Chana Dal Pulao Recipe - Chana Dal Rice Recipe - Kadalai Paruppu Pulav Recipe

Simple but flavourful pulao recipe made using rice and chana dal. This is a protein rich nutritious dish for your kids. Great to put in your kids lunch box too.

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Last Updated on October 23, 2021

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Simple but flavourful pulao recipe made using rice and chana dal. This is a protein rich nutritious dish for your kids. Great Lunch Box Recipe too.

Chana dal pulao is a highly nutritious recipe for your kids. This is a must make recipe atleast once a week. I made it and served with bengali sweet and sour chana dal and tomato raita. I am sure you will love this simple pulav a lot. You can serve with any spicy curries like chicken curry or any veg curry.

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Chana Dal Pulao

Aarthi

Simple but flavourful pulao recipe made using rice and chana dal. This is a protein rich nutritious dish for your kids. Great to put in your kids lunch box too.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 55 mins

Course Main

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 servings

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ Basmati Rice - 1 cup
• ▢ Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - ½ cup
• ▢ Ghee - 2 tblsp
• ▢ Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
• ▢ Cinnamon / Pattai a small piece
• ▢ Cardamom / Yelakai - 4
• ▢ Cloves / Krambu - 4
• ▢ Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
• ▢ Green Chillies - 3 to 4 slit
• ▢ Ginger - 1 tblsp chopped
• ▢ Garlic- 1 tblsp chopped
• ▢ Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
• ▢ Salt to taste

Instructions

 

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  Soak chana dal for 1 hour. Soak rice for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.
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  Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
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  Add in onions, ginger, garlic and chillies. Saute till golden.
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  Add in salt, turmeric and mix well.
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  Add in chana dal and mix well. Add 1 cup of water and cover the pot with a lid. Cook for 25 to 30 mins till the dal is cooked.
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  Now add in rice and mix well.
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  Add in 1.5 cups of water and bring it to a boil.
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  Simmer the pan, cover with a lid and cook for15 mins.
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  Open and fluff up the rice.
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  Serve.

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1)Soak chana dal for 1 hour.

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2)Heat ghee in a pot, add cumin seedsPin

3)Add in cinnamon stickPin

4)Add in cardamom and clovesPin

5)Add in onions, ginger, garlic and chilliesPin

6)Saute them for a minPin

7)Cook till gets light goldenPin

8)Add in salt and turmeric powderPin

9)Mix wellPin

10)Add in chana dalPin

11)Give it a mixPin

12)Add some waterPin

13)Mix wellPin

14)Cover and cook for 20 to 30 minsPin

15)Till the chana dal is ¾th cookedPin

16)Add in rice
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17)Mix wellPin

18)Add in waterPin

19)Bring it to a boilPin

20)Cover and simmerPin

21)Now it is cookedPin

22)Fluff up the ricePin

23)ServePin