Punjabi Chana Pulao

Ingredients

• Rice 2 cups soaked in water for 4-6 hours
• Boiled chickpeas or Channa 1 &1/2 cup
• Onion 1 medium thinly sliced
• Ginger garlic paste 2 tablespoon
• Tomato’ purée 1/2 cup or thinly sliced or cubes fresh tomatoes
• Yogurt 1/2 cup
• Cardamom few
• Cinnamon stick 2
• Cloves few
• Whole black pepper few
• Cumin 1 tablespoon
• Saunf 1 teaspoon
• Bay leaves 2
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
• Kashmiri red pepper 1 teaspoon
• Tamarind few whole
• Any pickle of your choice 1 tablespoon
• Ghee 1/2 cup

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Method ---

2. 2

   In a wok add ghee and then add sliced onion, sauté fry until golden brown

3. 3

   Add whole spices and ginger garlic paste and sauté fry for few min

4. 4

   Add the boiled chickpeas or the ready made tin , tomato purée or paste ,spices , Tamarind, pickle and then cook for few min

5. 5

   Add yougurt and cook for 3-5 min by covering the lid

6. 6

   Add rice with 1 cup of water and cook on high flame for few min by covering the lid until water is Evaporated

7. 7

   Now give dum for 8-10 min on slow flame until ready