Yummy Tummy
menu icon
search icon

Chana Pulao Recipe

Last Updated On: by

35
Shares

Jump to Recipe Pin Recipe

Chana Pulao Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe quick and is with protein rich chickpeas and this is one delicious pot of rice.

Chana Pulav

This pulav i made for todays lunch, i couldn't wait to share it with you. It is inspired from a meal which i ate when i was travelling, i had this with dal and butter chicken and it is the dinner which i had in flight. And i loved the flavours and combination of that. So i thought of making that for lunch today, i also made moong dal tadka to go with it. It will be shared in my next post.

Similar Recipes,
Jeera Pulao
Soya Pulao
Shahi Pulao
Jeera Veg Pulao
Beetroot Pulao
Vegetable Cashew Pulao

Ingredients for Chana Pulav

  • Oil - 3 tbsp
  • Bay Leaf - 1
  • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
  • Star Anise / Anasipu - 1
  • Green Cardamom / Yelakai - 4
  • Black Cardamom - 1
  • Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 stick
  • Mace / Javitri - 1
  • Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
  • Tomato - 1 sliced
  • Green Chillies - 3 chopped
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Kala Chana / Chana - 1 cup cooked
  • Basmati Rice - 1 cup
  • Water - 1 cup and ½ cup of cooking liquid from kala chana
 

This is pretty easy pulao, great to put in your kids lunch box. If you pre cook the chana the previous day itself, then you don't have to worry about anything. It can be made in minutes.

 
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

How to Make Chana Pulao

  1. Soak chana overnight, drain water add it to a pressure cooker, cover with fresh water.
  2. Add little salt and pressure cook this for 15 to 20 whistle till chana gets soft.
  3. Drain it and reserve the chana cooking liquid as well.
  4. Soak Basmati rice for 30 mins.
  5. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add in the whole spices and saute for a min.
  6. Add in onions and green chillies. Saute till golden.
  7. Now add in ginger garlic paste and salt. Mix well.
  8. Add in tomatoes and mix well with the onions.
  9. Then add in cooked chana and mix well. Add in the drained rice and toss well.
  10. Now add in ½ cup of chana cooking liquid and water. Cover and pressure cook for 1 whistle, simmer the pan for 5 to 8 mins.
  11. Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Open the cooker and fluff the rice.
  12. Serve.
 
 

If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @aarthi198689@gmail.com and I'll help as soon as I can.

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.

IF YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE OR ANYTHING FROM YUMMY TUMMY, MAKE SURE TO POST IT AND TAG ME SO I CAN SEE ALL OF YOUR CREATIONS!! #YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI AND @YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI ON INSTAGRAM!

📖 Get Recipe

Chana Pulav Recipe | Chana Pulao Recipe

Chana Pulav Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe quick and is with protein rich chickpeas and this is one delicious pot of rice.
5 from 1 vote
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
soaking time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 servings
Calories 352 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
  • 1 Star Anise / Anasipu -
  • 4 Green Cardamom / Yelakai
  • 1 Black Cardamom
  • 1 stick Cinnamon / Pattai
  • 1 Mace / Javitri
  • 1 medium size sliced thinly Onion
  • 1 sliced Tomato
  • 3 chopped Green Chillies
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup cooked Kala Chana / Chana
  • 1 cup Basmati Rice
  • 1 cup and ½ cup of cooking liquid from kala chana Water

Instructions
 

  • Soak chana overnight, drain water add it to a pressure cooker, cover with fresh water.
  • Add little salt and pressure cook this for 15 to 20 whistle till chana gets soft.
  • Drain it and reserve the chana cooking liquid as well.
  • Soak Basmati rice for 30 mins.
  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add in the whole spices and saute for a min.
  • Add in onions and green chillies. Saute till golden.
  • Now add in ginger garlic paste and salt. Mix well.
  • Add in tomatoes and mix well with the onions.
  • Then add in cooked chana and mix well. Add in the drained rice and toss well.
  • Now add in ½ cup of chana cooking liquid and water. Cover and pressure cook for 1 whistle, simmer the pan for 5 to 8 mins.
  • Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Open the cooker and fluff the rice.
  • Serve.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Chana Pulav Recipe | Chana Pulao Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
352
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
 
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
9
g
Sodium
 
4
mg
0
%
Potassium
 
79
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
50
g
17
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
0.1
g
0
%
Protein
 
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
 
2
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
 
0.2
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
20
mg
2
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tried this Recipe
Mention @yummytummyaarthi or tag #yummytummyaarthi!
Share Recipe

Chana Pulao Recipe Step by Step

Take all your ingredients
These are the whole spices you will be using
First i soaked chana overnight, Then I cooked chana
 till it gets soft in a pressure cooker
along with some salt for 15 to 20 whistle.
I soaked 1 cup of basmati rice for 30 mins
Heat oil in a pressure cooker
Add in the seasoning ingredients
now add in onions and green chillies
Saute till onion turns golden
add in ginger garlic paste
and some salt
cook till it is done
add in a slice tomato
mix well
add in cooked chana
Mix that well
add in soaked drained basmati rice
mix that around
I measured ½ cup of the cooking liquid from chana 
poured that in
i added a additional 1 cup of water
Mix well..Cover and pressure cook

 

Now it is done
fluff up the rice and serve
 

35
Shares

More Recent Recipes

Avatar photo

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

Reader Interactions

Comments

    5 from 1 vote (1 rating without comment)

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  1. Uma Shankar

    very nutricious and easy one to make

    Reply

  2. Anonymous

    Can we add channa masala powder to this dish?

    Reply

  4. Bharathi

    Hi Aarthi

    Can we add vegetables like carrot and beans along with this pulao? Do you think it would be nice with it? Wanted to try this for my kid to make him eat channa as he usually likes pulao.

    Reply

  6. Cynthia

    What basmati rice do you use? Recommend?

    Reply

    • Aarthi

      I recommend india gate classic

      Reply