Lotus Stem Curry.

Ingredients:
For Curry:
4 Medium tomatoes(finely chopped)
3 Onions(finely chopped)
4 Green chillies(finely chopped)
6-7 Crushed garlic cloves
1 Tb spoon coriander powder
1 Tb spoon chilli powder
1/4 T spoon turmeric powder
1 Tb jeera (cumin seeds)
1 Tb spoon garam masala powder
1 Tb spoon amchur powder
Chopped coriander & mint leaves
2 Tb spoon oil.
Salt for taste.
1 cup of water.



For Lotus Stem:
4 Lotus stems root. ( boiled and 1/4 inch sliced)
Rawa & Corn flour
Oil for frying
Salt
Chilli powder
1 Tb spoon lime juice.

Method:
Sprinkle juice, salt and chillipowder in sliced lotus stem and let it stand for 10 minutes. Coat each slice with rawa and corn flour and deep fry them till golden brown color.

Heat oil in a wok and add jeera, green chillies and crushed garlic. Saute for few seconds, add chopped onions. Saute till translucent in color.  Add tomatoes and cup of water, bring to boil for few minutes. Add all the dry spices. Let it cook for few more minutes.  Add fried stems, cover the lid and let it cook for another 5-10  minutes.
Garnish with coriander and mint leaves and serve hot with chapatis.