Yakhni Pulao with Chicken Recipe
Yakhni Pulao with Chicken is a recipe made using rice, chicken, and lots of spices that are full of essence. This rice is a flavorful option to serve as a party recipe. Try out this Pulao recipe for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 cupsBasmati rice, soaked in water for at least half an hour
- 500 gramsChicken, cut into pieces
- 1/2Onion, cut into two pieces
- 2Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)
- 4-5Whole Black Pepper Corns
- 1/2 teaspoonCloves
- 2 inchCinnamon Stick
- 1 pinchNutmeg powder
- 1Mace
- 6cloves Garlic
- 2 inchGinger
- 1 teaspoonCoriander seeds
- 3 cupsWater
- Saltto taste
- 1Onion, thinly sliced
- 1-1/2 teaspoonsGinger garlic paste
- 1/2Tomato, chopped
- 1 teaspoonCumin seeds
- 1/2 cupYogurt (Curd)
- 1/2 teaspoonCoriander Powder
- 1/2 teaspoonRed chili powder
- 1 teaspoonGaram masala powder
- 2Green cardamom
- 1-1/2 teaspoonFennel seeds (Saunf), ground
Directions
- Take a clean muslin cloth and tie the onion (cut into 2 pieces), garlic pods, whole ginger, black cardamom pods, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick, nutmeg, and mace in it and this process is called bouquet garni.
- In a saucepan, add water, chicken, salt and the bouquet garni and boil it for 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
- Remove the bouquet garni and keep the stock with chicken pieces aside and the yakhni is ready.
- In a wide pan, heat oil and fry the sliced onions and take 1/4 of the onions and keep it aside.
- In the remaining onions, add cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste, tomatoes, salt, red chilly powder, coriander powder and stir-fry for about 3 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, add yogurt, garam masala, and green cardamom and cook on medium-high flame till the tomatoes get tender.
- Add fennel seeds and chicken pieces to the masala and cook for 2 minutes on a low flame.
- Add this masala and soaked rice to the prepared yakhni ( stock ) in the saucepan, turn on the flame and cook the rice for 5 minutes or till the water dries up.
- Sprinkle fried onion on the rice, add a tablespoon of ghee and seal the pot with foil or atta dough so that the flavors don't escape.
- Cook on low heat for 15 min or till rice is done and after 15 minutes, switch off the flame.
- Serve Yakhni Pulao With Chicken with any other raita of your choice.
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