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Yakhni Mutton Pulao Rice Recipe Pakistani Style
Mutton Yakhni pulao rice is a delicious rice dish cooked with Yakhni (in Urdu) that means bone broth in English. It’s a simple dish that offers comfort and nutrition at the same time.
Prep Time
2 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 6 portions
Calories: 372 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Pakistani
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups basmati rice.
- 1 small brown onion chopped.
- 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds.
- 1-2 teaspoons red dried-chilli flakes see the note.
- 3 ¾ cups mutton Yakhni bone broth with some bones.
- 1 cup green peas either fresh or frozen.
- 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt see the note.
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil.
Instructions
- Wash and rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Then soak the rice in plenty of water for at least 20 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat the oil and fry the chopped onions together with whole cumin seeds until the onions light golden.
- Add the green peas in and stir fry for a minute or two.
- Pour the Yakhni bone soup in with some bones and cook until the broth reaches the boiling point. Let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Next, you put one teaspoon of pink Himalayan salt in.
- Add in the red dried-chilli flakes.
- Then drain the rice and add it into the boiling Yakhni soup. Stir well and leave to cook at moderately high heat with the lid on.
- Once the water reaches the boiling point again, you can take the lid off and further cook until the water evaporates.
- When all the water has evaporated, cover the pan lid with a tea towel and put it on the pan. Turn the heat to low and leave the rice to cook until the steam comes out. Wait for it to finish and disappear before you open the lid.
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Notes
- You can add or omit the chilli flakes if you like. Feel free to do it according to your preference. If you don’t have the chilli flakes, you can substitute them with red chilli powder (Kashmiri chilli powder is my favourite), or cayenne pepper.
- The past few years, I have used pink Himalayan salt more often than not for health reasons. If this salt is not available to you, you can always use regular table salt, kosher salt or sea salt. And add it according to your taste.
Nutrition Information
Serving
150grams
Calories
372kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Sodium
455mg
(19%)
Potassium
187mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
288IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6portions
Amount Per Serving
Calories 372
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 150grams | |
| Calories | 372kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Sodium | 455mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 187mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 288IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.