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Woste Haak te Nadru | Kashmiri Red Spinach with lotus stem

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Woste Haak te Nadru is a traditional Kashmiri dish combining flavorful rd spinach with crunchy lotus stem. Pure comfort!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Kashmiri
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gram Woste Haak/red spinach
  • 250 gram Nadru/lotus stems (or radish or turnip)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/4 cup curd (beaten)
  • 3-4 tbsp mustard oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

Instructions
 

  • Pluck the leaves of wouste haakh and collect them in a bowl.
  • Wash them so well by changing water couple of times because there's so much of dirt & sand in them.
  • Peel the lotus stems.
  • Cut them diagonally about 1/2 inches in length.
  • Wash them so well because their holes carry lots of dust.
  • Take mustard oil in a pressure cooker. The quantity of oil is high but this is how it is made.
  • Let the oil heat to the smoking point.
  • Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
  • Add lotus stems.
  • Saute on high heat for 2 minutes or until the colour of Nadru begins to change slightly.
  • Add the red spinach.
  • Saute for a minute. During this, haakh will shrink.
  • Put a lid and let them cook for 6 whistles.
  • Once the pressure is released, open the lid. Haak & Nadru are properly cooked.
  • Add salt, kashmiri red chilli powder and beaten curd.
  • Start whisking otherwise curd will curdle. Keep stirring until curd begins to boil.
  • Thereafter leave the haak for simmering until water is completely or almost dry.
  • Woste Haak te Nadru is ready. Enjoy.
Keyword lotus stems, waste haakh, woste haak te lotus stems, woste haak te nadru