When Yashendu came back from a tour to the Himalayas in August, he brought along a vegetable which is in our area not easily available either. So maybe you will have difficulties finding it but if you ever get your hand on some, you should take your chance – it is really delicious! Kamal Gatta, which is lotus seeds – and if you get them fresh, they come in the lotus seed head which looks a bit like a shower head. The smaller and rawer seeds are more delicious than the big and ripe ones, which tend to get a slightly bitter taste the bigger they get. So if you have the choice, go for the small ones!
Kamal Gatta – Lotus Seeds
A delicious specialty prepared in Indian style – whenever you get the ingredients, it is well worth a try!
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Ingredients
10 Lotus Seed Heads
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
½ tsp Cumin Seeds
½ tsp Coriander Powder
½ tsp Garam Masala
Salt according to taste
How to make Kamal Gatta
The preparation is what takes most of the time with this dish. You need to break the seeds out of the seed head and peel off the thin shell which is like rubber and comes off quite easily. Break each seed into halves and take out the green germ which you find inside. This is a small but bitter piece and your dish will taste much better without it! At this point, you can try the slightly sweet seeds raw – they are delicious!
Heat up the oil in a pan and, when it is hot, add cumin and coriander. Stir the spices so that they don’t burn. When they have slightly changed their colour, you can add the lotus seeds. Stir them and let them get roasted in the next five minutes. You need to stir from time to time.
After five minutes, sprinkle salt and the garam masala over your lotus seeds, stir once more to mix it all really well and finally take it off the stove.
Enjoy a real specialty now!
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