Tasty Kashmiri Chicken Yakhni Recipe

Chicken

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By Iram Zaz

Friday, January 16, 2015, 12:14 [IST]

In Kashmir, yakhni recipe is essentially made of yoghurt and mutton broth. Kashmiri chicken yakhni recipe is originally a Persian dish and came to India during the reign of Akbar.

Yakhni can be a base for many dishes such as chicken, fish, mutton and mushroom cuisines. Yakhni recipe can also be prepared vegetarian with vegetables such as potato, cabbage and cauliflower.

Chicken recipes can be made more tasty by making it in the form of a yakhni recipe. Kashmiri chicken yakhni recipe is one of the tasty and lavishing Indian delicacies, most common in Kashmir. Its aroma will compel you to taste it.

There are many ways to make yakhni recipes but the question is how to make Kashmiri chicken yakhni recipe in a simple way.

Today, Boldsky is pleased to share with you a simple and mouthwatering Kashmiri chicken yakhni recipe that you will love to prepare.

Serves: 5
Cooking time 30 minutes.
Preparation time 15 minutes.

Ingredients of Kashmiri chicken yakhni recipe:

Chicken - 1 kilogramme
Yoghurt - half litre
Fennel or saunf powder- 4 teaspoon
Ginger powder - 4 teaspoon
Dried mint leaves - 4 tablespoon

Oil enough to fry the chicken
Green cardamom - 5 pieces
Cinnamon -1 piece.
Salt to taste

Method of preparation

1. Put yoghurt in a deep bottomed vessel on full flame. Keep it stirring continuously until it boils and gets thin. Keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add chicken and fry it. Don't deep fry.
3. Remove the chicken from the pan and put it in a vessel.
4. Add saunf powder, ginger powder, cinnamon, green cardamom and salt to the vessel containing chicken.

5. Add three cups of water to it and let it boil for some time.
6. To this boiling chicken, add yoghurt. Boil it until it thickens.
7. Garnish with dried mint leaves

Your Kashmiri chicken yakhni recipe is prepared. Serve it hot with rice.

Nutritional value:
Kashmiri chicken yakhni recipe has all the health benefits of yoghurt. It is rich in calcium, vitamins and many minerals. The chicken part in it is a source of protein. Overall, it's very healthy, nutritious and tasty too.

Tips: Keep the yoghurt stirring continuously, else it will split into small pieces and that will spoil the aesthetic appeal of your dish.