Quick Spicy Chana Pulao

Ingredients

• 7½ sliced onions
• 2½ tbsp ginger garlic green chillies paste
• 3¾ cups boiled chickpeas
• 2½ chopped tomato
• 2½ tsp red chilli powder
• 5 tbsp biryani masala
• 1¼ tbsp dhania powder
• 1¼ tbsp fennel seed powder
• 10 cups water
• 7½ cups which was soaked
• 0.83 cup yogurt

Instructions

1. In 1/2 cup oil add 3 sliced onions until golden brown.
2. Now add sabut garam masala, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, cloves.
3. Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic green chillies paste.
4. Add 1.5 cups of boiled chickpeas.
5. Now add 1 chopped tomato.
6. Spices: salt to taste.
7. 1 tsp red chilli powder.
8. 1 tsp crushed chillies.
9. 2 tbsp biryani masala.
10. 1/2 tbsp dhania powder.
11. 1/2 tbsp fennel seed powder.
12. Mix well.
13. Add 4 cups of water.
14. Now add rice (I have used sella rice 3 cups which was soaked for 7 hours).
15. Now add coriander leaves, lemons, green chillies and 1/3 cup yogurt, mix well.
16. Pressure cook it for 10 mins (on high flame for 4 mins then 6 mins on low flame).
17. Now open it and add zarda color.
18. And now again cover the lid for 5 mins.