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    Chicken Yakhni Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 14, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Chicken Yakhni Recipe with step by step pictures. Yakhni chicken is a popular Kashmiri recipe and it taste so delicious with Kashmiri bread.

    Chicken Yakhni Recipe

    A popular kashmiri dish which I made many months back finally it made it on the blog.

    Table of Contents

    • About Kashmiri Chicken Yakhni Recipe
    • Chicken Yakhni Recipe Video
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Chicken Yakhni Recipe | Kashmiri Chicken Yakhni Recipe
    • Chicken Yakhni Recipe Step by Step Pictures
    • Tips & Tricks

    About Kashmiri Chicken Yakhni Recipe

    Chicken yakhni is a soupy chicken dish which is very popular around Kashmir. It gets its unique taste and flavour from the ghee, whole spices, yogurt and dried mint. The chicken is cooked low and slow in its own juices, more water is added to extract as much stock as possible.

    This dish is also called as Kokur yakhni and it is simple amazing. You can serve it with bread of your choice or steamed rice.

    Chicken Yakhni Recipe Video

    YouTube video

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    How to Make Chicken Yakhni at home

    Cooking Chicken

    Heat ghee in a pan. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle for 1 min. Add in chicken in the ghee and let them saute for 4 to 5 mins. Season salt and ginger garlic paste. Sauté for another 1 min.

    Now add in water and cover the pan with lid. Let it cook on very low heat for at least 10 mins. Once 10 mins is done, add in onions and green chillies. Mix well. Cover again and let it cook on very low heat for 15 mins.

    Tempering Yogurt

    Now let’s temper the yogurt. In a blender, take yogurt with water and blend it for 1 mins till it is creamy. Heat ghee in a sauce pan. Add in shahi jeera and let them sizzle for 30 seconds. Add in the yogurt and let them come to a full boil.

    Chicken Yakhni

    Pour this boiling curd over the chicken and mix well. Let them cook on low heat for 5 to 10 mins. Finally add in dried mint and cook on very low heat for 5 mins or so. Serve with any bread.

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    Chicken Yakhni Recipe | Kashmiri Chicken Yakhni Recipe

    Chicken Yakhni Recipe with step by step pictures. Yakhni chicken is a popular Kashmiri recipe and it taste so delicious with Kashmiri bread.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 317kcal

    Ingredients

    • 3 tbsp Ghee
    • 2 Bay Leaf
    • 1 tsp Shahi Jeera
    • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
    • 1 tsp Black Pepper
    • 2 Black Cardamom
    • 2 Green Cardamom
    • 2 Cloves
    • 2 piece Cinnamon
    • ½ tsp Asafoetida
    • 500 Grams Chicken
    • 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • Salt taste
    • 1 cup Water
    • 1 Onion Sliced Thinly
    • 3 Green Chillies slit
    • ½ cup Curd
    • 1 cup Water
    • 2 tsp Ghee
    • 1 tsp Shahi Jeera
    • 1 tbsp Dried Mint

    Instructions

    • Heat ghee in a pan. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle for 1 min. Add in chicken in the ghee and let them saute for 4 to 5 mins. Add salt and ginger garlic paste. Sauté for another 1 min.
    • Now add in water and cover the pan with lid. Let it cook on very low heat for at least 10 mins. Once 10 mins is done, add in onions and green chillies. Mix well. Cover again and let it cook on very low heat for 15 mins.
    • Now let’s temper the yogurt. In a blender, take yogurt with water and blend it for 1 mins till it is creamy. Heat ghee in a sauce pan. Add in shahi jeera and let them sizzle for 30 seconds. Add in the yogurt and let them come to a full boil.
    • Pour this boiling curd over the chicken and mix well. Let them cook on low heat for 5 to 10 mins.
    • Finally add in dried mint and cook on very low heat for 5 mins or so.
    • Serve with any bread.

    Video

    YouTube video

    Notes

    Make sure you blend the curd with water till creamy. Also bring it to a full boil before adding it into the chicken. Else it may separate.
    Dried mint adds nice aroma and unique flavour to the dish.
    Bone in chicken is recommended, because it adds flavour to the dish also the chicken stays juicy and moist.
    You can serve chicken yakhni with any bread of your choice.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Chicken Yakhni Recipe Step by Step Pictures

    1)Heat ghee in a pot.

    2) Add in whole spices and let them sizzle for 1 min. 

    3)Add in chicken in the ghee and let them saute for 4 to 5 mins.

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    4)saute them for few mins.

    5)Add ginger garlic paste. Sauté for another 1 min.

    6)Season with salt.

    7)Now add in water and cover the pan with lid. 

    8)Let it cook on very low heat for at least 10 mins. 

    9)Once 10 mins is done, add in onions and green chillies. Mix well. 

    10)mix well

    11)Cover again and let it cook on very low heat for 15 mins.

    12) Now let’s temper the yogurt. In a blender, take yogurt with water and blend it for 1 mins till it is creamy. 

    13)now it is blended.

    14)Heat ghee in a sauce pan. Add in shahi jeera and let them sizzle for 30 seconds. 

    15)Add in the yogurt and let them come to a full boil.

    15)now it is boiling.

    16)Take your chicken yakhni.

    17) Pour this boiling curd over the chicken and mix well. 

    18)Let them cook on low heat for 5 to 10 mins. 

    19)Finally add in dried mint and cook on very low heat for 5 mins or so. 

    18)mix well.

    19)cook on low heat.

    20)chicken yakhni done.

    21)Serve with any bread.

    Tips & Tricks

    • Make sure you blend the curd with water till creamy. Also bring it to a full boil before adding it into the chicken. Else it may separate.
    • Dried mint adds nice aroma and unique flavour to the dish.
    • Bone in chicken is recommended, because it adds flavour to the dish also the chicken stays juicy and moist.
    • You can serve chicken yakhni with any bread of your choice.

     

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