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Kala Chana Biryani
30m
Serves 1
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30m
Serves 1
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Directions
1
Make a paste of onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, and coriander stems in a mixer.
2
Add some ghee to a cooker.
3
Roast a few cashews until golden brown.
4
Take out the roasted cashews from the cooker.
5
In the same ghee, add some whole spices (khade masale).
6
Add the prepared paste to the cooker.
7
Cook the paste for a little while.
8
Add all the basic spices (chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala) with some curd and salt.
9
Cook it until the oil separates from the mixture.
10
Add soaked rice and boiled black channa.
11
Add some mint leaves and water (preferably water left over from boiling the channa).
12
Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles.
13
Let it depressurize on its own.
14
Garnish with cashews, coriander leaves, and some ghee.
15
Serve with cucumber raita for a perfectly balanced meal.
Ingredients
2 small onion
3 tomatoes
4 cloves of garlic
1 inch ginger
5 coriander leaves stalk
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp jeera
2 cloves
2 green elaichi
small piece mace
3 tbsp curd
pinch chilli powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
0.5 garam masala
as per taste Salt
1 cup water
Chopped mint leaves
0.5 cup black channa (soaked overnight + cooked)
0.5 cup rice (soaked for 30 min)
Roasted cashews
coriander leaves
Equipment
mixer
cooker
wooden spoon
plate
Tips
Naming the meal something fancy can excite picky eaters.
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