Easy Chana Dal Pulav

Name: Easy Chana Dal Pulav
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bowl Basmati Rice; 1/2 bowl Chana dal; 1 tbspoon Ghee; to taste Salt; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Pulav Masala; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 8 Black pepper seeds; 4 Cloves; 2 Cardamoms; 1 Cinnamon sticks

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#HFS
Chana Dal Pulao is a traditional Punjabi Cuisine recipe specially prepared on festive occasions like Lohri and Dusshera. This recipe is a great one-pot meal idea for the weekend lunch or the light summer meal.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

1 bowlBasmati Rice
1/2 bowlChana dal
1 tbspoon Ghee
to taste Salt
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 tspPulav Masala
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1Onion
2Tomato
8Black pepper seeds
4Cloves
2Cardamoms
1Cinnamon sticks

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Steps

20 minutes

1

👉Wash rice 2-3 times in running water. Soak in water for 10 minutes.
2

👉peel, wash and chop onion lengthwise.
Wash and grate tomato.
Wash and soak Chana dal for 30 minutes
3

👉Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds, black pepper seeds, cloves, cinnamom sticks, black cardamom and saute in ghee for 2 minutes.
4

👉Add chopped onions and saute till pinkish. Add grated tomatoes and saute for 1 minutes.
5

👉Add rice and soaked dal and turmeric powder, salt, pulav masala and mix.
6

👉Add water and stir. Place the lid and cook till 2 whistles and switch off the flame. Let pressure releases automatically.
7

👉Open the lid and stir rice.
8

👉Serve hot with mango pickle and salad.