Split Chickpeas Rice Recipe - How To Make Chana Dal Pulao
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Ingredients
  • Chana dal (Split Chickpeas) - 1 bowl
  • Rice - 1 bowl
  • Onion - 1, long thinly sliced
  • Tomatoes - 1, finely chopped
  • Ginger - 1 teaspoon, grated
  • Garlic - 1 teaspoon, finely chopped
  • Green chili - 1, finely chopped
  • Turmeric Powder - ½ teaspoon
  • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
  • Cinnamon - 1 small piece
  • Bay leaf - 1
  • Cashews - 5 to 7
  • Salt - as per taste
Instructions
  1. To make chana dal pulao, soak chana dal in water for 5 to 6 hours.
  2. Soak rice in water for ½ hour before making pulao.
  3. Wash the soaked Chana dal and rice thoroughly and drain them.
  4. Heat the oil in a cooker, fry the onions, and take them out on a plate. Fry cashews lightly in the same cooker.
  5. Now add cumin, cinnamon, and bay leaves to the cooker and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes and add finely chopped ginger-garlic.
  6. Add tomatoes and turmeric powder to the cooker and cook on low heat till the tomatoes become soft.
  7. Add the soaked dal and rice to the cooker and mix.
  8. Now add 2 ½ bowl water and salt as per taste and close the lid of the cooker and turn the heat to medium.
  9. Turn off the gas after 3 to 4 whistles.
  10. Serve the dal rice pulao on a serving plate and garnish it with grated fried onions and cashews.
Recipe by Indian Cuisine at https://www.indicuisine.com/chana-dal-pulao-recipe/