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Lotus Root Stuffed with Mung Beans

Home-style steamed lotus root stuffed with a mung bean and carrot filling, a nourishing dish for liver and stomach health.

1h 15m
Easy
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Lotus Root Stuffed with Mung Beans

Ingredients

Large lotus root (peeled, washed, cut open at one end to make a lid) 4
Mung beans (washed, soaked for half an hour, ground) 200 g
Carrot (washed, diced, and mashed into a puree) 125 g
White sugar to taste

Instructions

1

Prepare the filling

Wash the mung beans, soak them for half an hour, and grind them. Wash the carrots, dice them, and mash into a puree. Combine the carrot puree with the ground mung beans to form the filling.

2

Stuff and steam the lotus root

Peel and wash the lotus root. Cut open one end to form a lid. Pack the lotus root cavities tightly with the filling and replace the lid. Place in a steamer and steam over water until cooked through. Slice when serving.