Chicken Akni - Turned out great! Very moist.. Today I am sharing this Chicken Akni! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 45 minutes!
You can cook Chicken Akni with 20 Ingredients and 8 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Chicken Akni:
- 500 g chicken fillets /portions.
- 1 large onion sliced.
- 2 tsp oil.
- 1 tbs butter.
- 2 stick cinnamon.
- 2 cardoman pods.
- 2 cloves.
- 1 tsp ginger & garlic paste.
- 1 tsp chilli powder.
- 1 tsp coriander powder.
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder.
- 1 tsp jeera.
- 1 tomato grated/liquidised.
- 1/2 cup yogurt.
- 1/2 cup buttermilk.
- Few strands saffron.
- 2 cups parboiled rice.
- 2 tbs parboiled lentils.
- 3 potatoes parboiled.
- Curry leaves, chopped coriander, chillies.
Step by step how to cook Chicken Akni:
- In a pot add the oil and butter then add the whole spices (cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, cloves) allow to sizzle.
- Add the onions and braise until a nice brownish colour.
- Add the ginger&garlic, all spices (turmeric and jeera) and cook few seconds then add the tomato cook for like 5 minutes.
- Add the buttermilk and yogurt cook for 15 minutes until the onions start to cook away on a medium heat not high.
- Add the chicken cook few minutes.
- Add the rice, potato, lentils, curry leaves, coriander leaves and chillies, mix well.
- Add some dollops of butter on top close pot with some foil and steam for 15 minutes on low heat..
- Serve with veggies, poppodams, dahi and atchar, Enjoy.