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Recipe for Yakhni Pulao

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Yakhni Pulao is a Kashmiri recipe made with rice, chicken and different type of Indian spices that add flavour to it. It’s easy to make and tastes great. Try it out today!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian Course
Calories: 195
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 750 grams Chicken
  • 3 cups Basmati Rice
  • 3 No Onions Sliced
  • 1 No Small Onions Roughly Chopped
  • 1 piece Ginger Roughly Chopped
  • 5-6 No Cloves of Garlic
  • 1.5 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 100 grams Curd
  • 5-6 No Green Chillies
  • 2 - Bay Leaves, 1 Star Anise, 1 Cinnamon Stick, 1 Black Cardomom, 4-5 Cloves.
  • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
  • 1 tsp Shahi Jeera
  • 1 tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tsp Black Peppercorns
  • 2 tsp Coriander Seeds
  • 3 tbsp Ghee
  • Salt as per taste

Equipment

  • 1 bottom vessel
  • 1 Strainer

Method
 

  1. Ingredients of yakhni pulao
  2. Let's make yakhani (Chicken Stock) - Add chicken pieces, roughly chopped onions, Ginger, Cloves & Whole Spices in a Bottom Kadhai.
  3. Add some salt and 6 Cups of water.
  4. Let it Boil on high flame for 5 mins.
  5. After 5 mins, Cover and cook on a medium flame for 10 mins.
  6. Turn off the flame and remove the chicken pieces.
  7. Using a strainer, Transfer it (Yakhn or chicken stock) to a vessel.
  8. Yakhni or chicken Stock is ready!
  9. Take a bottom vessel and add 2-3 tbsp of Ghee & some whole spices.
  10. Add sliced onions and fry them until golden brown
  11. Add ginger garlic paste and saute until aromatic on low-medium flame.
  12. Add chicken pieces and fry them until golden brown on a high-med flame.
  13. Now add curd and saute until Oil separates.
  14. Add salt as per taste.
  15. Add yakhni to the chicken (6 Cups - Measure and add as we have taken 3 cups of rice).
  16. Now add 5-6 No whole Green Chilies
  17. Add soaked basmati rice on Boling and cook on high flame for 5 mins.
  18. Cover with a lid and cook for 15 mins on the lowest flame.
  19. Turn off the flame after 15 mins or until the rice is cooked.
  20. Delicious Yakhni pulao is ready!

Video

Notes

For optimal results, please ensure that the basmati rice is cooked perfectly.