Pilaf, a traditional rice complete meal that is very famous across Middle Eastern countries. Chickpea Pilaf is a simple recipe where rice is cooked with chickpeas (Chole) and its broth, aromatic spices and with the additional richness of crisp cashews.
| Servings |
| 6 People |
| Cook Time |
| 1 Hour |
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| | Pilaf, a traditional rice complete meal that is very famous across Middle Eastern countries. Chickpea Pilaf is a simple recipe where rice is cooked with chickpeas (Chole) and its broth, aromatic spices and with the additional richness of crisp cashews.
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Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Rice Preparations (Cooked)
- 0.5 cup Chickpea/ Choley (Boiled)
- 1 Handful Cashew/ Kaju (Broken and Fried)
- 0.5 cup Thick Curd/ Chakka Dahi (Beaten)
- 4 tablespoon Oil/ Ghee (I prefer ghee)
Whole Spices/ Khade Masala
- 7-8 nos Black Pepper/ Kali Mirch (Whole/ Sabut)
- 2 nos Clove/ Laung
- 1 small pc Cinnamon/ Dalchini
- 1 nos Cardamom/ Elaichi
- 1 small pc Mace/ Javitri
- 1 small pc Star anise/ Chakra Phool
Vegetables/ Sabzi
- 1 large onion (Sliced and Fried)
- 1 large onion (Finely Chopped)
- 2 Nos Green Chili (Finely Chopped)
- 1 inch Ginger (Finely Chopped)
Dry Spices/ Masala
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder/ Dhaniya
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder/ Lal Mirch
- To Taste Salt/ Namak
- 1 pinch Asafoetida/ Hing
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds/ Jeera
Servings: People
Instructions
- First of all, wash and soak chickpea overnight. Boil them with salt to taste. Keep aside.
- Wash and cook white rice. Keep aside.
- Now heat ghee/oil in a pan or kadhai. Fry broken cashew till golden brown in color. Keep aside.
- Now in same ghee/ oil fry 1 large sliced onion till golden and crisp. Keep aside.
- Now in same ghee/ oil cracker hing, Jeera and whole spices (Black Pepper, Clove, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Mace, Star Anise)
- Now add 1 chopped onion, green chilli and ginger. Fry.
- Now add strained chickpea (Choley) and fry.
- Now add Coriander powder and red chilli powder. Mix n fry.
- Now add beaten curd and mix well.
- Add half cup boiled chickpea water and cook on high flame.
- Now add cooked white rice and mix lightly. (Be careful not to break them)
- Garnish with fried cashew and onion. Cover and let it cook for another 5 minutes at low flame.
- Switch off the flame and serve hot. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Recipe Notes
- Check the recipe to cook White Rice.
- You may also use leftover Rice or Chole to make this recipe.
- You may use the drained water from rice as a starch or it can be fed to an infant.
- Adjust salt and chili according to your taste and tolerance.
- Be careful while mixing cooked rice as it might mash, to avoid mix with light hand.
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