Ingredients

• Basmati Rice - 2 cups
• Water - 3 cups
• Kabuli channa - 3/4 cup
• Lemon juice - 4 oz
• Spice mix powder:
• Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 6-8
• Red chillies - 4
• Seasoning:
• Green chillies - 2-3, sliced
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 10-15
• Channa dal - 1 tbsp
• Cashew nuts

How to Make Channa Dal Pulihora

• Soak Kabuli channa for 8 hours and cook in pressure cooker. Keep it aside.
• Dry grind coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds and red chillies.
• Wash the rice with lukewarm water and soak it in 3 cups of cold water for 10 minutes. Cook the rice in automatic rice cooker or pressure cooker.
• Heat 6-8 tbsps of oil and season the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, channa dal and curry leaves.
• Add cooked channa, ground spices, lemon juice and salt to the above oil. Let it stay for 2-3 minutes, then switch off the stove.
• Add this mixture to the cooked basmati rice and mix it well.
• Serve 2-3 hours after preparation.