Yam and Lotus Seed Pagoda

Overview

Lotus seeds have many functions such as calming, strengthening the heart, and anti-aging; yam has the functions of strengthening muscles and bones, beautifying the skin, replenishing deficiency and resisting aging, nourishing qi and blood, nourishing yin and aphrodisiac, etc. Eating them both together has many benefits, and you don’t have to worry about overdoing it. This dish should be a favorite among female friends.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• children
• afternoon tea
• winter recipes
• fast food
• sugar osmanthus
• yam
• lotus seeds

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Steamed yam

   

2. 2 Peel and crush into puree and set aside.

   

3. 3 Soak the dried lotus seeds in water one day in advance

   

4. 4 When steaming yam, steam lotus seeds at the same time. Add a little oil in the bowl when steaming. The steamed lotus seeds will be very noodles. Steam over medium heat for 30 minutes, take out and set aside.

   

5. 5 Strain the water from the steamed lotus seeds, put them into a bowl, and arrange them neatly into one layer

   

6. 6 Fill the yam paste in and compact it so that the lotus seeds and yam can be close to each other. Steam for another 10 minutes, so that the two ingredients will be better combined.

   

7. 7 After steaming, place lotus leaves on the plate, turn the yam and lotus seeds upside down, and top with an appropriate amount of sugar osmanthus, honey, or jam