By Shreya Sarpal
May 5, 2025
Yakhni Pulao is a fragrant rice dish made with basmati rice, tender meat and a spiced broth called Yakhni. It is a perfect dish for festive meals served with raita and salad.
2 cups basmati rice 500g chicken 1 sliced onion 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 2-3 slit green chillies 1/2 cup yoghurt 4-5 cups water Whole spices: 2-3 cardamom, 1 cinnamon stick, 4-5 cloves, 1 bay leaf 1 tsp cumin seeds Salt (to taste) 2 tbsp oil For Yakhni: 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 1 small muslin cloth
Tie the fennel and coriander seeds in a muslin cloth.
Take a pot, boil water with the muslin pouch, chicken, salt and whole spices until the meat is tender, then strain the stock.
Heat oil in a pot and fry onions until they turn golden, then add ginger garlic paste, green chillies, yoghurt and let it cook.
Now add the meat, cook and mix it well.
Add soaked rice and yakhni in a 1:2 ratio, then cover and cook on low heat until the rice is fluffy.
Serve it with salad and raita!