Selecting lotus leaves. First of all, you should choose the right time, usually in August of the lunar calendar. If you choose it too early, it will greatly reduce the contents of nuciferine and flavonoids in lotus leaves, so it is not advisable to choose it too early.

Step 2 of making dried lotus leaves:

Wash the lotus leaves. Lotus leaves must be carefully cleaned. This step is very important. Generally, they are cleaned one by one with a faucet. Make every lotus leaf absolutely clean.

step 3 of making dried lotus leaves:

steaming lotus leaves. Lotus leaves can't be dried directly after cleaning, so the color of lotus leaves will turn yellow. The correct way is to steam the lotus leaf slightly. This makes the lotus leaf taste better and the color greener.

step 4 of making dried lotus leaves:

drying in the sun. Lotus leaves must be very dry, otherwise they are easy to get moldy.