Ingredients 3 cups basmati rice (soaked in water for at least 1/2 an hour) 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas or garbanzo beans (Safaid Chanay) 1 cup oil 1 medium onion (sliced) 3 teaspoons cumin seeds (zeera) 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste (Lehsan Adrak) 3 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons red chili powder 3 black cardamom pods (bari elaichi) 1 teaspoon clove (laung) 2 cinnamon sticks (Dalchini) 1 1/2 cups yogurt 3 teaspoons anise seed (saunf) 1 teaspoon garam masala powder 3 1/2 cups water Directions 1Heat oil in a pan & fry onions till they turn golden brown. 2Add cardamom pods (bari elaichi), cloves (laung), cinammon sticks (dalchini), cumin seeds (zeera) in the onions & stir for about 10 seconds. Then add ginger/garlic paste (lehsan adrak), 2 teaspoons salt and red chili powder & stir fry on medium heat for 5 minutes. 3Next add yogurt & chickpeas/garbanzos & cook on medium high till the yogurt water dries up. 4Now add garam masala powder & anise seed (saunf) powder & cover & cook for 2 minutes on medium low heat. (Its THESE two ingredients which make this pulao very different then the usual pulaos you might have eaten so far. 5Finally add the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, rice & the water & cook it uncovered on high heat for 7 minutes or till the water dries up. 6Cover the pan & close the lid tightly making sure no steam passes out & cook on low heat for 15 minutes or till the rice is done. 7Serve it your favorite chutney or raita. 8Although my family likes raita with this pulao I love it with this http://www.recipezaar.com/276267 Chutney. |
