Channa briyani(chick pea briyani)

 

Feeds : 4

Time : 45 mins

Ingredients :

• 3 Tomatoes
• 1 cup of soaked and boiled channa(chick pea)
• 2 bay leaf,2 clove,cinnamon, 2 cardamon(spice)
• Ginger garlic paste
• 1 cup of basmati rice
• 3-4 green chilli
• 1 onion
• 1 spoon chilli powder
• Half spoon turmeric powder
• coriander  and mint leaves
• Salt
• Oil/ghee

Method :

Grind the masala (ginger,garlic,2 clove,cinnamon, 2 cardamon(spice),chilli powder,turmeric powder

In a pressure cooker, add ghee/oil. add bay leaf, green chillies, onion

Then add the ground paste,cook until the raw smell disappears, then add tomatoes,mint and coriander leaves

Now add cooked channa(chick pea), and rice

For 1 cup of rice add 2 cups of water

cook for 1 whistle.. Serve with onion/cucumber raita