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    Chana Pulao Recipe

    July 15, 2022 By Aarthi 9 Comments

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    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.

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    1. Chana Pulav Recipe | Chana Pulao Recipe
    2. Chana Pulao Recipe Step by Step

    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.

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    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
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    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.

     
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    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.
     
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    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.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    soaking time 8 hrs
    Total Time 8 hrs 35 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 3 servings
    Calories 352 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 tbsp Oil
    • 1 Bay Leaf
    • 1 tsp 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 tsp 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 Facts
    Chana Pulav Recipe | Chana Pulao Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 352 Calories from Fat 126
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 14g22%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Trans Fat 0.1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
    Monounsaturated Fat 9g
    Sodium 4mg0%
    Potassium 79mg2%
    Carbohydrates 50g17%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 0.1g0%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin A 2IU0%
    Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
    Calcium 20mg2%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Chana Pulao Recipe Step by Step

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

     

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    Now it is done
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    fluff up the rice and serve
     
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    1. Uma Shankar

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      very nutricious and easy one to make

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    2. Anonymous

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      Can we add channa masala powder to this dish?

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    3. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousif u want you can use

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    4. Bharathi

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      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.

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    5. Aarthi

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      @Bharathiyes u can add any veggies as well

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    6. Cynthia

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      What basmati rice do you use? Recommend?

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      • Aarthi

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        I recommend india gate classic

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