Easy Chana Dal Pulao Recipe

By Team Slurrp

A traditional dish in Punjabi cuisine, chana dal pulao is a perfect one-pot meal that can be had as a tiffin, lunch, or light dinner. Here are some easy steps to make it at home.

Ingredients

1 cup basmati rice, ½ cup chana dal, or chickpeas, 3 onions, 2 tomatoes, 2 dry red chillies, 2 green chillies, ½ tsp garam masala powder, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tbsp oil, 2 cups water

Step 1

Soak the rice in a bowl for 30 minutes and the chickpeas for an hour. Slice the onions, chop the tomatoes, and slit the green chillies.

Step 2

Put a pressure cooker on medium heat and add the oil followed by the cumin seeds.

Step 3

Saute till the cumin turns brown, then add the dry red chillies, and the green chillies, followed by the sliced onions.

Step 4

When the onions become golden in colour add chopped tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder, and garam masala powder.

Step 5

Saute the contents in the pressure cooker before draining the rice and chickpeas and adding it in.

Step 6

Stir everything together gently before adding the water and closing the pressure cooker lid. Let everything cook for 2 whistles on medium-low heat.

Step 7

Turn off the heat and let the steam inside escape on its own. After 15-20 minutes, open the lid and add lemon juice to the pulao and combine gently.