Yakhni Pulav Recipe

• 1 kg Goat Meat/Lamb with bones, cut into 2" pieces
• 2 tbsp Garlic Paste
• 2 tbsp Ginger Paste
• 6 Green Cardamom
• 6 Cloves
• 1" piece Cinnamon
• 1 Black Cardamom
• 10 Black Peppercorns
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 2 tsp Coriander Seeds
• 1 large Bay Leaf
• 1 Star Anise
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 4 large Onions - 2 chopped fine, 2 sliced very thinly
• 3 tbsp Vegetable/ sunflower/ canola cooking oil
• 2 1/2 cups Basmati Rice, washed well
• 3 tbsp fresh Yogurt
• Salt to taste

• Put 6 cups of water in a pressure cooker.
• Cut a piece of muslin cloth into a 6" square and place the cinnamon, black and green cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, star anise, coriander and cumin seeds, bay leaf and red chili powder in the center of this square.
• Gather up the edges of the cloth and tie tightly to form a bundle.
• Put this bundle in the pressure cooker.
• Now, add the ginger, garlic pastes, meat and salt to the pressure cooker and close the lid.
• Boil it around 10 mins or till the meat is almost cooked.
• Remove the muslin bag and separate the meat from the stock and keep aside.
• Heat the cooking oil and add the chopped onions in a separate pan. Fry till light golden.
• Now add the meat, stock, rice and yogurt and mix well.
• Cook on medium flame till the mixture comes to a boil, then reduce the flame to a simmer, cover and cook till the rice is done.
• Turn off the fire and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• While the rice is resting, fry the sliced onions in cooking oil till golden. Drain and keep on paper towels.
• Open the pan and stir the rice well, taking care not to break up the pieces of meat.
• Garnish with fried sliced onions (optional) and serve piping hot with a vegetable raita or curry dish of your choice.