Homemade Kala Chana Pulao Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups basmati rice

• 2 cups boiled black chana

• 3 big onions chopped into long

• 1 tbsp chopped ginger

• 1 tbsp chopped garlic

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 2 green cardamom

• 1 tsp shahi jeera ( cumin seeds )

• 1 tbsp red chilli powder

• 2 tbsp coriander powder

• 1 tbsp jeera powder (cumin powder )

• 1 tsp garam masala

• water left after boiling the chana

• salt as per taste

Method:

1. Clean, wash and soak the rice in 3 cups water for 30 minutes.

2. In a pressure cooker heat 5-6 tbsp oil. Add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick and cardamom then add the garlic and ginger and sauté for a few second. Add the onions and cook on low flame till soft. then add the boiled chana and all the spices and salt. Cook for a minute or two then add the rice with the water. Mix well and close the cooker. Cook up to 3 whistles.

3. Open the cooker once all the pressure is released. Mix again and remove in a serving dish.

Enjoy this easy and quick pulao with yogurt.