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Chana Pulao Recipe

Simple and easy "chana pulao recipe",kabuli chana pulao, channa rice recipe with step by step video recipe tutorial to make in home kitchen.
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Course: Rice
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: pulao, pulav, recipes, rice, veg recipes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 3 Persons

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • Oil – 1.5 Tbsp
  • Cumin Seeds – ½ Tsp
  • Cloves – 6
  • Black peppers – 15
  • green cardamom – 5
  • bay leaves – 2
  • Cinnamon sticks – 5″
  • ginger garlic – 2 Tsp
  • salt – ½ Tsp
  • Red Chilli powder – 1 Tsp
  • Coriander Powder – 1 Tsp
  • Yogurt – 2 Tbsp
  • Brown Onion – 2 Tbsp
  • Boiled Chickpeas – 2 Cups
  • Chicken Stock / Chana Stock – 2 Cups
  • Soaked Rice – 1.5 Cups
  • Salt – 1 Tsp
  • Lemon juice – 1 Tsp
  • Brown onion for topping

Instructions

  • Method
  • In a pan, heat up oil and add whole garam masala (Cumin seeds, black pepper, cloves, green cardamom, cinnamon stickand let it pop for few seconds.
  • As the garam masala gets aromatic, add ginger garlic paste
  • Saute for few seconds on high heat.
  • Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, and salt.
  • Stir for few minutes until the oil float over the surface.
  • Now add Yoghurt and again stir for few minutes to blend the taste of yoghurt.
  • Now add boiled chickpeas and gently mix in curry.
  • Check the salt status.
  • Add chana stock or chicken stock.
  • Cover and let it boil on high – medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Now add soaked rice.
  • Gently mix rice
  • Add salt for rice.
  • Now cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Initial 5 minutes on high heat then turn the heat to low medium for next 10 minutes.
  • After 15 minutes, add lemon water, and sprinkle brown onion and cover again for 10 minutes on low heat (Dum).
  • After this, Chana pulao is ready to serve!

Notes

Notes:
  • To get good result don't soak rice more than 15 minutes
  • Cautiously check the balance of salt during chickpeas boiling, curry making and rice cooking. 
  • Don't add too much water.
  • Don't overcook the chickpeas.