Name: KASHMIRI NADRU YAKHNI / LOTUS STEMS COOKED IN YOGURT GRAVY recipe by Shobha Keshwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Lotus stem ... 1 (scrape and cut diagonally into 8-10 pieces); Yogurt ....... 1/2 cup; Black cardamoms ... 2; Cinnamon stick ... 1 inch piece; Fennel powder ... 1/4 tsp; Ginger powder ... 1/4 tsp; Cardamon powder .. 1/4 tsp; Mint powder ........ 1/8 tsp; Brown onion paste ... 2 tbsps (fry onion to golden brown colour, cook with little water and grind to paste; Asafoetida .... 1 pinch; Salt ............. to taste; Ghee ......... 2 tbsps

ABOUT KASHMIRI NADRU YAKHNI / LOTUS STEMS COOKED IN YOGURT GRAVY RECIPE

Kashmiri Cuisine has a variety of yakhni dishes, both veg and non veg. Yakhni means broth or shorba. It is actually made by boiling chicken or meat pieces and the stock is used in preparing yakhni dishes.. Sometime during British Raj, Yakhni was modified for the vegetarian appetite, and Yakhni sauce was created. 'Yakhni Sauce' is just a thin white sauce made with yogurt and the same aromatic spices used to make 'Yakhni Shorba'Nadru or lotus stem is a very popular vegetable in Kashmir. This recipe is very easy. Lotus stems are cooked with yogurt and aromatic spices. Traditionally yakhni dishes have a thin gravy with a generous amount of ghee.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Lotus stem ... 1 (scrape and cut diagonally into 8-10 pieces)
Yogurt ....... 1/2 cup
Black cardamoms ... 2
Cinnamon stick ... 1 inch piece
Fennel powder ... 1/4 tsp
Ginger powder ... 1/4 tsp
Cardamon powder .. 1/4 tsp
Mint powder ........ 1/8 tsp
Brown onion paste ... 2 tbsps (fry onion to golden brown colour, cook with little water and grind to paste
Asafoetida .... 1 pinch
Salt ............. to taste
Ghee ......... 2 tbsps

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and add the black cardamoms and cinnamon stick.
When you get a nice aroma of the spices add the onion paste.
Saute it a little and tip in the lotus stem pieces.
Add one cup water and a little salt. Simmer until the lotus stems are cooked. (check the water and add little more if needed)
Now in a different pan heat the remaining ghee and add the spice powders and powdered mint. Maintain low flame.
Whisk the yogurt and add to the pan. Continue to mix with a spatula to avoid curdling.
Mix this into the cooked lotus stem and simmer for a minute.

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