An easy and quick rice recipe combined with lentils is ideal for preparing daily food which pairs well with any kind of curry.
Chana Pulao
An easy and quick rice recipe combined with lentils is ideal for preparing daily food which pairs well with any kind of curry.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups basmati rice
- ½ cup Chana Dal Split Bengal Gram
- 4 cups water or 4 cups of mutton stock
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 1 medium tomato chopped
- 2 teaspoon ginger and garlic paste
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 green chilies chopped
- 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup chopped mint leaves
- 5 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
Whole Spices:
- 1 piece of cinnamon 1 inch
- 2 cardamoms
- 3 cloves
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes, and separately soak chana dal also for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan and add all the whole spices given in the above list along with 1 tsp whole cumin.
- When it starts to splutter add sliced onion and fry till light golden. Add 2 tsp ginger & garlic paste and fry for a few seconds. Now add tomatoes, green chilies, turmeric powder, and mint leaves. Fry till tomatoes soften.
- Add 4 cups of water or mutton stock and bring to a boil. To the water add salt, lemon juice, and soaked lentils. Place the lid and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes add soaked rice, stir well, cover and cook till all the water dries up and rice is well cooked.
- Open the lid and with a ladle loosen the sides and gently stir the rice to allow the trapped steam to escape and, the rice becomes nice and dry.
- Remove from heat but keep the rice covered for another 10-15 minutes before serving.
- Serve hot with your favorite curry.
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