Chana Biryani: Tasty Yet Wholesome Biryani For Your Lunch

Chana Biryani: It's lunch time… By now all the eyes will be waiting for the awesome aroma, isn't it??? So, what if we dole out a simple yet tasty Biryani recipe???

But regular Biryani is common… But adding a tweak to it will make it tastier and delicious. Nothing much… Just add 'Chick Peas' and give your regular Biryani a new taste and aroma…

We Hans India have doled out the recipe of 'Chana Biryani' in the below write-up… Have a look!

Ingredients Needed

• • 2 tbsp Ghee
• • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• • 3-4 Cloves
• • 1 Black Cardamom
• • 1 inch-Cinnamon Stick
• • 3-4 green Cardamom
• • 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• • 2 large Tomatoes, chopped
• • 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
• • Salt to taste
• • ½ cup Yogurt, beaten
• • 1½ cup soaked & boiled Chickpeas
• • ½ cups Mint Leaves
• • 2-3 slitGreen Chillies
• • ½ kg Rice, soaked & half-boiled with whole spices & salt
• • Few saffron strands, soaked in water
• • 1 tsp Kewra Essence
• • ½ cup Fried Onion/ Barista
• • Coriander leaves, finely chopped

Process

• • Heat the oil in the widened pan and add cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, black and green cardamoms and star anise. Saute them for a while until they splutter.
• • Now goes ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.
• • Next, tomatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric and nutmeg powder along with mace powder goes inside the pan.
• • Saute them for 2-3 minutes and then add yoghurt and mix well. Thereafter add chickpeas and mix them well with the masala.
• • Next goes mint leaves, green chillies and half of the barista. Mix well and leave it for a while.
• • Now you need to spread the rice evenly on the pan and be careful by covering all the sides.
• • Next goes saffron water, kewra essence and remaining barista. Now cover the pan with the lid and let lit cook for 15-20 minutes.
• • That's it! Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot…

Wow… The tasty and delicious 'Chana Biryani' is ready to hit your tummies!!!