Lotus Stem/Thamara Thandu Pachadi

Take some lotus stem cut into thin pieces

Heat little oil in a pan and fry the lotus stem pieces and 1 green chilli

Remove them from the flame

grind coconut, 2 green chillies, ginger and cumin seeds into fine paste and add crushed mustard

mix this paste with yoghurt and add salt

add the fried lotus stem and coconut-yoghurt mixture and mix well and heat in low flame

Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds and fry dry red chillies and curry leaves and pour this over the curry

pachadi is ready

Serve with rice