CHANNA PULAO/LUNCH BOX IDEA
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 1cup | 480minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 20minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1/4cup Chick Peas channaWhite /White
- 1cup basmati rice
- 1 potato
- 1 onion
- 1 capsicum
- 1 tomato
- 1/2tsp red chilliPowder
- 1/4tsp turmericPowder
- 1/2tsp garam masalaPowder
- 1/2 Bay Leaf
- 1/2tsp gingerGrated
- 1/2tsp Cumin / Jeera
- to taste salt
Instructions
- Soak channa overnight.
- Pressure cook next morning for 3 whistles.
- Chop veggies and keep it ready.
- Soak basmati rice in water for half an hour.
- In a pan add oil,jeera,bay leaf,turmeric and grated ginger.A
- Add chopped onion.
- Add potatoes and rest of the veggies.
- Add now garam masala,red chilli powder and salt.Let the veggies soften a bit.
- Add soaked channa and rice.Add water and pressure cook.
- Channa Pulao is ready.
- Serve channa pulao with any raita of your choice or pack it for lunch with any chips or gravy.
Recipe Notes
Notes
If you want you can add green peas and red capsicum to look more colourful.
Boondi raita tastes best with this pulao.Any raita would do.
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Adding turmeric powder adds a nice colour.