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Kashmiri Nadru Yakhni ,Lotus stem and yoghurt curry

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Nadru Yakhni- Lotus stems cooked with mild aromatic spices and yogurt 

Nadu Yakhni is a very popular recipe from Kashmir. Lotus stems are called nadru in Kashmir. It is a very traditional recipe of Kshmiri Pandit community.

Nadru yakhni is a very simple curry made with flavourful spices/ garam masala and fresh yogurt. Addition of turmeric is optional.

This curry is made without any onion,garlic, gram flour ,cashew etc. I have added 1 tsp gramflour to avoid curdling of yogurt but it is optional.

This nadru yakhni taste awesome with steamed rice or jeers rice. naan or any Indian bread of your choice. Try to use tender fresh lotus stems to make this as tinned or mature lotus stems not taste that good in this Nadru yakhni.

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5 from 3 votes

Nadru Yakhni

Nadru Yakhni- Lotus stems cooked with mild aromatic spices and yogurt- a Kashmiri specialty-
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Kashmiri cuisine
Keyword: nadru, yakhni
Servings: 4
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

To Boil Together

  • 2 cup Lotus Stem/ Kamal kakdi sliced
  • 4 Green chilies Slit
  • 2 Green cardamom
  • 2 Black cardamom
  • 4 Cloves/ Lavang
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon/ Daalchini
  • 1/4 tsp Fennel/ saunf powder
  • 1/4 tsp Shah Jeera

For the Gravy

  • 2 cup Yogurt/ Dahi
  • 1 tsp Gram Flour optional
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger powder/ Saunth
  • 1/2 tsp Fennel Powder/ Saunf
  • 1/3 tsp Cardamom powder/ Elaichi powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/3 tsp Turmeric optional
  • 3 tbsp Fresh Coriander/ Hara dhaniya

Tempering/ Tadka

  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds/ Jeera
  • 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Chili Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/ hing

Instructions

  • Wash and scrape the lotus steams and then slice them thinly.
  • Soak them in luke warm water for 20 minute to loosen any mud and dirt inside the holes and then wash well.
  • Take 1 tsp ghee in a pressure cooker and add the sliced lotus steams and whole green and black cardamom,cloves,shah jeera,cinnamom,and fennel powder(all the ingredients listed in -to boil)
  • Add 2.5 cup water and pressure cook for 5-6 whistles on medium heat or till cooked properly and become soft.
  • In a bowl beat the yoghurt and 1 tsp gram flour(optional),and then add in the pressure cooker
  • Mix 1/2 cup water,salt ,turmeric, ginger powder,cardamom powder,1/2 tsp fennel powder,mix and add in the cooker.
  • Now cook the curry on low heat for 20 minutes (without puting the cooker lid),keep stirring to avoid curdling.
  • Heat ghee in a small pan,add cumin and asafoetida ,
    When start crackling add kashmiri chili powder and immediately pour over the boiling gravy.
  • Cook for 2 minutes and add chopped fresh coriander.
  • Serve hot with steamed rice,naan or roti's.

Notes

Note-
Addition of turmeric is optional,if you want a white gravy then omit it.

Comments

  1. Sunitha says

    5 stars
    I made it. My family loved it . It was very delicious and rich.. Thank you for the recipe.

    • Anjana Chaturvedi says

      Thank you Sunitha, glad you enjoyed the dish !

      • Anjana Chaturvedi says

        Before bottling it , at the final stage

  2. Mukul says

    I gave this recipe to my mom and we had this delectable dish for dinner. We simply loved it!! Thank you for sharing this with us all.

    • anjanaskc says

      Thank you Mukul !Glad you all enjoyed it 🙂

  4. Divya Ganesh says

    Exactly what I was looking for. Thankyou.

  6. Reshmi Mahesh says

    I have never cooked with lotus stem…have seen this in Indian stores…will try this curry sometime as it looks delicious..

  7. Deepti says

    I did make this and it was awesome. Everyone loved this recipe! Thanks to you…

    Deepti

  18. Gauri says

    I had been to Kashmir in 2005 and this was the first dish I ate there. You bought back so many memories, thank you so much for sharing this recipe, back then I only loved to eat never thought of cooking, so dint bother to ask for the recipe. I have booked marked this recipe and will try it when I find some lotus stems here in Bangalore!

    • Waseem says

      I can get some for you once I visit my home town?

  22. PT says

    we dont get lotus stem in chennai.. it looks rich and delicious curry..