How to eat lotus root starch: Anyone can eat it. Women can have it as a dessert, one bowl a day. If you're feeling irritable or have a lot of internal heat before your period, you can eat a bit more than usual.
How to eat lotus root starch
First, make it directly with boiling water:
Pour a cup of boiling water and let it cool for 5 minutes. Put about 50 grams of lotus root starch into a bowl. When the water has cooled to warm temperature, pour a small amount into the starch and stir continuously with a spoon. Pour and stir at the same time; the water shouldn't be too much, just enough to be absorbed by the starch. Check for any lumps of undissolved starch and press them with a spoon until the starch and water are completely mixed. Then, pour in an appropriate amount of boiling water while continuously stirring with a spoon, until the lotus root starch becomes crystal clear, which indicates it is cooked and ready to eat.
What are the benefits of eating lotus root starch?
Since it's pure lotus root starch with no additives, you can add a spoonful or two of sugar according to your personal taste, and add some black or white sesame seeds to make it sweeter and tastier. Or if you have fried peanuts at home, you can scoop about a dozen onto a chopping board, crush them with a spoon, and add them to the lotus root starch for a more perfect flavor. The cooked lotus root starch looks powdery and is very appetizing.
Second, if you find the pure lotus root starch too thick and unappetizing, you can cook some white congee with more soup than rice. After mixing the lotus root starch with cooled water as described before, scoop the congee into the bowl with a spoon and stir it together. According to your personal taste, you can add sugar, peanuts, black sesame seeds, etc. to eat together. It's quite good.