Hibiscus, a genus of flowering plant, also known as rose mallow carries several health benefits. Apart from its beauty, this plant can also be used as an ingredient in making tea. It be served both hot and cold. From weight loss to managing blood pressure and optimising liver health, hibiscus tea carries many benefits. The hibiscus tea is famous across the world with different names. In Egypt and Sudan, hibiscus tea is known as Karkade. In Cambodia, it is served as a cold beverage. It is made by adding sweeteners like sugar and honey. Dried hibiscus is also used as a delicacy in many parts of Mexico. However, have you ever eaten Hibisuc Gojju?
In Karnataka, hibiscus flower is used as a prime ingredient in making a Gojju, a liquid food, which often acts as a side dish for the dosa, chapati or other items.
Let us take a look at the recipe here. For this, you need a few hibiscus flowers, onions, garlic, mustard seeds, oil and curd. First, pluck hibiscus flowers from your garden. Separate the sepal part of the flower which is green in colour. After storing the colourful petal of the flower pour it into a vessel of water. Wash the petals properly to separate the pollen grains or dust from the flower. After washing the flower, cut the petals into small pieces.
Chop the onions and garlic and mix it with hibiscus petals. It will be followed by the inclusion of curd in the mixture. Now take a pan and pour some oil in it. Add the mustard seeds to the oil after it becomes hot. Make sure the flame is medium to avoid the popping of seeds and oil from the pan. After frying it for some time, add the seeds to the mixture of hibiscus and curd. Stir the pot with a spoon. You can also add salt as per your taste if required. You can eat it with dosa and other dishes.
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