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Ladakh · Lunch

Skyu

Traditional 2. Skyu recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1.5 cups whole wheat flour (210g)
• 1.5 tbsp yak butter
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tbsp ginger, minced
• 3 green onions, chopped (white and green parts)
• ½ cup diced potatoes
• ½ cup diced turnips
• ½ cup diced carrots
• 3 cups meat or vegetable broth
• ½ cup yak milk (or regular milk)
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• ½ tsp garam masala
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 green chilies, slit

👩‍🍳 How to make Skyu

1. Make pasta: Mix flour with pinch salt; add water gradually to form soft dough
2. Knead for 2-3 mins; let rest 10 mins covered
3. Pinch off thumb-sized pieces (roughly ¾ inch); press with thumb to create thumb-pressed shapes
4. Heat oil and butter in large pot to 70°C
5. Add onion and green onion whites; fry 3-4 mins until golden (80°C)
6. Add ginger; cook 1 min
7. Add potatoes, turnips, carrots; stir 2-3 mins
8. Add chopped tomato; cook 2-3 mins until softened
9. Pour broth; bring to rolling boil (100°C, 5 mins)
10. Add turmeric, garam masala, green chilies
11. Carefully add thumb-pressed pasta pieces; stir gently
12. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low
13. Simmer for 15-20 mins until pasta floats and vegetables are tender
14. Stir in milk; simmer another 3-4 mins
15. Add green onion greens; season with salt and pepper
16. Serve hot (above 70°C)
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