Chana biryani (chickpeas biryani & white chana biryani) is one of the most popular Indian recipe and mouth-watering recipe.It is also a healthy meal that is perfect for lunch.
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What is Chana Biryani ?
Chana biryani is a rich, aromatic rice dish whereby half-cooked flavored rice and gravy as put together and allowed to cook further sealed in a pot over a low flame.
Gravy Ingredients
White chickpeas 1 cup boiled
Tomatoes 2 medium sized
Yogurt 1/3 cup whisked
Onion 2 medium sized
Ginger Garlic Paste (adrak lasan paste)2 tbsp
Cloves 6
Black cardamom 2
Cinnamon stick 1
Star anise 1
Black pepper core 6
Red chili powder 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 2 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tbsp
Whole Spices powder 1 tbsp
Plums dried 4
Mint leaves half bunch
Coriander leaves half bunch
Slit green chili
Oil 1/2 cup
Parboiled Rice Ingredients
Basmati rice 2 cups
Oil 1 tbsp
Salt 2 tbsp
Bay leaf 2
Layering Ingredients
Food color
lemon sliced
Coriander leaves chopped
Mint leaves chopped
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1 Making Gravy
In pot,add oil,onion and fry until golden brown.and then add ginger,garlic paste,cloves,black cardamom,cinnamon stick,star anise, black pepper core,mix well.
Now add tomatoes, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, cumin powder, coriander powder, whole spices powder, dried plums, and beaten yogurt, and mix well.
Cover and cook on medium flame until water dries up or leaves the sides of the pot.
Add boiled chana, mint leaves, coriander leaves, slit green chili mix well, cover, and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes. Gravy is ready.
Step 2 Parboiled Rice
Boil the rice with 1 tbsp oil, salt, and bay leaf, and drain the water off when the rice is 80% done.
Step 3 Layering
In a pot, add half layer of boiled rice and spread it add cooked chana gravy, and add the remaining boiled rice.
Add food color, lemon slices, coriander leaves, and mint leaves, cover, and steam cook on low flame for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
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Chana biryani
Ingredients
Gravy Ingredients
- 1 cup white boiled chickpeas
- 2 medium sized Tomatoes
- 2 medium sized onion
- 1/3 cup yogurt
- Mint leaves half bunch
- Coriander leaves half bunch
- 2 tbsp Red chili powder
- 2 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1 tbsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Whole spices powder
- 6 Black pepper corns
- 6 cloves
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 2 black cardamom
- 1 star anise
- 1 tbsp Ginger paste
- 1 tbsp Garlic paste
- 4 Slit green chili
- 4 Dried plums
- 1/2 cup oil
Parboiled Rice Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 2 tbsp Salt
- 2 Bay leaf
- 1 tbsp Oil
Layering Ingredients
- Food color
- Mint leaves chopped
- Coriander leaves chopped
- lemon sliced
Instructions
Step 1 Making Gravy
- In pot,add oil,onion and fry until golden brown.and then add ginger,garlic paste,cloves,black cardamom,cinnamon stick,star anise, black pepper core,mix well.
- Now add tomatoes, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, cumin powder, coriander powder, whole spices powder, dried plums, and beaten yogurt, and mix well.
- Cover and cook on medium flame until water dries up or leaves the sides of the pot.
- Add boiled chana, mint leaves, coriander leaves, slit green chili mix well, cover, and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes. Gravy is ready.
Step 2 Parboiled Rice
- Boil the rice with 1 tbsp oil, salt, and bay leaf, and drain the water off when the rice is 80% done.
Step 3 Layering
- In a pot, add half layer of boiled rice and spread it add cooked chana gravy, and add the remaining boiled rice.
- Add food color, lemon slices, coriander leaves, and mint leaves, cover, and steam cook on low flame for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
