🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Chana Dal Pulao

Name: Chana Dal Pulao
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 54 min
Total time: 71 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 1, thinly sliced Onion; 2-inch piece Ginger; 2, slit Green Chili; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1 cup, soaked overnight Chickpeas; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 cups, rinsed and soaked 20 minutes Basmati Rice; 2 tsp Whole Garam Masala Spices

🇮🇳 Indian

Rice tossed with chana dal for bite, the Sindhi-style pulao of Ulhasnagar. The centrepiece format: spiced rice that needs nothing else on the table. A bowl of plain yogurt and pickled onions is all it wants.

Prep 17 min Cook 54 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, thinly sliced
Ginger2-inch piece
Green Chili2, slit
Ghee3 tbsp
Chickpeas1 cup, soaked overnight
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Basmati Rice2 cups, rinsed and soaked 20 minutes
Whole Garam Masala Spices2 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Soak the basmati rice for 20 minutes, then drain thoroughly — wet rice turns mushy.
2
Warm the ghee and drop in the whole spices; the moment they sizzle and perfume the kitchen, add the onions.
3
Fry the onions till deep gold, add ginger garlic paste and green chili, then the ground spices; splash water to keep them from catching.
4
Stir in the chickpeas, cook briefly, then fold in the rice with a light hand so the grains don't break.
5
Add hot water and salt, bring to a rolling boil, clamp the lid and steam on the lowest heat; leave it sealed ten minutes off the flame before fluffing.

Chef's tip

Fresh spices make the dish — if yours smell of nothing, the dish will taste of nothing.

Cook it with your pantry → Share this page: /dish/30726

Watch how it's made

Video: Easy Chana Daal Pulao Recipe By Food Fusion · on YouTube