Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, nadru yakhni. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Nadru Yakhni is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Nadru Yakhni is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
Nadru yakhni is a very simple curry made with flavourful spices/ garam masala and fresh yogurt. This curry is made without any onion,garlic, gram flour,cashew etc. Nadru Yakhni Recipe is the Kashmiri Style Lotus Stem in Yogurt Sauce. Lotus roots/stem is very popular in Kashmiri cuisine.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have nadru yakhni using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Nadru Yakhni:
- Get 1-2 cups Nadru (Lotus Root) sliced
- Get 1 cup yoghurt beaten
- Get 1 tbsp oil
- Take 1 tbsp ghee
- Make ready 1-2 slit green chilies
- Get 1-2 inch cinnamon stick
- Prepare 2-3 green cardamoms
- Get 5-6 cloves
- Make ready 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- Take 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- Prepare 2 tsp grated ginger / sonth (ginger powder)
- Take 1 tsp cumin powder
- Make ready 2 tsp fennel powder
- Take 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- Get to taste salt
- Prepare 2 tsp roasted chickpea flour / maida
Nadru or Lotus stems/roots are a delicious curious vegetable very popular in Kashmir (India). The are often fried and served as street snack food. This recipe is a yoghurt based curry which is absolutely delicious when served with rice. Tastes even better the next day Nadru Yakhni is a dish made mainly by Kashmiri Pandits.
Instructions to make Nadru Yakhni:
- Heat 1 tbsp. oil and saute the nadru (lotus root) till they are slightly browned. Drain and keep aside.
- Now pressure cook the fried nadru in 1 cup water, salt to taste, half of the cardamom powder, half of the fennel powder and half of the ginger for 4-5 whistles.
- Heat ghee in a pan and temper with cumin seeds, green chilies, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, remaining ginger & asafoetida. Saute for a few seconds.
- Add the yoghurt, salt and all the remaining dry spices. Stir for 2-3 minutes on a low flame.
- Pour the boiled Nadru & the chickpea flour mixed in 1/2 cup water. Simmer on a low flame for 2-3 minutes or till the gravy slightly thickens and you get the desired consistency.
- Garnish with garam masala powder and serve with jeera rice, plain Biryani or pulao.
This recipe is a yoghurt based curry which is absolutely delicious when served with rice. Tastes even better the next day Nadru Yakhni is a dish made mainly by Kashmiri Pandits. Nadru = Lotus Root, and Yakhni = Yoghurt gravy. There are various types of yakhni gravy made in Kashmir. I found some frozen lotus roots in the asian store and decided to make this gravy for lunch.
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