Channa Masala Pulao Recipe | Channa Pulao ~Lunch Recipes

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
Rice Varities	Over night	20 mins

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

Cloves – 4

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 .