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

    Last Updated On: Sep 22, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Chana Dal Pulao Recipe - Chana Dal Rice Recipe - Kadalai Paruppu Pulav Recipe with step wise pictures.

    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.
    3.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Main
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 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
     

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

    2)Heat ghee in a pot, add cumin seeds

    3)Add in cinnamon stick

    4)Add in cardamom and cloves

    5)Add in onions, ginger, garlic and chillies

    6)Saute them for a min

    7)Cook till gets light golden

    8)Add in salt and turmeric powder

    9)Mix well

    10)Add in chana dal

    11)Give it a mix

    12)Add some water

    13)Mix well

    14)Cover and cook for 20 to 30 mins

    15)Till the chana dal is ¾th cooked

    16)Add in rice

    17)Mix well

    18)Add in water

    19)Bring it to a boil

    20)Cover and simmer

    21)Now it is cooked

    22)Fluff up the rice

    23)Serve


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