Pakistani Style Chanay Ka Pulao (Chickpeas/Garbanzo Beans Pilaf)

55 mins

12 servings

5.0/5 (5 reviews)

This is one of the quickest & yet tastiest meal one can make in emergency situations. Although a lot of people usually have the same recipe for Matar (Greenpeas) Pulao & this Pulao. This recipe is way different than the usual Pulao recipe. This one is a bit spicy & more "masalay daar" as I call it. If you are not used to have it that spicy u can always lessen the quantity of chillie powder. A good tip while making any kind of Pulao is that after you add rice in the water mixture. Cook on a high heat till the water dries up completely & then cover & simmer it on low heat, otherwise you'll end up with a mushy halwa rather than your regular Pulao rice. Ginger garlic paste is also optional in this recipe. Yeah yeah I know its the core ingredient in Pakistani dishes but you can skip it if you want.

Pakistani Style Chanay Ka Pulao (Chickpeas/Garbanzo Beans Pilaf)

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Ingredients

Instructions

Heat oil in a pan & fry onions till they turn golden brown.
Add cardamom pods (bari elaichi), cloves (laung), cinammon sticks (dalchini), cumin seeds (zeera) in the onions & stir for about 10 seconds. Then add ginger/garlic paste (lehsan adrak), 2 teaspoons salt and red chili powder & stir fry on medium heat for 5 minutes.
Next add yogurt & chickpeas/garbanzos & cook on medium high till the yogurt water dries up.
Now add garam masala powder & anise seed (saunf) powder & cover & cook for 2 minutes on medium low heat. (Its THESE two ingredients which make this pulao very different then the usual pulaos you might have eaten so far.
Finally add the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, rice & the water & cook it uncovered on high heat for 7 minutes or till the water dries up.
Cover the pan & close the lid tightly making sure no steam passes out & cook on low heat for 15 minutes or till the rice is done.
Serve it your favorite chutney or raita.
Although my family likes raita with this pulao I love it with this http://www.recipezaar.com/276267 Chutney.

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Total: 55 mins

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60-minutes-or-less time-to-make course main-ingredient cuisine preparation occasion lunch main-dish beans rice asian easy pakistani beginner-cook vegetarian dietary spicy one-dish-meal chick-peas-garbanzos pasta-rice-and-grains taste-mood savory

Amount Per Serving
Calories 401.8
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.2g		33%
Cholesterol 4.0mg		1%
Total Carbohydrate 46.9g		17%
	Dietary Fiber 3.7g	13%
	Sugars 2.3g
Protein 6.8g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

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