Cholia & Onion Pulao

Name: Cholia & Onion Pulao
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bowl basmati rice; 1 1/2 bowl water; 2 tbsp desi ghee; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 onion; 1 Tomato; 100 gm paneer; 1/2 bowl green chana(chholiya); 6-8 black pepper seeds,; 4 cloves,; 1 cinnamon stick,; 1 bay leaf; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp MDH biryani masala

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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#Onepotmeal
Choliya pulao is a simple, easy and healthy pulao made from fresh green chickpeas or hara chana. Cholia pulao is a one-pot meal which can be prepared very easily and can be eaten as breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

15 minutes

2 servings

1 bowlbasmati rice
1 1/2 bowl water
2 tbsp desi ghee
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1onion
1Tomato
100 gmpaneer
1/2 bowlgreen chana(chholiya)
6-8black pepper seeds,
4 cloves,
1 cinnamon stick,
1 bay leaf
to tasteSalt
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1 tspMDH biryani masala

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Wash and Soak rice in water for 10 minutes.
2

Wash, peel and chop onion. Wash and grate tomato and make a puree.
3

Wash chholiya and cut paneer in small cubes.
4

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds and when cumin seeds splutter add 6-8 black pepper seeds, 4 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf and saute for 1 minute. Add chopped onion and saute till golden brown. Add grated tomato and cook till oil leaves the sides. Now add chholiya saute for 1 minute. Add paneer cubes and saute for 1 minute.
5

Now add salt, red chilli powder and biryani masala and mix well. Add rice and mix well.
6

Add water and place the lid and cook till 2 whistles. Switch off the flame and let pressure releases automatically.
7

Open the lid and remove bay leaf from it.
8

Serve hot with raita or chutney of your choice.