Chana Pulao

1 cup brown rice washed and soaked in water for 10 min

1 cup kala chana washed and soaked in water overnight or 6

hours

1 onion sliced

1 tomato sliced

2 green chili slit

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 bay leaf

1 cinnamon stick

2 cardamom

4 cloves

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp red chili powder

1 tsp garam masala

1 tsp fennel powder

. cup peanut curd

2 cups water (use leftover water of cooked chana too)

Mint leaves to garnish

Salt to taste

Pressure cook the kala chana with 2 cups of water and salt and set aside.
In a pan, dry roast the whole spices.
Add the cumin seeds and let it splutter.
Add the sliced onion till they turn brown and then add the tomatoes.
Next add the green chilli, ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 min.
Add the peanut curd into the pan and mix well.
Add all the powders and saute for few min.
Add the boiled kala chana and season with salt and mix well.
Now add the soaked brown rice and 2 cups water including the water from the boiled kala chana.
Close it with a lid and let it simmer for about 20 min.
Once the pulao is cooked, mix in the kala chana, garnish with mint leaves and serve.