Yakhni Pulao

Here we give you a delicious Mutton Yakhni Pulao Recipe. A combination of mutton and rice which is famous in Kashmir. A very tasty preparation indeed.

INGREDIENTS

• Yukhni cut Mutton 1 kg (1/2 kg leg, 250gm chest,2 50 gm chops)
• Water 16 cups
• Green chilies 6
• Garlic cloves 13
• Basmati rice 1/2 kg
• Onion 1 large sliced
• White cumin 1 tsp
• Black cumin 1/2 tsp
• Small green cardamoms 5
• Big cardamoms 3
• Cinnamon sticks 3 pieces
• Star anise (baadyan ka phol) 1
• Whole black pepper 11
• Cloves 5
• Yogurt whisked 1 cup
• Oil/ ghee 3/4 cups
• Salt to taste

COOKING DIRECTIONS

1. Soak rice in water for half an hour.
2. Cook mutton with garlic cloves, green chilies, little bit salt and water till tender and so much so that it left with 2-3 cups of stock in it.
3. Heat up oil in a pan and fry onion till light golden brown
4. Add white cumin, black cumin, cinnamon sticks, star anise, small cardamoms, big cardamoms, cloves and black pepper whole.
5. Add meat in the pan, without stock. Fry for 3-4 minutes and add yogurt, cook for 4-5 minutes.
6. Measure 7-1/2 cups of stock with water and pour in the pan.
7. Add soaked water too, without its water.
8. Cook for 5 minutes on a high flame and on a low flame for 10 minutes.
9. Turn off the stove and let it be placed on the stove for 5-6 minutes for DAM.
10. Serve with garnishing.

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