Mutton/Lamb Pulao
Mutton Pulao is a rice dish cooked in broth with a lot of spices and aromatics. This rice dish is a feast for your palate.
Servings: 8
Calories: 601kcal
Equipment
- Thick bottom pan
Ingredients
Ingredients for Yakhni
- 1.5 lbs lamb or goat you can use 2lbs if you like more
- 1 medium onion peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp salt
- 4 cups water
- 1 tbsp ginger paste or sliced ginger
Ingredients for Pulao
- 2.5 cups long-grain basmati rice
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp salt
Whole Spices for Pulao
- 7 black pepper optional
- 7 cloves optional
- 2 green Cardamom optional
- 2 black cardamom optional
- 3 bay leaves optional
- 2 inch cinnamon stick optional
Ingredients for Steaming
- 1 tsp caraway seeds or black cumin seeds
Instructions
Prepare Yakhni
- Add all of the ingredients for the broth to an instant pot and cook for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, release the pressure, separate the meat, and reserve the broth to use later.
Wash and Soak Rice
- Add rice to a bowl and wash with cold water while stirring gently. Discard the water three times and then add more water to let them soak for at least 30 minutes.
Cook the Rice
- Peel and thinly slice onion.
- Add oil and whole spices to a pan. Sauté for a minute.
- Add thinly sliced onions and cook until onions turn light golden brown.
- Add cooked lamb or goat. Fry with onions for 4-5 minutes on medium heat. Add 1/2 tsp of salt, and then add reserved broth.
- Remember broth is salty, so half a tsp salt will be enough.
- Drain water from the soaked rice and add to the pan.
- Taste-test the salt at this point. It will be a bit salty. Cook on high heat until most of the water evaporates.
- Once most of the water is dry, sprinkle black cumin seeds.
- Cover with a paper towel or aluminum foil and the lid. Lower the heat and steam the rice on low heat for 10-15 minutes.
- Fluff the rice and enjoy with green chutney.
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Notes
Note:
- If you don't want to use whole spices in the pulao, you may skip those but do add cumin seeds.
- If you don't have caraway seeds, then use regular cumin seeds.
- Adjust the salt according to your liking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 601kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 790mg | Potassium: 357mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3mg