Chana Pulao is a healthy & tasty pulao made by cooking chana with tempered spices, onion and herbs. Chana Pulao is a perfect choice of special rice at times when we run dry of veggies and is simple & quick to make. Chana Pulao Recipe published in this post with step by step pictures.
Chana Pulao is always my favorite….I have made it 2-3 times in pressure cooker but this time I wanted to try it in tawa and it came so good…easy to make too.
Though I make chana biryani often this chana pulao is always my quick fix whenever I am pressed for time. This is a perfect lunchbox recipe too, do try this easy pulao recipe. We had it vegetable kurma and sweet lassi…it was a satisfying lunch.
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Chana Pulao
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup chana black / white I have used black in this recipe
- 1 small sized big onion chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon chana masala powder / garam masala powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 2 teaspoon coriander leaves chopped finely
- salt to taste
To Temper :
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 2 1/2 inch piece cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 1 cardamom
- 1 star anise
Instructions
- Soak chana the previous night or at least for 8 hrs.
- Pressure cook chana for 5-6 whistles with salt and required water, Set aside.
- Soak rice in water for 30mins,Set aside.
- Heat oil & ghee in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ table.
- Add onions, ginger garlic paste and saute till golden brown, then add chana masala powder and coriander powder.
- Now add cooked chana give a quick mix and let it cook for 2mins for the masalas to blend well.
- Add soaked rice and 2 cups of water, required salt.
- Keep covered and cook till the rice is done.
- Once rice is cooked – add ghee, fluff it up, garnish with coriander leaves. Switch off.
- Serve hot / warm!
Notes
- You can even add mint leaves for extra flavour.
- You can make in pressure cooker too giving 3 whistles in low medium flame. Water is 1.5 cups if you have pre-soaked the rice for 30mins.
- You can even use white chana instead of black chana.
- You can even add 1/2 cup coconut milk and add 1 and 1/2 cups water in total.
How to make Chana Pulao
- Soak channa the previous night or atleast for 8 hrs.Pressure cook channa for 5-6 whistles with salt and required water,Set aside.Soak rice in water for 30mins,Set aside.Heat oil+ghee in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ table.
- Add onions,ginger garlic paste and saute till golden brown,then add channa masala powder and coriander powder.Now add cooked channa give a quick mix and let it cook for 2mins for the masalas to blend well.
- Add soaked rice and 2 cups of water,required salt.Keep covered and cook till the rice is done.
- Once rice is cooked – add ghee, fluff it up, garnish with coriander leaves .Finally garnish with coriander leaves.Switch off.
Serve hot / warm!
Expert Tips
- You can even add mint leaves for extra flavour.
- You can make in pressure cooker too giving 3 whistles in low medium flame.Water is 1.5 cups if you have pre-soaked the rice for 30mins.
- You can even use white channa instead of black channa.
- You can even add 1/2 cup coconut milk and add 1 and 1/2 cups water in total.
Hari Chandana P
Healthy pulao.. lovely!!
Nivedhanams Sowmya
healthy one!!!
Farin Ahmed
My mum used to make this one…..Looks so delicious dear
sindhuja
Nice
Suganyaa Kannan
Tried this one for my lunch box along with chena kelangu fries… it tasted so yummy… such a easy receipe 🙂