Kamal Kakdi (Lotus Stem) Masala

Kamal Kakdi (Lotus Stem) Masala

Ingredients

Lotus stem (kamal kakdi) 250 grams
Onion (payaz),sliced 1 big
Ginger (adrakh) chopped 1 tea spoon
Garlic (lahsan) chopped 1 tea spoon
Green chillies (hari mirch) chopped  2 table spoon
Cashew nuts (kaju) 10-12 pieces
Turmeric (haldi) ¼ tea spoon
Brown sugar 1 table spoon
Red chilli powder (lal mirch) 1 table spoon
Salt (namak) to taste
Curd (dahi) 1 table spoon
Vegetable oil 5-6 table spoon

Instructions

  1. Wash lotus stem properly, then peel and cut them into thin slices.
  2. Now take these slices into a pressure cooker and boil them and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan, add onion, garlic, ginger, green chillies, cashew nuts and cook them well.
  4. Once onion is cooked completely, put the flame off and transfer the mixture in a blender jar and make a smooth paste and keep aside.
  5. Heat oil in a deep pan and add the freshly prepared ground paste and cook it for 5-7 minutes.
  6. Then add curd, turmeric, chilli powder, brown sugar and salt and cook this on a slow flame again for 5-7 minutes.
  7. Add the boiled lotus stem and cook this covered on low flame for 10 -12 minutes. Add a cup of water and let it simmer for further 5-7 minutes.
  8. Put the flame off, serve “Kamal kakdi masala” with Roti or Nan.

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