Mutton Yakhni Pulao!
Recipe credit: Dolly sachdeva
Mutton Yakhni Pulao is a rich, aromatic rice recipe inspired from
Kashmiri cuisine
A must try for all .
ps: I do not claim this to be an authentic yakhni pulao recipe J
Ingredients:
1 kg mutton (I used mutton shanks majorly)
7-8 garlic cloves (just peeled,and uncut)
2 inch piece of ginger
Brown onions (3 onions sliced )
Salt
2tsp coarsely ground black pepper
1 tsp coarsely ground red chillies
Ghee
1 glass rice (appx 2 ½ cups )
2 glasses warm water
Spices:
1 black cardamom
5 green cardamoms
4-5 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
Step 1:
Soak the rice in water for ½ hour.In a pressure cooker add in the
mutton,spices,ginger ,garlic,2 glasses of water and salt. Pressure cook this on
a slow flame till 1 whistle only.Allow it to cool. Strain the yakhni (stock)
keep aside( discard the spices).Keep the mutton aside on a plate and pat dry
it.
Step 2
Take a heavy bottom vessel in which the yakhni pulao shall be made. Heat
some ghee and slightly seal each mutton piece on both sides .Once done,add in
the rice,2 glasses of the mutton stock and the brown onions. Add salt if
needed. Now add in the black pepper and the coarsely ground red chillies. After
one boil,take it off the gas and place the vessel on a flat Tawa (flat pan).Cover/seal it nicely and allow the
pulao to cook for 15-20 minutes till
well done.
Step 4:
Take off heat and enjoy the aromatic yakhni pulao.
