Making of indoor air dried lemon grass Powder

Indoor air dried lemon grass powder

Indoor air dried lemon grass powder

Lemon grass is a native plant from Sri Lanka and India and is grown in many parts of the world. It is used in cooking mainly with the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka and  Thai dishes. It has oil. it has  some medicinal properties.It has been used in Ayurveda medicine.  In Chinese medicine for stomach problems . It is used in soaps and. cosmetics. In food it serves as a fragrant in chicken and mutton curries.It has a mild taste of lemon. It is said to lower cholesterol and improves sugar levels. And relieves pain.used in aromatherapy

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               Making of indoor air dried lemon grass Powder

Preparation time: 1 hour
Drying time:  1 week

 lemon grass

Preparation
1. Wash 500 grams lemon grass and wipe with a towel.
2. Peel the outer layer.
3. Cut away 2 inches on the top and ½ an inch at the bottom.
4. Cut 3 inches from the white part at the bottom and slice into thin round pieces. I got 130 grams.
5. Shred it and  place on a kitchen paper or news paper and leave indoor.

Shredded hardest
 part of lemon grass

6. The green part of lemon grass is difficult to cut. cut about one and inch inch 
pieces. I processed in the food processor.  

I got 50 grams.


7.  Place on a kitchen paper or new paper and leave indoor.

It will take 1 week to dry.

Indoor air dried 
lemon grass powder

8. When it is dry grind using a coffee grinder store in a container. 
9. I Got 30 grams of powder.
Store in a bottle.
It can be used in curries, rice, soups and  stews.

                                                                                  

Recipe follows in detail with pictures.    
  

Preparation time: 1 hour
Drying time:  1 week

Ingredients
 500 gram  Lemon grass

Preparation
Wash the lemon grass and wipe with a cloth. Or towel.
Peel the outer layer.

 lemon grass

Peel the outer layer.

Peel the outer layer

Cut away ½ an inch at the bottom

Cutting ½ an inch at the bottom

Cut away 2 inches the top

Cutting 2 inches on the top

Cut 3 inches of the white part . slice into thin round pieces. 

Cutting 3 inches of soft part

Slice into thin round pieces. 

Slicing the soft part

I got 130 grams.  Place on a kitchen paper or
 new paper and leave indoor.

Shredded softer part of lemon grass

The green part of lemon grass is difficult to cut. I processed in the food processor. 

Hard part of the lemon grass

I got 50 grams. Place on a kitchen paper or new paper and leave indoor.

Shredded hardest part of lemon grass

Drying harder part of lemon grass separately

It will take 1 week to dry.
When it is dry, grind using a coffee grinder store in a container. 
I Got 30 grams of powder.
Store in a bottle.
It can be used in curries, rice, soups and  stews.

Lemon grass powder

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