Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds

Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds

Overview

Malantou is also known as malan, red stem vegetable, chicken intestine, field chrysanthemum, purple chrysanthemum, crabgrass, etc. It belongs to the Asteraceae Malan genus and is a perennial herbaceous plant. Malantou is originally a wild species, growing on roadsides, fields, and hillsides, and is found in most parts of the country. The tender stems and leaves of Malantou contain water, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, potassium, vitamin B, niacin, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Malantou has a pungent and slightly cold taste, and has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, diuresis and reducing swelling.

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  1. Prepare the ingredients.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 1

  2. Boil the dried fragrant seeds in salted boiling water for about 1 minute.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 2

  3. Blanch the malan heads in a pot of salted boiling water.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 3

  4. Blanch for ten seconds and the color will change.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 4

  5. Drain in cool boiling water.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 5

  6. Then squeeze out the water on top with your hands and chop into fine powder.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 6

  7. Chop the dried fragrant seeds into the size of mung beans and add to the chopped malan heads.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 7

  8. Add salt, sugar and sesame oil and mix well.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 8

  9. It is a good side dish with rice, steamed buns and porridge.

    Malantou mixed with dried fragrant seeds step 9