Yakhni Pulao

Yakhni pulao is a Pakistani and Indian rice dish made with meat and rice that is cooked in an aromatic stock flavoured with whole spices. Today I am sharing a recipe of mutton yakhni pulao which is made using goat meat (known as mutton in the Indian subcontinent). Read on ahead for my tips on how to make a delicious mutton yakhni pulao. Serve with lots of fried onions on top and raita on the side.  The recipe that I want to share with you today is an Eid family favourite – my mother’s mutton yakhni pulao (goat meat pilaf) that she would make every year for Eid lunch. The lunch menu would change from year to year  but the one constant and most requested item would be my mother’s mutton pulao or mutton yakhni pulao, and the recipe I am sharing today. The first time I made this pulao on my own, I was super scared because I was worried it would be a failure.