Colourful Chickpeas Pulav Recipe

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One of the most loved ingredients in many parts of India is chickpeas. Being an important ingredient in Northern parts of India, chickpeas has also become a common ingredient in South India too.

When it comes to this yummy ingredient, children are the ones who enjoy it the most when compared to adults. To help your little ones indulge, mummies should try out this yummy chickpeas pulav recipe.

This chickpeas pulav recipe is simple and easy to prepare. It will only take 20 minutes of your time, so what are you waiting for? Try out this yummy chickpeas pulav recipe, this evening for dinner:

Serves: 3
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• Rice - 1 cup
• Chickpeas - 25gms
• Tomatoes - 2 (chopped)
• Potato - 1 (boiled)
• Spinach - 1 sprig (chopped)
• Capsicum - 1 (cube)
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1tsp
• Hing - ½ tsp
• Ginger - 1 tbsp
• Green Chilli - 2 (sliced)
• Turmeric - 1tsp
• Amchoor - ½ tsp
• Garam masala - ¼ tsp
• Water - 2 cups
• Salt to taste
• Bay leaf - 1

Procedure

1. You first need to soak and wash the rice well with water. Let the rice soak in the water for 15 minutes before you cook.
2. Remove the water in the chickpeas and pressure cook the peas in the cooker for 5 whistles. When done, keep it aside.
3. Now in a pan, heat the oil on a medium flame.
4. When the oil is hot, add to the pan the cumin seeds and wait for it to start cracking in the hot oil. Add in the ginger, sliced green chili, and turmeric stir and stir the ingredients for a few minutes on the flame.
5. Now add to the pan the chopped tomatoes and sprinkle the salt too over the ingredients which is in the pan.
6. When the tomatoes are cooked, add to the pan the boiled chickpeas, potatoes and water. When it comes to boil, cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for about 8 minutes over medium low heat.
7. After it is well boiled, add to the pan the rice, spinach, bay leaf and capsicum. Mix and bring the ingredients to boil. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 12-15 minutes over low heat.
8. Stir the rice in the pan slowly and let it cook.
9. When the chickpeas pulav is ready, sprinkle the amchoor powder and garam masala mix gently over the ingredients in the pan.
10. Serve alone or with side of yogurt or pickle if you want to spice it up more.

Your chickpeas pulav is now ready to eat. To enjoy your meal, add in a little raitha to the side.