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Mutton Yakhni Pulao




Mutton Yakhni Pulao

Mutton yakhni pulao is a  quick and delicious one pot aromatic meal. The rice is cooked in mutton stock and is very flavorful and filling meal.It is milder than biryani but is unique it its own way. Mutton is cooked till tender and later the rice is cooked in the mutton stock along with spices. Try this,you will surely love it.

Ingredients
Basmathi rice- 2 1/2 cups
Mutton  - 1 1/2 lb
Onion- 1 medium
Thinly sliced onion- 1 medium
Green Chilly-2-3
Ginger garlic paste- 1 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2tsp
Kewra water or rose water- 1 tsp
Lemon juice- 1/2 lemon
Cashew nuts or chopped almonds- 2 tbs
Chopped coriander leaves for garnish
salt to taste
Ghee- 1tsp
oil


Whole spices for rice and mutton-
Cinnamon - 2 small stick,Kala Jeera/black jeera- 1/2 tsp
Ajwain/carom seeds- a pinch,bay leaves- 2,cloves-6-7,Star aniseed- 2
Cardamon- 2,Black cardamon- 2

 


First step is to cook the meat. You can pressure cook it or cook in a heavy bottom pan. 
Mix mutton with ginger garlic paste, salt, chilly powder, turmeric powder,green chilly, pepper powder. Add cardamon, star aniseed and cloves.  Add one cup of water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. Reduce the heat and simmer for another 5-6 minutes. Allow the cooker to cool. 

Drain the meat and set aside. Measure the stock and set aside.
Wash and drain rice. 

Heat oil  in a pan and add kala jeera,bay leaves, carom seeds, and cinnamon and fry for a minute followed by chopped onions.Saute till golden brown. Add  rice and stir fry till it changes color. Pour the mutton stock and warm water. You will need a total of five cups of liquid to cook the rice. 

Cook in medium flame till the rice is almost done but still has some stock remaining. At this stage mix in the cooked mutton . Simmer in low flame for 3-4 minutes till all  the water is absorbed. Gently fluff the rice with a fork and add kewra water or rose water and lemon juice.
Heat ghee in a pan and fry sliced onions till golden brown. Fry chopped nut and use this to garnish along with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve warm with raita,pickle,papad or any spicy dish of your choice.

Try this...
Hope  you will all enjoy

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  1. Binys RecipesApril 18, 2016 at 8:29 PM

    Suja...Yakhni Pulao..looking delicious

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  2. Rafeeda ARApril 18, 2016 at 9:53 PM

    I had cooked once with chicken and it was amazing... the mutton one looks so tempting too...

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  3. Motions and EmotionsApril 19, 2016 at 3:03 AM

    lot of spices and the result is a flavourful pulao

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  4. SwathiApril 19, 2016 at 3:37 PM

    Mutton pulao looks delicious.

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