May 20, 2009

Channa Pulao

This is a very flavorful and easy rice recipe which is variation from the normal vegetable pulaos, vegetable biryani, mutton or chicken biryani. It is flavorful since it is blended with spices and healthy and packed with protein because of the addition of chickpeas.

Ingredients

Basmati/Long grained rice - 2 cups
Water - 3 1/2 cups
Chick peas/Channa - 1 cup
Onion - 1 large 
Tomato - 1 large
Cardamom - 2 
Cloves - 4 
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Ghee/oil - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Cashewnuts - few
Raisins - few (optional)

To grind
Ginger - 1 inch 
Garlic - 6 pods
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Green chilly - 2 
Garam Masala - 1 teaspoon
Grated Coconut - 2 tablespoon
Onion - 1 medium sized

Directions

Soak the channa/ chickpeas overnight. You can use canned chickpeas instead.

Wash and soak the rice for about 30 minutes. Grind the masala ingredients into a smooth paste.

In a pressure cooker/pan , heat the ghee/oil. Fry the cashews and raisins. Once they turn golden brown, remove them aside. In the same ghee/oil, add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Fry until it gives a nice aroma. Add the washed and soaked rice and fry for a while. Add the water and salt. Keep closed and cook until the rice is done.

Heat some oil/ghee and saute the chopped onion until translucent. Add the ground masala and cook till raw flavour  disappears. Add the diced tomato and saute for a while. Add salt to taste. Now add the channa and simmer for a few minutes so that it blends with the spices.

Finally add the cooked rice and mix gently. Garnish with fried cashews , raisins and coriander leaves..

Serve with a simple raita or kurma of your choice.

Sending this rice recipe to Monthly Mingle-Ravishing Rice hosted by Nags and started by Meeta.



42 comments:

  1. yummy and healthy rice... a must-try dish Divya :)

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  2. Gorgeous pulao Divya...very delicious!

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  3. very healthy palao .. delicious .. will try this ..........

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  4. Yumyum pulav! Healthy recipe too. My fav one :)I too add mint with channa and have posted the recipe in my blog :)

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  5. The grain is quiet seperate, nice recipe!

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  6. Its my fav.I often make it.Looks awesome

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  7. I love rice in any form and yours is too tempting ...

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  8. Channa Pulao is healthy n new to me..will try it...

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  9. I love chana and pulav looks mouth watering !!

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  10. I too love channa pulao its looking great and i Have posted it too..have a look at it.

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  11. Wow..that pulao looks awesome, I'm sure it wud taste just as great.

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  12. Good idea to add chana to the pulao. Looks good, Divya!

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  13. Divya nice pulav... I love it when the rice is not sticky just like yours in the pic... Kewl pic...

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  14. Divya nice pulav... I love it when the rice is not sticky just like yours in the pic... Kewl pic...

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  15. Very nice dish... I love the look of it itself... Great job...

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  16. That looks really yummy..we love Channa in anything.....yummy..

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  17. Healthy spicy n delicious pulao! Perfect entry! Love the look of fluffy rice grains..perfect!

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  18. Pulao looks very delectable. I make it with black channa too.

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  19. woww..delicious pulao Divya..it looks yummy..im really hungry..so send it to me.. :)

    den, thank u for visiting my blog and leaving comment..comments frm experienced people like u is really motivating..i just started my blog on last day of feb..2 1/2 months old blog.. :)

    By seeing my big comment dnt think that my job is essay writing.. :)

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  20. I have never tried pulav with chana, looks like it is time to try it soon :)

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  21. The rice looks so tempting Divya. A must try for me havent ever made this before.

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  22. pulao looks yummy, even I add mint in this pulao...

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  23. Very healthy and awesome pulav...

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  24. This one has been on my list for quite a while now & I really do want to try it .. nice pic Divya

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  25. Yummy pulao... Looks awesome and healthy too!

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  26. looks ready to dive in divya , n healthy too

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  27. I love making this..I add channa for any kind of pulao

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  28. I would love to scoop up some of this rice with a nice bread. Chickpeas and rice are so tasty together.

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  29. must be a savory rice with all those spices. Yum!

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  30. Oh i love this... i made a version from Srivalli's blog and we loved it. yours looks perfect.

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  31. Oh i love this... i made a version from Srivalli's blog and we loved it. yours looks perfect.

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  32. The channa pulao looks delicious, jivya. Sounds just perfect as a one-pot meal for a busy night.

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  33. It looks amazingly yummy.. will try it out soon. :) Nice blog and cool photography.

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  34. Yummy and delicious looking pulav. Lovely dish.

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  35. looks so yummy Divya! Addition of chana must have made it more delicious and healthy :)

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  36. im not a rice fan..but when u jazz it up like this, i hv no option but to say- i LIKE!:)

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  37. Never tried adding channa to pulav-what a fun way to add some protein to an otherwise carb-loaded dish :)

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  38. The rice looks really good. Thanks for sharing the recipe!!

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