Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Methi ChickPeas Pulao Methi Chole Pulao
Today I was very lazy to cook dinner. I wanted to make something very quick. Then I found a couple of bunches of methi leaves and soaked channa in my fridge. I tried out this yummy pulao which turned out a duper super hit. And now this pulao is my very favorite one-pot meal. I added few mint leaves for fresh aroma.
This can be prepared by using soaked channa, methi leaves, basmati rice and less spices.
Ingredients:
Basmati rice – 2 cups
Fresh Methi leaves - 1 big bunch
Fresh Methi leaves - 1 big bunch
Chickpeas/Channa – 1 cup
Onion – 1 no small
Bay leaf – 2 leaves
Lemon juice – 3 tsps
Coconut milk – ½ cup
Cloves – 4 no
Green chillies – 5 no
Cinnamon sticks – 2 small
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Salt As Required
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Ghee or Oil – 2 tsp
Water – 2 ½ cups
Preparation
- Soak chickpeas overnight.
- Wash basmati rice and soak in water for 30mins
- Heat ghee in a pan, add ginger garlic paste
- Now add bay leaves, cloves, Cinnamon sticks and sauté for few minutes.
- Add onions and green chillies and mix well.
- Add methi leaves and cook for 10 minutes or till the raw smell goes away
- Add garam masala and mix well.
- Add basmati rice by draining water and mix well.
- Add soaked and cleaned chick peas and mix well.
- Now take the above mixed spices, rice in rice cooker add water, coconut milk, lemon juice and salt and cook well.
- Serve with raita or curry.
Sending this to Healthy Delights hosted by Sangee , Lets Cook - Pulao by Kokila , My Legume Love Affair hosted by Vanessa started by Susan
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