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Ghiya yakhni | By Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal

Name: Ghiya yakhni | By Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal
Uploaded: 2022-04-02T10:00:12+00:00
Duration: 4 min 31 s
Channel: Dr Priti Nanda Sibal
Description: In this Food Medicine and Lives YouTube tutorial, Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal demonstrates a simple, Navratri‑compliant recipe called ghee yakhni, which…

2 Apr 2022 · 5 min

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In this Food Medicine and Lives YouTube tutorial, Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal demonstrates a simple, Navratri‑compliant recipe called ghee yakhni, which combines desi ghee, bottle gourd (lauki), and curd. She begins by emphasizing the importance of using pure, organic desi ghee—highlighting its health benefits for the gut microbiome, brain, and bones, and noting that it is safe for lactose‑intolerant individuals. The cooking process involves tempering cumin seeds in ghee, lightly sautéing chopped bottle gourd without onions, garlic, or ginger (to keep the dish fasting‑friendly), steaming it, then adding salt, optional green/red chilies, and two tablespoons of curd, stirring to prevent curd from turning into paneer. She optionally adds turmeric for color, then a splash of water, brings the mixture to a boil for about two minutes, and serves the final dish with samak rice or kutki roti. Throughout, she offers customization tips (spice levels, color) and reinforces the nutritional value of desi ghee.

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Welcome to our channel Food Medicine and Lives, and happy Navratras to all of you. So today we are going to make ghee zakhni, which is ghee in curd. And let's see how do we make this. This is very, very simple, and because we don't want you to be eating so much aloo during Navratras, that is potatoes, we will make this. So I'm taking 1 spoon of desi ghee, right? And if you can make ghee at home or you can buy organic ghee, that's the best, because ghee is one of the most adulterated dairy products in the market. And remember, People who are lactose intolerant can also digest desi ghee. So don't worry, how can I eat desi ghee? Desi ghee is very, very good for your gut microbiome. It's very good for your brain health and bone health and all types of health, your activity, your movement. You need desi ghee as an important component of your diet. Now I've taken some cumin seeds. And I'm going to put it in this and let it turn a little brown. Yes, now if you see, now it's already little brown. Perfect. So we're not using any onion, any lasoon, ginger, anything in this because Navratri. So I have cut some ghee, that is bottle gourd, and I'm now going to sauté this a little right in my pan. Just sauté it on same flame so that it doesn't turn dark brown. So now I have covered it on same flame so that, you know, it just steams also and it becomes soft quickly. So now you see the bottle gourd is all yum, steamed, soft. Just close your stove, add little vatsa namak as per your taste. If you want any green chillies, red chillies, you can add that too. And now I've taken 2 tablespoons of curd, add it and just keep moving it so that, you know, it doesn't turn into paneer. If you're looking at dry vegetable, this is the look. If you want, you can add curcumin in it if you want it in that color. If you don't want, you can just leave it like this. I generally like my vegetable with a little curry. So now once this is done, I am going to add a little water to this and switch on the stove and boil it once. Yes, if you want, you can add a little curcumin also. It will give color. It depends on what is your taste and how do you like it. And your family members, do they like their vegetables looking white or yellow? I've also added some red chili. But again, it's your taste. You can add other spices also the way you like and enjoy this with your samak ka chawal or with your kutuki roti. Just going to put 2 minutes till the boil comes. Vegetable is gonna be ready.