Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken akhni (pilau). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Akhni (Pilau) Zaheer Ebrahim Johannesburg. This is a must try dish of you a rice lover, it's inspired by my mum's cooking,I remember this being my childhood favourite. I have tweaked the recipe a bit but the flavours are amazing. Cape Malay Chicken Akni is simple comfort food of lightly spiced and fragrant perfectly cooked fluffy rice with chicken, potatoes and herbs.
Chicken Akhni (Pilau) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Chicken Akhni (Pilau) is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken akhni (pilau) using 18 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Akhni (Pilau):
- Take 2 cups rice
- Prepare 3 onions
- Get 1 tablespoon oil
- Prepare 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds
- Take 1 tablespoon Cumin and coriander powder
- Get 2 teaspoons chillie powder
- Make ready 2 teaspoons Durban Masala
- Make ready Half teaspoon Turmeric
- Prepare 3 bay leaves
- Get 2 star anise
- Make ready 2 Cinnamon sticks
- Take 3 potatoes, washed,chopped and fried separately
- Take 1 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, fried in butter until soft
- Get 1 chicken or 1kg lamb
- Take 2 tomatoes grated
- Make ready Soft boiled Eggs, optional
- Make ready 1 tablespoon Ginger and garlic paste
Pilau or Pilaf is a rice dish which usually involves cooking in stock or broth, adding spices, and other ingredients such as vegetables or meat. This is a very popular dish in Pakistan and nearly every household cooks this dish. Strain the yakhni only leaving the chicken in it. Yakhni Pulao is a Kashmiri recipe made with rice, chicken and a melange of Indian spices that add flavour to it.
Instructions to make Chicken Akhni (Pilau):
- Heat oil in a pot, add a heaped tablespoon of butter or Margarine,to this add cumin seeds, Bay leaves
- Allow onions to fry until golden brown
- Add 1 tablespoon Ginger and garlic paste to the fried onions
- Lower the heat
- Add in salt, chillie powder, Tumeric, cumin and coriander powder
- Add in grated or blended tomatoes
- Add chicken or lamb pieces to the pot
- Add half a cup of water and allow meat to soften and gravy to thicken
- Set aside
- Rince the rice in warm water, add about 4 cups boiling water, now throw in the cinnamon sticks, 4 teaspoons salt and star anise, boil rice until half cooked
- Drain the rice using a collender
- Fry mixed vegetables in butter until soft and add it to the rice,mix well
- Fry potatoes and add the chicken and gravy
- In a seperate pot,oven safe or a casserole dish layer half rice at the bottom, pour chicken gravy and potatoes over the rice, add boiled eggs, top with remaining rice
- Pour a cup of water over the rice
- Cover and allow to steam in the oven for 30 minutes at 180° Celcius
- Garnish with fresh coriander
- Serve with salads or raita
Strain the yakhni only leaving the chicken in it. Yakhni Pulao is a Kashmiri recipe made with rice, chicken and a melange of Indian spices that add flavour to it. This Chicken Yakhni Pulao recipe will help you make it easily at home. You can also make mutton yakhni pulao by using the same recipe and increasing spices a bit. This should be your go to Chicken Yakhni Pulao Recipe.
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