KASROD

Dogri Cuisune-- Kasrod

A very special dish - a stir fry vegetable- in dogri cuisine during summers is called " Kasrod ".

These are fiddlehead fern stalks found in hills. This is naturally grown vegetable....

This is also found in himachal and uttrakhand.

In himachal they call it "lengdas"

.Dogras also make pickle out of it.

 

 

Ingredients

Kasrod / Fiddlehead ferns stalks /lrngdas 1/2 kg
Red Chili powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Beaten curd 1 cup
Mustard oil 3 tbsp

Method

Wash fiddlehead ferns thoroughly so that they are clean and there is no trace of sand.

Cut them in small pieces.

Put them in warm water for 5-6 minutes.

Now drain out from water .

Next heat up mustard oil till it is smokey. Add kasrod . Sautee in low heat.

Add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.

Cook it covered on low heat till they are tender and all natural water from ferns dries up. Stir fry till oil separates from kasrod.

Add curd and again stir till all dries up and oil separates.

This all should cooked at low heat .

A very tasty kasrod saag is ready to eat with rotis