CHUTNEY WARA BEEHA / BEA ( Lotus Stem with Mint Chutney)
Beeha / bea ( lotus stem / kamal kakdi ) is one of the delicacy in the Sindhi Cuisine. We have a variety of preparations with this vegetable like daag wari bhaji, seyala bhaji, palak mei beeha, beeha ji tikki, beeha ja pakora. Thin boiled slices can also be relished with mint chutney. When in season we add it to almost all the curries and meats.Cleaning this is the toughest part because it is covered with mud and kept fresh by sprinkling water over it. We have to wash it very well before using. Scrape the outer skin and cut into slanting slices. This way it will not be very hairy when you bite it. Today's recipe is a healthy and chatpata snack made with boiled lotus stem and mint chutney. Ingredients : Lotus stem - 1 ( about 10-12 slices) Cumin powder (dry roasted).. 1/2 tsp Chaat Masala or Garam masala .. 1/2 tsp Mint chutney .. 3-4 tbsps Oil .... 1-2 tbsps. For Mint Chutney: Ingredients: Mint leaves ........... 2 cups Coriander leaves ... 1 cup Green chillies .......... 3-4 Onion ....................... 1 chopped Roasted chana/dalia ... 1 tbsp (optional) Garlic ............... 8-10 cloves Ginger ............ small piece Vinegar or lime juice .. 1 tbsp. Salt to taste Sugar .................... 1 tsp.(optional)
(Grind all the above ingredients, adding a little water if required.) Method: 1. Scrape the lotus stem and cut the slices slanting. Boil adding a little salt, preferably in a pressure cooker. Drain and set aside. 2. In a pan, heat the oil and add 3-4 tbsps of mint chutney. Saute and add the mentioned spice powders. 3. Toss the boiled lotus stem slices until they are well coated with the chutney. Serve it as a snack, hot or cold. Note: You can also dip these in the besan batter and fry pakoras.
Lotus stem in chutney sounds delicious!
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Deleteis it the same as what u get canned called pathri?
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Deletevery very tempting and delicious lotus stem curry :) loving it ..
ReplyDeleteThanks Manjula
Deleteyummy ,delicious .....
ReplyDeleteThanks Hema
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ReplyDeleteThanks Mina
DeleteLooks lovely :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Avika
DeleteNew dish to me but it looks very tempting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for liking Sylvia
DeleteI have never tried lotus stem, I am not sure you can get it in the UK.
ReplyDeleteNayna you will get them in the Japanese and Chinese stores
DeleteIts soo good!! I will have to make this ASAP.... :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for wanting to try out
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