Photo credit: Screenshot from Farah Khan YouTube channel
If you follow director and choreographer Farah Khan, you know that she is also famous for her cooking. In fact, her friends and fraternity were often seen on social media bingeing on Farah Khan’s signature chicken roast and yakni pulao. What if I told you that she finally got the recipe for Yakni Pulao? You read it correctly! Farah Khan recently launched her YouTube channel. Her debut video was a recipe for this special dish. The filmmaker humorously referred to her Yakhni Pulao as ‘Lokhandwala Mine World Famous’. Within a day of its release, her hilarious video received positive responses from fans and celebrities alike.
Also read: Watch: Farah Khan and Malaika Arora taste yakni pulao on Jhalak Dihla Jaa set
How to make Farah Khan’s special Yakni Pulao?
The 9 minute 04 second video begins with Farah Khan scolding her house help for buying chicken instead of mutton for Prao. She then instructs the person to gather ingredients such as chopping onions, washing chicken, peeling potatoes, and grinding fresh garam masala at her home. Once that is done, she begins the process of making Yakni Pulao.
Also read: Farah Khan, Malaika Arora, Gauhar Khan and Javed Jaaferi enjoy lunch at Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Set
Watch the detailed video of Yakni Pulao recipe here.
Farah Khan’s special Yakni Pulao step-by-step recipe:
Step 1. Add enough oil to the pressure cooker.
Step 2. Add jeera, chopped green chillies and chopped onions to the cooker.
Step 3. Add ginger garlic paste and simmer for a while.
Step 4. Add chicken and mix everything.
Step 5. Add garam masala and salt, mix and leave until the whistle sounds twice.
Step 6. Once the rice cooker has cooled down, open the lid and add the uncooked rice.
Step 7. Add enough dahi and pressure cook everything till 4 whistles.
that’s it! Enjoy Farah Khan’s signature Yakni Pulao. The video on YouTube has been viewed 66,000 times to date. The filmmaker also shared a snippet of the video on Instagram, with friends showering hilarious comments in the comments section.
Also read: WATCH: Malaika Arora, Arjun Kapoor host Farah Khan’s pre-birthday lunch on Jhalak Dikhla Jaa sets
“Hahaha. Love Yakuni, but love me more,” actor Shilpa Shetty wrote. Critic Freddie Vardy commented, “You’re the only one cooking in airport attire.” Film director Ekta Kapoor commented, “This is very interesting.”
Would you like to try Farah Khan’s Yakni Pulao recipe at home? If yes, please let us know how you liked it.
