How to prepare Channa Pulao Prep time – under 15 mins Cook time- under 30 mins Serves – 2 Ingredients needed Basmati Rice – 1 cup Kala Channa or Kabuli Channa or chick peas- 1/2 cup Onion – 3/4 cup (cut lengthwise) Green Chilli – 1-2 slit Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp Mint leaves -fistful Coriander leaves- fistful Thin coconut milk – 1 3/4 cup Lemon juice – 1 tbsp Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp Chilli powder -1 tsp Garam masala powder -1 tsp Salt as needed For the seasoning Oil – 1 1/2 tbsp ( or 1 tbsp oil +1/2 tbsp butter) Cloves -2 Cinnamon – 2 inch piece Cardamom -1 Preparation Method Rice is sauteed with a tsp of ghee and kept ready below.(see pic 1) This is done just to add flavor to the rice. (optional) Now take a pressure pan, heat oil, add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and saute for a few seconds. Add onions, green chilli and saute until onions turn pink.
Add thin coconut milk and lemon juice.When it starts boiling add the rice and mix well.
Serve hot with onion pachadi or mixed vegetable raita or any sides dishes like paneer butter masala, aloo gobhi or quick potato gravy etc. Note You can cook basmati rice in many ways. Beginners can refer How to cook Basmati rice
Tips on choosing side dish for Pulao (for beginners) If the pulao/biryani is rich and spicy, go for pachadi or raita to balance the spiciness. If it is a tomato based rice dish like cauliflower rice, do not go for tomato based side dish. For Indo Chinese fried rice, go for Indo Chinese side dish like gobi manchurian, chilli paneer etc Read More
