Yakhni Pulao

Hello All,

This special recipe of Yakhni Pulao has an exclusive traditional background & taste.It's honest to taste & traditions both! The enigmatic aroma & flavor of garlic makes this simple dish, simply irresistible.I have been making yakhni pulao once a week but mostly people make it on special occasions. It can be served with salad or raita and papad.

Do try the below recipe because its really very delicious.

Ingredients:

1/2 kg- Chicken

1/2 kg- Rice

3 -Onions finely chopped.

1 cup-Curd

3-Potatoes(cut into halves)

5- Cardamom

5 to 6 -Cloves

2- Cinnamon stick

4 to 5- Black pepper

1 tspn -Cumin seeds

2 tspn -Coriander

2 to 3- Bari Elaichi(Black color cardamom)

1 tspn -Saunf powder

2 tspn -Ginger garlic paste

2- Bay leaves

3- Green chillies

Method:

• Fry the finely chopped onions until light golden.

• Add all the whole garam masala(Cardamom,cloves,black pepper,cumin seeds,coriander seeds,bari elaichi,cinnamon stick and bay leaves).Mix well and let it cook on low flame for two minutes.

• Now,add ginger garlic paste and slit green chillies and let it cook for 2 minutes.

• Add potato, chicken and curd.Mix well and cover the mixture with lid.Let the mixture cook until chicken and potatoes are 50% cooked and oil separates from the mixture as shown below.The curry which you see is called 'Yakhni".

• Now add the washed rice in the mixture and mix everything well.

• Add saunf powder to the mixture and mix well.

• Cover with lid and let the pulao cook until rice is cooked.

• Do not try stirring the pulao after the rice is cooked.

• Garnish with fried onions and hot aromatic yakhni pulao is ready to be served.

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