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Chana Daal Pulav Recipe |How To Make Chana Dal Khichdi +Video

2013-05-30 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Chana Daal Pulav – Flavorful and mildly spiced rice and Bengal gram pilaf

Chana daal pulav is a quick , delicious and flavorful one pot meal . This rice pulao is a specialty from Mughlai cuisine which is flavorful but mild flavors.

Chana daal and rice both are  cooked first then tempered with whole spice s and yogurt and then simmered for a while so it will absorb all the flavors.
It is best served with yogurt,raita , chutney and papad no need for elaborate accompaniments for this flavourful pulao

Do try these Delicious Pulao Recipes –

  • Biryani Pulao
  • Pineapple Chili Pulao
  • Matar Mushroom Pulao
  • Kabuli Chana Pulao
  • Bengali Mishti Pulao
chana daal pulav

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5 from 1 vote

Mughlai Chana Daal Pulav

Chana Daal Pulav-Flavorful and mildly spiced rice and bengal gram pilaf

Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Lunch box Recipe, Main Course
Cuisine: Mughlai Cuisine
Keyword: chana daal, dal pulao, pulao, rice
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice/chawal
  • 3/4 cup Chana daal/bengal gram
  • 1.5 tbsp Raisins / Kishmish
  • 2 tbsp Cashew Nuts / Kaju optional
  • 3 tbsp Yogurt / Dahi
  • 2 slit Green chilies slit
  • 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak grated
  • 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak sliced
  • 2 tbsp Fresh coriander chopped
  • to taste Salt-to taste

Tempering/ Tadka

  • 2 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
  • 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 2 dried whole red chilies
  • 2 Bay Leaves / Tej Patta
  • 4 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
  • 4 Cloves/laung
  • 10 Pepper corns/ sabut kali mirch
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon /daalchini

Instructions

  • Wash and soak rice and chana daal separately for approx- 20 minutes
  • Heat ghee and oil in a heavy bottom pan.
  • Add the tempering spices and let them crackle.
  • Now add green chilies (slit lengthwise),grated ginger,broken cashew nuts and the soaked chana daal(strain the water) in the pan.
  • Saute for a minute and then add approx. 2.5 cup water and let it boil.
  • When the water start boiling,cover the pan and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Now add whisked yogurt,sliced ginger,raisins, salt and rice.
  • Mix properly and then cover the pan with a lid and cook on low heat till done.
  • Can add some hot water if needed.
  • Now add chopped fresh coriander and 2 tsp melted ghee and fluff with a fork.
  • Serve hot with plain yogurt, boondi raita or curry

Filed Under: Rice, Pulao,Khichdi, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: chana dal khichdi, chanadal pulao, dal khichdi, dal pulao, khichdi, lentil, Mughlai food, No onion garlic recipe, pilaf, pulao, Rice, satvik, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Maayeka says

    2013-07-14 at

    @Arundhati-yes you can also make this in pressure cooker.

  2. ARUNDHATI CHATURVEDI says

    2013-07-14 at

    Can this be cooked in pressure cooker as well. …

  3. Wer SAHM says

    2013-06-01 at

    healthy and tasty puloa… mild and perfect food for kids

  4. Vimitha Anand says

    2013-05-31 at

    Flavorful pulao Ji!!!

  5. Archana Potdar says

    2013-05-31 at

    Awesome pulao great click, Wish I was theer to eat it.

  6. divya says

    2013-05-31 at

    tempting clicks,looks so irresistible.

  7. Amrita Vishal says

    2013-05-31 at

    Lovely pulao in such a lovely vessel

  8. Nilu A says

    2013-05-31 at

    Never new about chana daal pulav.. Looks mouth-watering and yummy dear 🙂

  9. Sangeetha Nambi says

    2013-05-31 at

    Super flavored rice ! Love it !

  10. Priti S says

    2013-05-31 at

    pulao looks yum ..nicely done and lovely pic

  11. krishna says

    2013-05-31 at

    its really really tempting.. i'm craving for it..

  12. Akila says

    2013-05-31 at

    Looks yummy

  13. Sireesha Puppala says

    2013-05-30 at

    A ahh love the sexy grains:) u have very well managed to retain its grainy shape which is the key for any pulav…tempting one

  14. Sangeetha M says

    2013-05-30 at

    wow…pulao looks truly tempting,sounds very easy & flavorful too..

  15. PrathibhaSreejith says

    2013-05-30 at

    Looks delightful n very tempting!! Lovely clicks and presentation

  16. Kitchen Queen says

    2013-05-30 at

    love the long grain, love about pulav when it has nice long rice. love boondi raita in the background too.

  17. Rafeeda AR says

    2013-05-30 at

    Lovely pulao…

  18. Maayeka says

    2013-05-30 at

    @Anonymous-add rice at step 7 ,mentioned in the post 🙂

  19. Anonymous says

    2013-05-30 at

    When to add rice? It's looks yummy

  20. Hamaree Rasoi says

    2013-05-30 at

    Pulao looks simply awesome! Wish I was there to get a taste of it.
    Deepa

  21. DivyaGCP says

    2013-05-30 at

    Delicious and flavorful rice.. Looks very inviting..

  22. Gayathri Ramanan says

    2013-05-30 at

    flavorful & nutritious dish..wonderful click

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