Lotus Stem / Thamara Thandu Pachadi

Ingredients:

250 gm lotus stem/ thamara thandu

3 green chillies

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 cup grated coconut

small piece of ginger (optional)

1 cup yoghurt

1/2 tsp crushed mustard

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

2 dry red chillies

curry leaves

salt

oil

Preparation:

1. Cut lotus stem into thin round pieces . Heat little oil in a pan and fry the lotus stem pieces and 1 chopped green chilli until golden brown at medium flame. Remove them from the flame.
2. Grind together grated coconut, 2 green chillies, ginger and cumin seeds into fine paste and add 1/2 tsp crushed mustard. Then mix this with yoghurt and add salt. 
3. In a pan, add the fried lotus stem and coconut-yoghurt mixture and mix well and heat in low flame for 1-2 minutes. Don't allow to boil. 
4. Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds and fry dry red chillies and curry leaves and pour this over the curry. Serve with rice....