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Ira maybe it has to do with the quantity of meat. I usually use like 4 drumsticks in 1.5 cup rice (I think 4 drumsticks are like close to 1 lb, not quite sure..lol). Or maybe you need to let your yakhni cook a little longer. When the meat gets tender, let it cook on medium low kind of heat for a little more time like somewhere b/w 15-25mins...
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Adra, how does it look? I haven’t stirred it yet…
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^^It looks yummy...!!
awww..
i make pulao just like adra said…except that i add the onions etc in a small ‘potli’ made of cheese cloth so that i don’t have to strain the yakhni later on…
hmmm…i wonder why u aren’t getting the taste you want …as my husband would say…“dil se pakao”…hehehhe…
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I hope it tastes fine too. Kids had pulao and loved it. They don't eat zarda. 2 more hours till Iftaar.
niksik, mein nai bhi issi tara banaya tha…laikin mutton ka…
i didn’t make zarda.
btw, it looks good.
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adra…right on! I make my pulao the same exact way. It tastes awesome if I must say so myself 
adding tomatoes and yogurt to pulao is a big no-no in my opinion. :nono: It wont be authentic pulao if you do so.
I’ve been wanting to try this…always forget to buy the cheesecloth. I dont like having all that sabut masala’s in my mouth or in my food for that matter. However I love the smell and flavor of it.
I’ll give it a try this weekend…I hear it gives the same flavor and all …and you dont have to go through the hassle of straining.
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Looks awesome Niksik, now I wanto make some too 
Did you garnish it with crispy fried onions when serving it??
Have you ever tried adding minted peas to palao??
When I make plain one with no meat I add minted peas, tastes nice.
chips6 yeah thats a good idea adding all the masala in a cheesecloth but like my mum says, You have to let all the khara masala rub on the meat to get all the flavors transferred
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bhabs that looks yummilicious.
adra, i use haddi wala gosht. You gotta have haddis to get the flavors. I think next time i will use more gosht although even this time hubs was saying how there was more botian/hadian than rice :DThanks a bunch for the suggestions.
Okay I did a bit of brainstorming this morning cause I couldnt sleep :@:
What part of the cow do you use the gosht of??
And does your gosht with hadi have heaps of charbi?? Along with those nalis (the narrow tube thingies with gooda in 'em??
If your gosht doesnt have charbi than the yakhni wouldnt be as tasty but just dry and the meat would be also dry. Make sure the butcher adds a few nalis in it too.
Does anybody here like Churri??
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Adra i do use haddi wala gosht as well, this time around it had a bunch of nalis in it too. Here is a pic of the pulao i made this time btw and since i added tomatoes to it, hubs said it tasted more like tahri.
And by churri do you mean, the one with roti and ghee adn sugar? I LOVE it.
Niksik: pulao looks great!
Chipsy, my ammi also uses the potli method at times and she says pulao tastes better that way.
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Your hubs is right, it does look more like tahri than a palao.
Next time try getting gosht with lots of charbi in it and see how it goes.
I love choori too but Im talking bout Churri, my dadi makes it on Bakr Eid.
Basically its the charbi from the cow
She cuts it into chip sized pieces then fries the pieces high in a karahi and sprinkles it with salt.
They turn crispy and taste so yum 
Sorry I just love charbi, most ppl find it disgusting but me loves it
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ewwwwww adra, people eat charbi too? :O
i have to ask hubs about it.
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Hey hey hey, its no ewwwwwwwwww
I only like particular kind of charbi. 
Ask him he might know.
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ewwwww ...nvr heard of people eating fried charbi chips. lol
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Ira, your rice look nice but yeah it doesn't looks like a pulao...
Adra...cherby...big no! It is very unhealthy thing.
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Adra, it was a fantastic recipe. And yes I did add some browned onions on top. No peas because we usually have it with zarda. It was finger licking scrumptious.