Channa Masala Pulao

Servings: 2-3
Total cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup rice, washed
2 cups water
1 tablespoon of oil
1 cup of kala channa or chole channa soaked overnight
1 medium sized potato chopped
1 medium onion chopped
1 teaspoon ginger and garlic minced
Salt to taste

Spices:
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 small piece of cinnamon stick
2-3 cloves
3-4 pepper corns
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
1 teaspoon of channa masala

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and saute cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves and pepper corn for a minute.

Next add onions and ginger garlic paste and saute until translucent.

Next add the potatoes and channa and mix everything well. Add rice and twice the amount of water and mix. Add the turmeric powder along with channa masala and salt to taste.

Cover and cook on medium until its done. Fluff with a fork. Add some lemon juice and garnish with cilantro and serve hot.

Notes:

You can even use canned garbanzo beans for this.

A teaspoon of anardana powder (pomegranate seed powder) would add a nice nutty flavor to it.

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