DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Memon Chicken Akni
Also known as: Chicken Akhni, Memon Akhni, Memon Akni
A spiced one-pot chicken, potato and rice dish served with yogurt raita.
About Memon Chicken Akni
Hungry and Halal presents this Memon-style akni as a familiar comfort dish whose recipe travelled through India, Malawi and the United Kingdom. Chicken, rice and potatoes come together in one substantial meal.
Whole cumin, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and black pepper flavour the base. Garlic, ginger, tomato and ground spices build the curry, including the paprika and chilli specified in this rendition.
The rice finishes with the chicken curry and previously cooked potatoes. Fresh coriander garnishes the steaming dish, with yogurt raita served alongside.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Memon Chicken Akni
Hungry and Halal's Memon-style chicken akni with potatoes.
- Chicken, jointedProtein
- OnionAromatic
- Cooking oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- RiceBase
- PotatoesBase
- Canned tomatoesBase
- Fresh corianderGarnish
- Whole cuminSeasoning
- Cardamom podsSeasoning
- ClovesSeasoning
- Cinnamon sticksSeasoning
- Black peppercornsSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- PaprikaSeasoning
- Chilli powderSeasoning
- Ground corianderSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Yogurt raitaAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Chicken, jointed: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual28 original wholechicken cut into8, lamb alternative not selected; broader chicken candidate.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30 generic oil, botanical identity unprovided.
- Rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31/54/56 generic rice; no Bimri/Basmati imported from other sources.
- Potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual32/55 separately boiled before addition56, not deepfried from Ruhana.
- Canned tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual33/53 chopped tinned tomatoes, no passata substitute. Broader tomato candidate; actual canned/chopped and pureed states retained, not an exact processed-form match.
- Fresh coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual34/59 leaf garnish.
- Whole cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual36/50 explicit whole cumin.
- Cardamom pods: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual37/50 pods cracked; colour/species unprovided.
- Cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cinnamon sticks: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black peppercorns: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual40/50 explicit whole black.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual43 and method56 additional rice salt consolidated.
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual44/52 separate ground form, broader cumin candidate, not extra seed allocation invented.
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual46/53 unspecified paprika, no smoked identity from Tiffin.
- Chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual47/53 generic powder, species/blend formula unprovided.
- Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual48/53 powder, broader coriander candidate; not duplicate fresh-leaf garnish.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50 whole-spice soak and56 named boiling-water rice-curry addition, consolidated actual allocations.
- Yogurt raita: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual59 prepared yogurt raita, named dairy yogurt confirms Milk; remaining formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- United Kingdom
- PakistanCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Memon Cuisine
- Memon CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.