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Quobuli Biryani - Chana Masala Pulao
Recipe Creator: Bhavna
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Basmati rice
  • 4 cups water or less if you want rice grains separated
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 onion sliced thinly
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  • 250 g chickpeas , drained
  • 120 ml Yoghurt
  • 2 green chillies , sliced
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • salt to taste
  • 10 g mint leaves , chopped
  • 20 g fried onions
  • few strand saffronsteeped in 4 Tbsp warm milk
Instructions
  1. Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes. Boil soaked rice in water and salt till 3/4 cooked. Drain water.
  2. Heat ghee in a pan and sauté cumin seeds, onions until brown. Add ginger garlic paste, chilli powder and cook until fragrant.
  3. In the same pan, stir in all ingredients except rice, fried onions, mint and saffron. Cook until the gravy is thick and season as desired.
  4. Spread half the rice on a dish with a lid. Layer with chickpea masala, some fried onions and mint and cover with remaining rice. Sprinkle with milk-soaked saffron.
  5. Cook in a preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or in the microwave for 10 minutes on medium.
  6. Mix the dish gently, garnish with more fried onions and mint. Serve.