DISH NAME : MUTTON YAKHNI PULAO (MUTTON PULAO)

Preparation Time : 35 minutes

Cooking Time : 1.5 hours

Description

Yakhni is the meat stock in which rice is cooked. This dish gets its name from the Yakhni (meat stock) it is cooked in.

Note

1) Beat curd well before cooking or it will curdle.
2) Wash and then soak rice. Washing rice after soaking will tend to break the grains.

Method

1) Grind ginger, green chillies and garlic to a paste.
2) Chop mint and green corriander finely.
3) Slice onions.
4) Clean and cut meat, add salt and 1/2 of ginger-garlic paste.
5) Boil mutton with water, bay leaf, pepper corns and salt till tender.
6) Drain meat and remove 3 cups stock.
7) Pick, wash and soak rice for 30 minutes. 8) Heat ghee, fry whole spices and the onions. 9) Brown onions and add rice, fry well.
10)Then add fennel powder and then add beaten curd little at a time.
11) Add remaining ginger-garlic paste and 1/2 the mint and corriander. Add cooked meat and 3 cups stock to cook rice (approximately 15-20 minutes).
12) Garnish with fried onions, and chopped mint and corriander leaves.

Serving Suggestions

Serve hot with raita.