Ingredients

• 1 cup - white whole channa
• 3 cups - Basmati rice
• 1 - Big onion (sliced)
• 2 - Tomatoes (chopped)
• 1/2 - Cinnamon stick
• 2 - Cloves
• 1 - Bay leaf
• 6 - garlic cloves
• 1 tsp - Jeera
• 1/4 cup - Grated coconut
• 1 tsp - Chilli powder
• 1 tsp - Dhania powder
• A pinch - Turmeric

How to Make Channa Rice

• Soak, clean and boil channa (do not overcook). Reserve the water.
• In a cooker, add a little oil and the cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf.
• Add onions and fry until golden brown.
• Then add the tomatoes and cook for a minute.
• Grind the garlic, jeera, coconut, chilli powder, dhania powder and turmeric into a paste.
• Add the ground paste and fry for 2 minutes.
• To this, add the cooked channa.
• Add 4 cups of water (including the reserved one) - or according to how much your rice would need.
• After the water boils, add the rice. Add salt to taste.
• Pressure cook until one whistle and remove from stove.
• Garnish rice with coriander leaves and serve with raitha.