Chana Pulao is a scrumtious one-pot dish packed with natural protein and Indian spices. This is a perfect easy weekend dish and is also suitable for pot-luck parties.
Ingredients
- Chana / Chickpeas - 1 cup (soak over night and cook with salt)
- Basmati rice - 1 cup
- Finely sliced onion - 1/2 cup
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
- Cardamom - 2 pieces
- Cloves - 2 pieces
- Bay leaf - 1
- Salt to taste
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Water - 1 1/4 cups
To Grind
- Mint - small bunch
- Green chilli - 4 nos
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Ginger - 1 inch
Grind them into a smooth paste adding little water
Method
- Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 minutes
- Cook it for 1 whistle
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add cinnamom, cardamon, cloves and bay leaf
- Add sliced onions and fry till translucent
- Add the grounded paste, salt and fry until it is dry
- Now add cooked rice and chana to the mixture
- Add salt if needed
- Garnish with cashew nuts
- Serve chana pulao with raita or chips
Healthy option:
You can use brown rice instead of regular basmati rice. Follow the instructions on the brown rice pack to cook and mix the cooked rice and chana to the pulav paste.
Nutritional Information
- Mint acts as a powerful antioxidant and can help cure nasal allergies
- Mint is the very good blood cleanser
- Chickpeas / chana is a very good source of fibre and folic acid
- Chickpeas are also rich in protien and minerals
- 4 servings = 850 calories approximately
- 1 serving of brown rice = 200 calories approximately
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