Nadir Monje
Nadir Monje are deep fried lotus stem fritters and a crunchy street food from our beautiful state Kashmir. These are available outside shrines.
Ingredients
- 2 long sticks lotus stem
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 tsp red chilly powder
- Pinch cumin seeds
- Salt to taste
- Water to bind
Instructions
- Cut the lotus stem into 2”long thin pieces.
- Wash well and make sure you remove all traces of mud.
- After washing , drain the water and let stand in a sieve for 5 minutes .
- Add them to a big mixing bowl .
- Add rice flour , red chilly powder, cumin seeds , salt to taste.
- Mix well with hands.
- Sprinkle a little water and mix till the lotus stem is coated with the flour mixture .
- Heat oil .
- Drop the coated lotus stem chips into hot oil.
- Make sure you drop them one by one .
- Deep fry till nice and golden.
- Remove on a kitchen towel.
- Serve with walnut chutney.
Notes
Where to find Nadir Monje
Vendors hurtling Nadir Monje in their carts is a common sight around Sufi shrines in the valley and the Hazratbal shrine in the capital Srinagar.
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