Chana pulao recipe – Easy to make One pot meal recipe – Protein rich- channa pulao recipe – perfect lunch box recipe – Chickpeas pulao

A very simplest way of making pulao, which I started making for my daughter when she was 3 years old. She is a big fan of chickpeas. Nowadays, though I make this once a week for her lunch box, in the morning hurry I never had a chance to take stepwise pictures. Somehow I managed to click this today and here comes the recipe for a Simple and Delicious Channa Pulao.

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Chana pulao - 1

Chana pulao recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 1 and 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup white chana | chickpeas
  • 1 onion
  • 2 ripe tomatoes
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • ½ tsp biryani masala you can use garam masala too
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt as needed
  • 7 mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp ghee

Instructions

  • Wash and soak the chana overnight or for 7 hours.
  • Wash the basmati rice and soak in 1 and ¼ cup of water for 15 minutes.
  • In a pressure cooker add oil and ghee.
  • Add thinly sliced onion.
  • Saute this till it becomes translucent.
  • Now add the finely chopped tomatoes.
  • Add in the red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and biryani masala | garam masala.
  • Mix well and saute till the tomato becomes soft.
  • Now add the soaked rice along with the water.
  • Drain water from soaked chana and add it.
  • Mix well.
  • Cover the cooker and pressure cook this for 2 whistles.
  • Keep it in a lowest flame for 5 minutes.
  • Switch off the stove.
  • Once the pressure is released naturally, open the cooker.
  • Chana pulao is ready.
  • Fluff the rice and serve with any raita of your choice.

Notes

  1. You can add 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste after sauteeing the onions.