Channa Pulao/ Chickpea Pulao

Channa Pulao is one of the famous rice dishes of Pakistani Cuisine. These rice are served with roasts and steamed meat …..

Ingredients:

• 3.5 cups basmati rice (soak for 20 minutes in lukewarm water)
• 1 can boiled chickpeas (discard the water and keep the chickpeas)
• ¼ cup oil/ ghee
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 tspn crushed ginger
• 1 tspn sliced ginger
• 2 – 4 cloves
• 2 black cardamoms
• A piece of cinnamon
• 4 black peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 ¾ cups water
• Salt to taste
• Chicken powder (OPTIONAL)

Procedure:

-Heat oil in a non-stick pan and fry onion, garam masala (peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf) and ginger paste until they are brown.

-Add chickpeas and stir for a minute and add water in it. Cook covered for 10 minutes and then add salt and soaked rice.

-Let it cook on high medium heat for 5 minutes or until the rice begins to boil.

-Cover it with the lid and cook on very low heat until there is no water left in the pot.

-Serve hot with roasts, shaami kabab and fried chicken.