Chicken Yakhni Pulao Recipe | How to make Chicken Yakhni Pulao | Pulao Recipe | Eid-Special | Cookd

yogurt

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Low-fat yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

ghee

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier while vegetable oil is cost-effective.

basmati rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: long-grain rice

Quinoa offers more protein, while long-grain rice is budget-friendly.

whole spices

🥗Healthier: ground spices

💰Cheaper: mixed spice blend

Ground spices are easier to use and blends can save money.

Wash and soak the rice for 20 mins.

To make the broth: place all the spices except the fennel seeds and cumin seeds in a clean cheesecloth along with onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies.

Add in a pot with 5 Cups of water, the chicken and salt. Boil it for 10 mins.

Remove the chicken and the spice pouch separately.

To prepare the rice: heat oil in a pot and add the sliced onions and brown them.

Add the fennel and cumin seeds.

Add the ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes, powdered spices, salt and sauté until the tomatoes are soft.

Add the curd and mix well.

Add the chicken and coat well.

Add the rice and 4 cups of the prepared stocks and cook until the water and rice reach the same level.

Cover and cook on a slow flame for 15 mins.

Fluff with a fork and add 1 tbsp of ghee.

Cooking Techniques

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