Instant Pot series - Lotus root recipe - Thamarai Thandu poriyal

Lotus root contains a package of benefits like low calorie and high fiber content. Also contains the minerals potassium, phosphorous, copper, iron, and manganese, as well as thiamin, pantothenic acid, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin C. Lotus root available from chinese stores anytime, we can cook sambar, fry, gravy, kootu anything as you wish. Today I'm sharing the poriyal recipe which goes best with dal rice, curd rice. Naturally it have more iodine so it tastes salty. Careful to add salt while cooking. Specially kids love this compared to other vegetables. Try to prepare this for monthly twice.

Ingredients

• Lotus root / Thamarai Thandu - 2 cups
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Onion - 1
• Tomato - 1
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
• Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
• Coriander Powder - 2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste 
• Oil - 1 tbsp

Method

1. Take Instant pot bowl, add peel and cut lotus root and add 1 cup water to it.
2. Close the lid and click PRESSURE COOK(High pressure). Set reminder for 5 mins. Hit cancel and do a natural pressure release, that's wait until silver button on lid drops. BE CAREFUL OF HOT STEAM. 
3. Open the lid, filter lotus stem and keep aside.
4. Turn on SAUTE mode and add oil.
5. Once oil gets heated, add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Saute onions, tomatoes, ginger garlic paste.
6. Add salt, turmeric powder, chili powder and coriander powder and saute it, until the raw smell goes away.
7. Add boiled root and saute it for 2 mins.
8. Transfer to bowl and serve.

Hit STEAM

Open the lid and check it cooked

Hit SAUTE

Heat the pan, add oil and seasoned it.

Add onions, tomatoes

Add ginger garlic paste

Add all spices and saute until raw smell goes away

Add cooked lotus root

Saute it for 2 mins