Channa Biriyani

Channa biriyani  is a flavourful vegetarian  biriyani meal packed with fibre and protein and very easy to make it..

I always try to make this biriyani twice in a week. my family loves to have it…. Channa is a good protein source and I find it easy this way to incorporate in my family diet… Though it’s vegetarian my family loves to have it with chicken fry…   combination is superb… And I feel this is on of the easiest biriyani recipe..

I have also managed to take a video of it please do watch it

Channa Biriyani

Channa biriyani  is a flavourful vegetarian  biriyani meal packed with fibre and protein and very easy to make it..

Course main course

Cuisine indian

Servings 4 people

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup channa /chickpeas
• 11/4 cup basmati rice
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 tbsp oil
• 3 cardomom
• 5 clove
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 2 onion sliced
• 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 big tomato
• 3 tbsp coriander leaves
• 2 tbsp mint leaves
• 2 Greenchilli
• 2 tsp redchilli powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 tsp garam mssals
• 2 tbsp yogurt
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. Soak the channa for minimum 6 hours then pressure cook it with salt .
2. In a pan add oil, ghee then add the whole spices followed by onions.
3. Then add ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell goes... Then add tomato and cook till mushy
4. Add coriander leaves and mint leaves followed by all powders .Add little water if the masala seems dry.
5. Finally add yoghurt ,cooked channa and check for salt then add water and boil it
6. Add the soaked rice and cook till done .