How to make Kala Chana Achari Pulao

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Here's the recipe for Kala Chana Achari Pulao

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup black chickpeas
• 2 cup rice
• 1/4 cup pickle
• 2 tomato
• 2 tbsp oil or ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 5 cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 2-3 black cardamoms
• 20 to 25 black pepper
• Salt to taste
• 1 to 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 to 3 tbsp fresh coriander

Method

• Wash the black chickpeas and soak them overnight in enough water.
• Boil the black chickpeas and keep them aside.
• Wash rice and soak in water.
• Cut tomatoes into wedges.
• Heat oil or ghee in a wok and temper with cumin seeds, cloves, bay leaves, black cardamom, black pepper and saute for a minute.
• Add boiled black chickpeas and saute for one minute.
• Add rice in it and mix it well. Add pickle and saute for a minute.
• Add 1 and 1/2 cup water. You can use the soaked water of black chickpeas, salt and mix it well.
• Add tomato wedges and 2 and 1/2 cup of water and cook covered for 8 to 10 minutes till the rice is done. Switch off the heat.
• Add lemon juice, coriander leaves and mix well.
• Serve hot with pickle or raita.

Photo: Swati Pareek

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