Yakhni Pulao
Yakhni Pulao is a main course meal, prepared with rice and yakhni of meat (usually mutton) and some other spices like cloves, chillis, onions and cumin. The addition of star anise and nutmeg in yakhni pulao gives it a great and scrumptious aroma which increases the appetite. Some people add green chilli paste to yakhni pulao for a spicier taste. The essential ingredient of yakhni pulao which gives it a flavour and aroma is fennel and coriander seeds. While cooking this recipe, yakhni is permeated into rice which is the actual speciality of the dish. You can serve yakhni pulao with mint or cumin raita. Garnish yakhni pulao with brown onions and mint leaves. This is a traditional recipe of Punjab. If you cook it with perfection, its taste will beat all the other rice recipes. Here is the recipe of yakhni pulao by Chef Shireen Anwar.