Chana Pulao or Chickpea Pulao is a famous sub-continental dish. It is a source of both carbohydrates and protein due rice and chickpeas respectively. It is an excellent dish for many occasions and also serves as a quick and easy to make recipe. Read on for step-by-step chana pulao recipe.
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| Chana Pulao |
Ingredients
1. Rice (5 cups)
2. Chana (Bengal Gram, 2 cups)
3. Salt (1.25 Tbsp or according to taste)
4. White Cumin Seeds (1.5 Tbsp)
5. Cinnamon ( 6 pieces of 1 inch each)
6. Dried Black Pepper (6 pods)
7. Onion (1 large, thinly sliced)
8. Cooking Oil (11 Tbsp)
9. Water (13 cups)
10. Baking Powder (1/4 tsp)
Time To Prepare
1 hr
Serving Size
4-5 person
Method:
1. Wash chana (chickpea) thoroughly and soak them overnight in 13 cups of water. If not possible then soak them for at least 4 hours. During this time, chickpeas will absorb water and swell up. Do not discard this water as it will be used for boiling. This gives added aroma and flavor.
2. After the stipulated time is completed, add baking powder and stir thoroughly. Now boil the chanas in a suitable pot. First bring the water to boil on high flame, once it starts boiling reduce the heat to keep simmering. Cover the pot and adjust flame to avoid spilling.
3. Check if the chanas are cooked after 20-25 minutes. If not, cook until they are ready. When done, turn off the stove.
4. Take a deep sauce pan in which you can boil rice. First add onions and oil in it and set the flame to medium heat. When the onion starts to turn golden brown then add cinnamon, white cumin seeds, dried black pepper in the saucepan. Cook until onion turns brown.
5. When done, transfer the cooked chanas (without water) into the saucepan. Cook for 1-2 minutes and stir well. Now measure and transfer 10 cups of water from the pot in which you boiled chanas to the saucepan. This will ensure an aromatic pulao full of nutrients.
6. Bring it to boil and turn off the stove.
7. Now wash the rice well and soak for 10 minutes.
8. After 10 minutes, transfer the rice to the sauce pan from step 5. The water has to be boiling.
9. Cook until rice are done and water is evaporated.
10. Serve hot. Additionally, raita can be used to accompany this pulao.
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