Punjabi thali (chole with rice, creamy Palak paneer, spicy onion lachcha and refreshing lassi)

Name: Punjabi thali (chole with rice, creamy Palak paneer, spicy onion lachcha and refreshing lassi)
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Kabuli chana (soaked in water for 7-8 hours or overnight); 1 cup Basmati rice; 1/2 kg. Spinach(blanched); 100 gm Paneer(cut into square pieces); 3 tbsp Mustard oil; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Asafoetida; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1 Green chilli (finely chopped); 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tbsp Ginger (grated); 2 Tomato (pureed); 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Chana masala; 4 Clove; 1 Bay leaf; 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder; 1 Star anise; 1 cup rice(soaked in water for half an hour); 1/2 . tsp Salt for rice+ 2 cups of water); 3 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1 Onion (finely chopped); 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 1 Green chilli (finely chopped); 2 Tomato (pureed); 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/2 cup Fresh curd

Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

Ghaziabad

#CA2025#14th July-20 th July#Traditional thali
Punjabi cuisine is loved by everyone.This Punjabi thali has Chole Chawal, palak paneer,Punjabi lassi and spicy lachcha pyaz.Full of flavours and aroma Punjabi thali is delicious !

Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

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Ingredients

50 min

3 people

1 cupKabuli chana (soaked in water for 7-8 hours or overnight)
1 cupBasmati rice
1/2 kg.Spinach(blanched)
100 gmPaneer(cut into square pieces)
For the kabuli chole -
3 tbspMustard oil
1 tspSalt
1/2 tspAsafoetida
1/2 tspcumin
1Green chilli (finely chopped)
1 tspCoriander powder
1 tbspGinger (grated)
2Tomato (pureed)
1/2 tspRed chilli powder
1 tspChana masala
4Clove
1Bay leaf
1/2 tspCinnamon powder
1Star anise
For the rice -
1 cuprice(soaked in water for half an hour)
1/2 . tsp Salt for rice+ 2 cups of water)
For Palak paneer-
3 tbspoil
1/2 tspcumin
1Onion (finely chopped)
1 tspGinger garlic paste
1Green chilli (finely chopped)
2Tomato (pureed)
1 tspCoriander powder
1/2 tspRed chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
For lassi -
1/2 cupFresh curd
2 tbspsugar
200 mlWater
For lachcha pyaz-
1Onion(cut into slices)
1/2 tspSalt and red chilli powder each
1/2 tspamchur
1/4 tspchaat masala
1 tbspLemon juice

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Steps

50 min

1

Boil kabuli chana with salt in the pressure cooker for 15 min after the first whistle on medium heat.Let it cool.
2

Heat oil in a karahi,add asafoetida and cumin.Add green chilli and ginger.Saute.Add all the spices and cook for 2 min.Add tomato puree and cook till it releases oil.Add chana with water and mix.Cook it for 7-8 min.Switch off the gas stove.
3

Steam rice in a pressure cooker,add salt and water and cook.Give it 3-4 whistle on high heat and then switch off the gas stove.
4

For Palak paneer-- Grind blanched palak in a mixer jar.Heat oil in a karahi,add cumin,green chilli,ginger garlic paste.Saute.Add palak puree and mix.Cook it for 7-8 min.Add all the spices of the palak paneer and mix.Add 1/2 cup water and mix.Cook it for 3-4 min.Add Paneer pieces and cook for 2-3 min.Your delicious palak paneer is ready to serve.
5

For lassi - Blend curd,water and sugar.Transfer it in a kulhad.Keep it aside.To serve - Take a deep bowl,put rice and chana and garnish it with coriander leaf.Now serve palak paneer in a bowl.Lassi in a kulhad.Serve lachcha pyaz in a small bowl.Enjoy !

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Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

on July 18, 2025 12:51

Ghaziabad

I'm a passionate and experimental cook with extensive cooking exposure. Most of my recipes are inherited from my mother and have a twist of my cooking exposure.