Sorshe Sapla / Water Lily Recipe with mustard paste is amouth-watering recipe, with hot piping rice.What is sapla? Water Lily (shapla) is an aquatic plant of the genusNymphaea that has large, (About 8 to 16 inches)disk-like, floating leaves andshowy white or pink flowers, which normally grows in still or slowlymoving water such as shallow ponds, edges of lakes and in the streams.
Clean and wash the water lily and cut the stem into one inch lengthwise
Heat oil in a pan and add green chili and nigella seeds to temper
As they splutter and sizzle, add the grated garlic ginger, and chopped onionand Stir them for a minute
Add the soaked black chickpeas and stir them for a minute
Now add the water lily stems and saute them, till they become soft
Add turmeric powder, cumin-coriander powder, and red chili powder; add saltand sugar and stir them continuously till the raw smell of the spices goes off
Now add the mustard seed paste and mix them well
Cover the lid and allow them to cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame
Open the lid and stir them for 2 minutes on a high flame
Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice or roti