Lotus seeds are a dual-purpose food and medicine ingredient, with high value in various aspects such as calming the mind, strengthening the spleen, and nourishing the lungs. Especially when used as an ingredient for making nourishing medicinal food, lotus seeds have even better effects. Below, we will introduce several recipes for lotus seed medicinal food.
Medicinal Food 1. Snow Pear Tremella Red Date Lotus Seed Soup
Ingredients: 1 snow pear, 30g tremella, 20g lotus seeds, 5 red dates
Method: Peel the snow pear and cut it into pieces. Soak and wash 1 tremella, several lotus seeds, and over 10 red dates. Put the snow pear, tremella, red dates, lotus seeds, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar into a pot. Add enough water (about 2-3 times the volume of all the ingredients). Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
Effects: Nourishes the lungs, calms cough, aids digestion, and strengthens the spleen and nourishes yin.
Medicinal Food 2. Lotus Seed Corn Cake
Ingredients: 250g lotus seeds, corn, soybeans, and white sugar each, 6 eggs, appropriate amount of baking powder
Method: Grind lotus seeds, soybeans, and corn into powder. Then add white sugar, baking powder, eggs, and water to make a paste. Steam in a pot until cooked, cool, and then cut into pieces for consumption.
Effects: This cake can tonify the middle, invigorate the Qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and calm and soothe the mind. It is suitable for indigestion, loss of appetite, insomnia, and forgetfulness.
Medicinal Food 3. Tremella Lotus Seed Soup
Ingredients: 50g lotus seeds, 30g tremella, 100g rock sugar
Method: Soak the lotus seeds and tremella separately in water, then remove. Put the lotus seeds, tremella, and rock sugar into a bowl, add an appropriate amount of water, and steam in a steamer over high heat for 1 hour.
Effects: The soup is thick and sweet, and it nourishes the lungs and stomach.
Medicinal Food 4. Lotus Seed Red Date Longan Soup
Ingredients: 15g lotus seeds, 20g red dates, longan, and rock sugar each
Method: Remove the core from the lotus seeds and remove the pit from the red dates. Put them together with the longan flesh into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer with rock sugar until the lotus seeds are soft before consuming.
Effects: Nourishes the blood, strengthens the spleen, and calms and soothes the mind.
