce :
1 Teaspoon oil
1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
1 Teaspoon chopped red chilly or chilly flakes
1 tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon tomato sauce
1 Tea spoon soya sauce
1 Tablespoon roasted sesame seeds
1 Teaspoon oregano
Pinch of salt
Oil for frying

Instructions

Take Lotus stem, clean and wash it nicely and cut diagonally into thin and long slices using knife or chips cutter. Keep them in water so that all the dirt from inside is removed
Now keep the lotus stem slice on kitchen towel to remove the excess water
In a bowl take lotus stem slices, add corn flour and salt and toss them nicely so that the corn flour is coated nicely on lotus stem
Take oil in pan for frying. fry lotus stem chips first on high flame and then lower the flame to medium. Fry chips till it turn crispy and brown in colour
Once done take them out on kitchen napkin so that extra oil is removed.
For Sweet and hot Sauce : In a Pan take a teaspoon of oil add chopped garlic to this and saute it. Now add chopped chillies to this
Now add oregano, pinch of salt, honey, tomato sauce and soya sauce to this and mix well. Now add lotus stem chips to this and toss till these are nicely coated. At last add roasted sesame seeds and serve it..

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