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Mutton Yakhni Pulao Kashmiri
🇮🇳 Indian

Mutton Yakhni Pulao Kashmiri

🇮🇳 Indian

Kashmiri yakhni pulao with mutton broth, the wedding-rice of the valley. Long-cooked, spice-deep and Sunday-afternoon slow. Plate with naan and a cold beer, frankly.

Prep 27 min Cook 51 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

  • Yogurt2 cups, whisked
  • Ginger Garlic Paste2 tbsp
  • Garam Masala1 tsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion3, thinly sliced
  • Tomato2, chopped
  • Coriander Powder2 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder1 tsp
  • Basmati Rice2 cups, rinsed and soaked 20 minutes
  • Whole Garam Masala Spices2 tsp
  • Bay Leaf2
  • Mutton500 g, on the bone
  • Red Chili Powder2 tsp
  • Mustard Oil3 tbsp
  • Fennel1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Marinate the mutton in the basmati rice and yogurt — long and slow is the only way tender happens.

  2. 2

    Get the oil properly hot, drop in bay, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, and wait for the perfume.

  3. 3

    Fry the onions till deep brown — properly brown, ten to twelve minutes; this sweetness carries the curry.

  4. 4

    Add the marinated mutton and sear on high, turning, till no pink remains; then add hot water to cover and bring to a simmer.

  5. 5

    Simmer covered till fork-tender, stirring now and then, then boil open to reduce; finish with the fennel and garam masala.

Chef's tip

Resting the finished dish for five minutes off the heat lets the spices settle and deepen.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Yakhni Pulao | Kashmiri Mutton Yakhni Pulao Recipe | Different Mutton Biryani Recipe | Foodworks · on YouTube