Channa Pulao

Channa pulao is another easy one pot meal which is a great lunch box option with the goodness of chickpeas.

    

I made it with very simple ingredients. You can pair with a simple raita or even a rich gravy.

Please find below links for more such one pot meals.

• Spinach Pulao
• Mint Peas Pulao
• Tomato Peas Pulao
• Methi Pulao
• Peas Pulao
• Vegetable Biriyani
• Tawa Pulao
• Lemon Rice

Channa Pulao Recipe

Serves :  3 people

Ingredients

• Basmati Rice  -  1 cup
• Channa  -  1/2 cup
• Onion  -  1 medium, thinly sliced
• Salt  -  as required
• Turmeric powder  -  1/4 tsp
• Water  -  1.5 cups

To grind

• Mint  -  1/4 cup ( 15 to 20 small leaves)
• Green chilly  -  2
• Ginger  -  a small piece

To temper

• Oil  -  1 tbsp
• Ghee  -  1 tbsp
• Bay leaf  -  2
• Cloves  -  3
• Cinnamon stick  -  1

Method

• Wash and soak channa overnight or atleast for 7 to 8 hours.
• After the soaking time, drain the water from channa and wash it well with fresh water for 2 to 3 times. This is to ensure the removal of the smell that arises from soaking.
• Add fresh water till immersing level and pressure cook for 8 to 10 whistles with a pinch of salt.
• While the channa is being cooked, wash rice 2 to 3 times and soak in water for at least 20 to 30 minutes.
• Thinly slice the onion. 
• Grind green chilly, ginger and mint leaves to a fine paste by adding little water.
• Once the channa is cooked, keep it aside. Drain the cooked water and keep separately. This can be added finally after adding rice.
• In the same cooker, add oil and ghee and once it is heated, temper with the bay leaf, cinnamon stick and cloves.
• Once they turn aromatic, add the sliced onion and fry till it turns translucent. Add salt to speed up the process.
• Add the ground paste and turmeric powder and mix everything well.
• Add the cooked channa and the soaked rice after draining water from it.
• Mix everything well and add water required for cooking the rice. If you have water from the cooked channa, add that and adjust the quantity accordingly. Check for salt.
• Close the pressure cooker and once steam comes, pressure cook for 2 whistles or just cook in low flame for 15 minutes after keeping the whistle.
• Once pressure releases, fluff gently and serve hot with any raita or chips. We had with onion tomato raita.                                  

                                       

Notes

• I have given 1 : 1.5 proportion for rice and water as I used basmati rice. You can use any variety of rice and adjust the water quantity according to the type of rice.

Try this healthy and easy to prepare pulao variety.