Recipe: Delicious Kala Chana Pulao & Karahi Paneer

Kala Chana Pulao & Karahi Paneer. Kala chana pulao, black chana pulao, easy to make one-pot meal, a perfect protein-rich lunch box recipe too. One-pot meals are always super hit at my home. I mostly pack them for lunch box or cook for a lazy Sunday dinner too.

There are many variations of pulav based on availability and popularity of ingredients according to various regions it is made in. Kala Chana (Black Chickpeas) Pulao, protein rich one-pot meal. This is one of the quickest and tastiest option for a healthy lunch box. You can cook Kala Chana Pulao & Karahi Paneer using 25 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Kala Chana Pulao & Karahi Paneer

1. You need 1 cup of rice soaked for 20 min.
2. It's 1/4 cup of Kala chana soaked overnight.
3. Prepare 1 of medium onion chopped.
4. It's 1 tsp of garlic chopped.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin whole.
6. Prepare 2 of green chilli chopped.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin powder.
8. It's 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
9. It's 2 tbsp of ghee.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
11. It's of Salt as per taste.
12. It's of Karahi paneer recipe.
13. It's 100 gm of paneer cubes.
14. You need 1 of big tomato.
15. You need 1 of Simla mirch cut in square.
16. It's 1 of big onion cut in square.
17. It's 2 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
18. It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
19. Prepare 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.
20. It's 1 tsp of kasuri methi.
21. You need 1 tsp of garam masala powder.
22. You need leaves of Few coriander.
23. You need 1/2 of lemon juice.
24. It's 1 tbsp of cream.
25. It's of Salt as per taste.

Black Chickpeas (Kala Chana), is a good source for dietary fiber. This chickpeas along with onion, tomato and other Indian spices are cooked together with rice to get a very nutritional rich and balanced diet. Kala channa also known as desi (indigenous) channa or black channa is a very good source of vegetarian protein. And if you are a vegetarian or a vegan, you should be looking at including this legume in your diet.

Kala Chana Pulao & Karahi Paneer instructions

1. Take a cooker add ghee and heat it. Now add whole cumin seed. Fry for few second. Now add chopped onion, chopped garlic and chopped green chilli. Fry for 2-3 minutes..
2. Now add turmeric powder, cumin powder,red chilli powder. Fry all the masala for few second..
3. Add Kala chana saute for 2 minute. Add soaked rice fry for 2-3 minutes. Add salt and saute..
4. Now add 2 cup of water i.e double the amount of rice. Pressure cook for 2 whistle. After that release the pressure and open the cooker..
5. The hot Kala chana pulao is ready to serve. It is served with karahi paneer and raita..
6. Karahi paneer.
7. Marinate paneer cubes with red chilli powder,salt and lemon juice for 10 minutes..
8. Take a pan heat oil fry paneer pieces. When they are golden brown take out in a separate bowl. Fry Simla mirch and onion pieces. Take out from the pan..
9. In the same oil add cumin seeds,5-6 black pepper, green cardamom and cinnamon.fry for few second. Add chopped onion fry for 1-2 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and tomatoes. Add salt. Fry for 5 minutes. When tomatoes are cooked switch off the gas. Cool the mixture. Grind mixture with little water..
10. I a pan heat one tbsp oil. Add the puree. Add termaric powder salt coriander powder garam masala and kasuri methi. Cover the lid until oil seperates..
11. Now add cream then add fried onion and Simla mirch. Cook for2-3 minutes. Add fried paneer and coriander leaves. Cook for few second and serve hot..
12. For raita.
13. Take one cup curd add 1 tsp black salt 1 tsp chat masala. Add chopped tomatoes, onion and green chilli. Mix well. Serve it with pulao and karahi paneer..

Kala Channa Pulao makes a complete meal by itself. Palak Chana Pulao - Rich in Protein and Fiber. Palak Chana Pulao is a one dish meal which can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Brown rice lends in some fiber, while the kala chana adds on to the protein count. Fiber keeps you full and protein build your bones and muscles.