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.
Do try these Delicious Kashmiri Recipes-
- Kashmiri Dum Aloo
- Kashmiri Dahi Baigan
- Apple and Mango Chutney
- Mooli Akhrot Raita
- Doodhi Yakhni
- Bom Chount
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Nadru Yakhni
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
Addition of turmeric is optional,if you want a white gravy then omit it.
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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.
Thank you Mukul !Glad you all enjoyed it 🙂
Nadru with palak…My fav vegie
Exactly what I was looking for. Thankyou.
It looks tantalizing!
I have never cooked with lotus stem…have seen this in Indian stores…will try this curry sometime as it looks delicious..
I did make this and it was awesome. Everyone loved this recipe! Thanks to you…
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Deliciously cooked lotus stem curry!! something very different
looks healthy and delicious 🙂
unique & delicious:)
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Never tried this before,unique recipe
wow love this creamy & delicious looking curry!!
Nice recipe, first time heard about such recipes….liked it.
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Looks like a creamy curry if someone said it was kofta curry I would have believed 🙂 Yum!!
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This looks awesome and so yum!
OMG…this is so delicious…i'm drooling….
wow i never made anything with lotus stem like this
i bet its delicious
mostly sindhis r fond of lotus stem a lot
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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!
I can get some for you once I visit my home town😋
wow….super yummy
its new to me…
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So aromatic and flavorful.. Looks delicious..
we dont get lotus stem in chennai.. it looks rich and delicious curry..