Channa Peas Pulao is an easy and yummy one pot pulao. It makes a perfect lunch box dish with some chips or raita
Channa Green Peas Pulao Recipe | ChickPeas Matar Pulao with step by step photos .This is an easy protein rich one pot meal. The pulao is cooked with coconut milk and it gives a yummy taste to the dish. Goes well with Raita and any spicy kurma. Gets ready in just 30 mins. Perfect for a lunchbox. Now lets’ see how to preare channa green peas pulao.
How to Prepare Channa Green Peas Pulao
2. Next add in cleaned and chopped Mint leaves and Coriander Leaves saute for a while till the leaves shrink and then add in ginger garlic paste saute till the raw smell leaves. Next add in tomatoes.
3. Now add the cooked green peas and channa .Mix well and then add the soaked basmati rice. Mix well and saute for 2 mins.
4. Now add the Coconut Milk, Water, Salt and Lemon Juice. Once it starts to boil close the cooker.
5. Cook for 1 whistle and wait till the pressure gets released by itself and open the cooker. Fluff the rice slowly. Pulao is now ready to serve.
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Channa Green Peas Pulao
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- Onion – 2
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
- Green Chilli – 2
- Coriander leaves + Mint leaves – ½ cup
- Tomato – 2 medium sized
- Cooked Green Peas - ¼ cup
- Cooked Channa – ¼ cup
- Basmati Rice – 1 cup
- Coconut Milk – 1 cup
- Water – 1 ¼ cup
- Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp
To Temper:
- Oil – 2 tbsp
- Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp
- Star Anise – 1
- Cinnamon Stick – 1 inch piece
- 4 Cloves
Instructions
- Soak the basmati Rice in water for 30 mins and set aside. In a pressure Cooker add in oil once it heats up add the Fennel seeds ,Star anise ,Cinnamon Stick and Cloves once they leaves a nice aroma and add in the sliced onion and green chilli. Cook till they become glossy.
- Next add in cleaned and chopped Mint leaves and Coriander Leaves saute for a while till the leaves shrink and then add in ginger garlic paste saute till the raw smell leaves. Next add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
- Now add the cooked green peas and channa .Mix well and then add the soaked basmati rice. Mix well and saute for 2 mins.
- Now add the Coconut Milk, Water, Salt and Lemon Juice. Once it starts to boil close the cooker.
- Cook for 1 whistle and wait till the pressure gets released by itself and open the cooker. Fluff the rice slowly. Pulao is now ready to serve.
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wow such a flavorful chickpea rice there sharmila , looks so delicious and they are making me hungry. I am a big fan of chickpea pulao .. You mild version with coconut milk sounds very interesting !! The preparation is so well explained !!
preeti garg
Very flavorful and aromatic healthy meal... love this rice dish.
Harini R
I love to add such peas in pulao to up the protein. Good one.
vaishali sabnani
Wow ! Your rice series is excellent , I am bookmarking all these as we look forward to a new rice recipe on Sundays ! I have made Channa pulao / Biryani , but never with coconut milk . The herbs and spices too vary . Super flavourful rice .
Pavani
This is such a flavorful and delicious pulao. Love this one pot meal with chickpeas and green peas. Coconut milk gives the rice such a lovely flavor.
Sandhiya
Never put peas and chana together in the rice so far., it's interesting. Surely it's a healthy and protein rice rice recipe .
Srividhya
Coconut milk serthale thani taste dan... Love these easy one pot meals with legumes. I have a few coming up as well. 🙂
Priya Suresh
Excellent pulao sis, and love the addition of channa and green peas,i dont mind inviting myself to your place to enjoy this extremely inviting pulao. Drooling.
Gayathri Kumar
That pulao looks delish. As it is cooked in coconut milk, it must be so full of flavour..
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
I love to add chana in any recipe especially the rice recipes. They increase the nutritional value as well as the flavor of the dish. I would happily take it for afternoon lunch.
Srivalli
This rice looks so inviting and such a fantastic one to pack!..never mixed both of these, must try sometime!
Padmajha
Adding coconut milk makes it more delicious. Love to pair it with a spicy kurma!
cookingwithsapana
Rice is my favorite dish in lunch boxes and this looks perfect with chickpea and green peas.
Kalyani
one pot dish perfect for lunch boxes or lazy weekends ! the pics are so tempting
Mayuri Patel
Adding coconut milk to rice makes it all that more flavorful. I love adding chickpeas to pulao and not only does it make a great lunchbox meal but is ideal for Sunday lunches too.
Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen
coconut milk defintely brings out a great flavor to pulao's!!! chana and green peas pulao looks hearty, a perfect lunch box meal!!!
Suma Gandlur
The coconut milk definitely makes this hearty and wholesome meal more flavorful.