Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Moms friday speciality

My humble apologies to all those who were waiting for the akni recipe that I was suppose to post 3 days ago !My PC had some problems and as you can see algamdulilaa all sorted , ready for delicious food .
My mom makes the most tastiest akni ( but then again who's mom doesnt make the lekkerest food ne )! No seriously it's good mashallah , so here goes her recipe ,Ive added 250ml yoghurt or maas ( recommended by my friend Adela ) , it enhances the flavour so give it a try . Dont add too much water when cooking Akni like when you cooking cuury as it might make the rice too soggy , ok here goes my moms Friday family speciality ! Her gran kids look forward to Jumah so they can have mamas food and so does her daughters .......

Recipe :
1 kilo mutton
3 large onions
2 tomatoes
fresh garlic and ginger
dunya
2 tsp salt
2 tsp jeera
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp danya powder
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp leaf masala
1 green chilli
1 tsp dry chillies
4 cups basmati rice ( wash rice thoroughly , place in big bowl then add boiling water with 2 tsp salt )
250 ml plain yoghurt
7 potatoes

Method :

Braise onions in real butter add green chilli , stick cinnamon ,cardoman , star aniseed , cloves , allspice and galic and ginger .When half brown and transparent add your meat , tomatoes and spices , let it cook for bout 30 minutes (adding sufficient water not to burn it ) then add your yoghurt and dunya cook for another ten minutes add potatoes , cook for a further ten minutes . When potatoes are half done add the rice ( drain off water ) . Cook on high for about five minutes then bring down stove to low heat and simmer for thirty minutes . Ready to eat hot and tasty .

Akni is also delicious with tomato and onion salad or daiy ( made with plain yoghurt ,green chillies , lemon juice and dunya ,blended together ) . Have fun cooking and most of all eating with your family and friends !

1 comment:

  1. Hi when I first tasted akni, I knew I had to get the recipe. Glad I have found it here. Jeera is cumin but what is dunya, danya powder (coriander??) And leaf masala??

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