Desi Fiesta

Chole/ Channa Pulao

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Today am here to share an delicious recipe made by partner in Jagruti’s Potluck party . Princy author of Spicy Food  has made this delicious channa/chole  puloa for our this potluck and i was so happy to try this as am a big fan of garbanzo beans or chole 🙂 Thanks for sharing such an delicious recipe princy  . do visit her blog she has wonderful collection of recipes :).. This was not only easy to make but was a delicious  and spicy treat for us.

Channa/ chole pulao is a yummy rice varity made in jiffy and taste super delicious .  Chickpea / chole/ garbanzo beans make this rice protein rich and makes them a nutritious one. You can make them as spicy or as mild as you wish her is the recipe how we like to have in our family 🙂 Lets see for the ingredients and recipe to make these delicious rice .

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
Oil 1tbsp
Onions 1 medium ( chopped)
Tomato 1 medium (chopped)
Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
Green chilli – 1 slit
 Ginger garlic paste – 1tsp
Cumin pd – 1/4 tsp
 Red Chill pd – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric pd – 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder 1 n half tsp
Pav bhaji Masala 1 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 .

Sending to Jagruti’s potluck party 

Sending to merry tummy 

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  15. Latha Madhusudhan says

    Looks so yummy and I make this almost the same way but with brown channa.
    Love the add up of Pav B masala, I must try this next time this way prob
    it will have a diff taste. Looks so yummy