Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chana dal pulao. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chana dal pulao recipe - Chana dal is one of the most protein rich lentil used in Indian cuisine. It is made by removing the outer skin of the black chana or the kala chana. It is used in various preparations like chana dal masala vada, chana dal fry, chana dal kheer, kootu and even to make besan / gram flour.
Chana dal Pulao is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Chana dal Pulao is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chana dal pulao using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chana dal Pulao:
- Take 1/2 cup basmati rice
- Prepare 1/2 cup bengal gram(chana dal)
- Make ready 2-3 onion (sliced)
- Prepare 1 tomato chopped(optional)
- Prepare 2 green chillies chopped/slit
- Make ready 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Make ready 1 bay leaf
- Prepare 3-4 cloves
- Get 4-5 black pepper corn
- Prepare 1 black cardamom
- Get 2 whole dry red chillies
- Get 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- Take to taste salt
- Take 2-3 tbsp oil
This recipe is a great one-pot meal idea for the weekend lunch or the light summer meal post indulgent weekend meal. A combinaion of carbohydrates and proteins all packed in this one meal, that can be packed in lunch boxes or just served as a simple weekday meal. Chana Dal Pulao, a one-pot Pressure Cooker Pulao made with soaked chana dal, rice and mild spices. A perfect recipe for Kid's Lunch Box Recipe!
Instructions to make Chana dal Pulao:
- Wash chana dal and soak it for atleast 2-3 hours in warm water.Soak rice for half and hour too.
- In a heavy bottomed vessel heat oil,then add cumin seeds, cloves, black pepper corn, black cardamom, dry red chillies and bay leaves.saute for few seconds.
- Add onion and cook until golden brown in colour.Add red chilli powder,green chilli and saute on a medium heat.
- Add tomatoes and chana dal,saute well.add about 4 cup of water and salt and let it come to a boil.
- Add washed and soaked rice to the boiling water and bring it again to a boil.Let it cook for 3-4 mins on medium heat.
- Now lower the flame and cover with lid.Allow it to cook in it's own steam for few mins or until water evaporates completely.Switch off the heat and leave it covered for few more minutes.
- Chana dal pulao is ready to serve. Serve hot with curd or as it is. It tastes yum.
A complete meal for a lunch or dinner! Chana dal pulao is a highly nutritious recipe for your kids. This is a must make recipe atleast once a week. I made it and served with bengali sweet and sour chana dal and tomato raita. I am sure you will love this simple pulav a lot.
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