Channa masala Pulao is one my family fav as we love white kabuli channa / Chickpea , Instead of making channa masala always I love to include them in rice and do a masala rice which is masala pulao. This pulao with all masala and chickpeas taste so delicious , a perfect treat if you love spicy food but yes it can be prepared with mild spice level too. I prefer basmati for making pulaos they look and taste yumm. This pulao can had with any kind of raita , I always enjoy them with vegetable raita. Now lets move to the recipe. click here for more info
Channa Masala Pulao
Category | Preparation time | Cook Time |
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Rice Varities
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Over night
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20 mins
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Ingredients
Cooked rice – 1 cup (basmati preferably)
Cooked chick peas – 1/2 cup ( cook chickpeas in pressure cooker with little amount of salt and water till the immerse for 3 whistles)
Cardamom – 2
Cinnamon stick – 1 inch pieces
Bay leaf – 1 no
Onions 1 medium ( chopped)
Tomato 1 medium (chopped)
Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
Green chilli – 1 slit
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Cumin pd – 1/4 tsp
Red Chill pd – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric pd – 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder 1 1/2 tsp
Pav bhaji Masala – 1 tbsp
Oil – 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander/cilantro leaves – For garnish
Method
- Heat oil in a pan, add the curry leaves, bay leaf, cinnamon , cloves .
- Now add the green chilli and onions , Saute them till onion turn transparent,.Then add the ginger garlic paste and saute well
- Add the tomato and cook them till they are mushy . Add some water if needed to make a smooth paste.
- Add all the dry pd spices – Red chilli pd, turmeric pd, cumin pd, pav bhaji pd to the well cooked tomatoes and saute well till combined .
- Add the cooked chick peas and mix well till the masala’s coat on the chick pea / chole
- Add salt to taste ( remember that you have added and saute them for a minute .
- Add the cooked rice and mix well till all the rice grains combine and coated with the prepared masala.
- Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves just before serving.
- Serve hot with any raita and papads.
Note
- You can use sambhar pd instead of pav bhaji masala and they taste yummy even .
- The amount of spice are given as per our family tastes you can change the quantity as per your families taste buds .
Life with Spices says
tis s my fav rice too.. yummy preperation
Magees kitchen says
Flavouful delicious Rice.
Rafeeda AR says
I love the color… delicious pulao…
Veena Theagarajan says
healthy and tasty one pot meal!
Sangeetha Nambi says
I can feel the aroma here
padma veeranki says
Very flavourful and delicious rpulao:)