Black Channa Rice

I love Black Channa in any dish. Last week I had soaked channa in my fridge, and then thought to make use of them for my lunch box.

So tried this rice and it came out so tasty!! Loved it!!

This simple rice is not only colorful and vibrant but also low in calories and nutritious too. This tangy rice is prepared by using black channa, tomato puree, green chillies, onions and basmati rice

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice – 1 cup

Black Channa – 1 cup

Onion – 1 no

Green chillies – 4 to 5 no

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Cloves – 2 no

Cinnamon stick – 1’’ inch

Cardamom – 1 no

Tomato paste – ½ cup

Coriander leaves – 2 tsp

Salt as Required

Oil – 3 tsp

Preparation

• Soak Black Channa overnight and pressure cook them with salt for 5 to 6 whistles or cook for ½ hr.
• Wash Basmati Rice and soak them in water for 30 minutes.
• In pan heat oil, add ginger garlic paste and cook for 1 min.
• Now add cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom and sauté for few minutes.
• Add onions and green chillies and mix well.
• Add soaked and cleaned black chickpeas and mix well
• Add tomato puree, coriander leaves and mix well
• Cook for 5 mins.
• Add basmati rice by draining water and mix well.
• Now take the above mixed spices, rice in rice cooker add water, lemon juice and salt and cook well.
• Serve with raita or curry.

Sending this to Food Palette - Black hosted by Akheela, HCC - Healthy Lunchboxes hosted by Anamika originally started by Smita, Dish it Out : Tomato and Chilli hosted by Reva originally started by Vardhini