Mutton curry in a dark clay pot with curry leaves, a star anise and green chillies on a wooden table
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Easy Mutton Yakhni Pulao from Soup Bones

Basmati rice cooked in a fragrant mutton stock made from soup bones, with whole spices and fried onions. A light, aromatic pulao.

Total time
1 h 20 m
25 m hands-on
Serves
3
generously
Difficulty
Medium
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Pulao
Stock-based
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Raw materials

The Meatigo product this recipe is built on. Everything else is pantry.

Meatigo mutton soup bones, 500 g pack
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Ingredients

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Stock
Pulao

Method

5 steps. Read it through before you start.

  1. 01
    Make the stock

    Simmer the bones with water, whole spices, ginger-garlic paste and salt for 45 minutes. Strain and reserve 500 ml stock. Pick off the meat.

  2. 02
    Fry the onions

    Heat ghee, add cumin and onions. Fry until golden.

  3. 03
    Add rice

    Add the drained rice and the meat. Fry for 2 minutes.

  4. 04
    Add stock

    Pour in the 500 ml hot stock, add chillies and salt. Bring to a boil.

  5. 05
    Cook

    Cover and cook on low for 15 minutes. Rest 10 minutes, then fluff with mint.

Questions

Can I use boneless instead?+

Yes, but the stock will be lighter.

Why yakhni?+

It means stock. The rice cooks in it for flavour.

Can I use a cooker?+

Yes. One whistle on low.

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