A one-pot chana pulao that comes together quickly: onions fried golden, whole spices, boiled chickpeas and rice steamed together until every grain is separate and spicy.
Recipe and video by Maham. Watch the reel on Instagram.
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Quick Spicy Chana Pulao
- DifficultyEasy
- CourseMain course
- CuisinePakistani
Ingredients 11
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Instructions 18
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In 1/2 cup oil add 3 sliced onions until golden brown.
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Now add sabut garam masala, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, cloves.
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Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic green chillies paste.
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Add 1.5 cups of boiled chickpeas.
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Now add 1 chopped tomato.
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Spices: salt to taste.
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1 tsp red chilli powder.
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1 tsp crushed chillies.
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2 tbsp biryani masala.
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1/2 tbsp dhania powder.
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1/2 tbsp fennel seed powder.
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Mix well.
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Add 4 cups of water.
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Now add rice (I have used sella rice 3 cups which was soaked for 7 hours).
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Now add coriander leaves, lemons, green chillies and 1/3 cup yogurt, mix well.
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Pressure cook it for 10 mins (on high flame for 4 mins then 6 mins on low flame).
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Now open it and add zarda color.
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And now again cover the lid for 5 mins.
Watch how it comes together
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