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Also known as stew, yahniya, yakhni

Yakhni (, , , , ), yahni (Turkish), or yahniya (, Serbian, ), jahni (Albanian), iahnie (Romanian) is a class of dishes traditionally prepared in a vast area encompassing South Asia, the Middle East and the Balkans. Generally, it is a stew of meat and vegetables.

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Yakhni
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Прилепска јанија - лута јавнија (cropped).jpg
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Beef yahnia in North Macedonia
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Yahni, yahnia, jahni, yakhna, yakhnia, iahnie
Prepared food.type
stock, broth, or soup
Prepared food.main_ingredient
lamb meat or mutton meat

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Yakhni (, , , , ), yahni (Turkish), or yahniya (, Serbian, ), jahni (Albanian), iahnie (Romanian) is a class of dishes traditionally prepared in a vast area encompassing South Asia, the Middle East and the Balkans. Generally, it is a stew of meat and vegetables.

== History == A meat stew named yakhni originated as a Medieval Iranian cuisine. The name derives from the covered clay pot in which it was originally cooked. The meaning of the Persian word is "store of food". Different varieties of this dish later spread eastwards to Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and much later to South Asia and westwards to the Ottoman Empire reaching the Levant, Egypt, Libya, and the Balkans.

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