KALA CHANA BIRYANI

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time :25 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Cooked rice - 1 cup
Boiled black gram - 1/2 cup
Chopped onion - 1
Chopped tomato - 1
Crushed ginger - 1 tsp
Crushed garlic - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Black pepper corns - 3 - 4
Cloves - 2 - 3
Black cardamom - 1
Green cardamom - 2
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Clarified butter - 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Green chilly - 1 cut in slit

METHOD
Boil the black gram with two cup of water in a pressure cooker for five mins.
Once cooled reserve the water of boiled black gram.
Wash the basmati rice and cook in a pressure cooker with two cup of water after three whistle turn off the flame
Heat clarified butter in a pan,add whole garam masala to crackle.
Now add chopped onion and saute till slightly brown,add ginger garlic and mix well.
Add tomato and saute for 2 - 3 mins,add coriander powder,red chilly powder ,turmeric powder and two tbsp water and mix well.
Now add boiled black gram and mix well,add reserve water of black gram and cook for 4 - 5 mins in a medium flame,
Add green chill,boiled rice and salt and mix well.
Serve hot.