Chole Rice or Pulov

Submitted by jayashree.saravanan on
Hi all, I am back after a long break, was quite busy with My work. Hope all of you like this. Chole Rice Chole - 1 cup (soaked Overnight) Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 Cup 2 Onions sliced 2-3 tomatoes finely chopped 3 green chillies slit Ginger garlic paste - 1-2 Tsp Cauliflower 1/2 cup(optional, you can use anyother vegetable) Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup Sambar Powder 1 1/2 tsp Chilli powder 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder 1 Tsp garam Masala Powder 1/2 tsp Coconut Milk - 1 1/2 cup Biriyani leaf - 1 cinnonom - 1 inch cardamom - 1/2 inch sombu - 1 tsp cloves - 2 nos Oil as required Water as required salt to taste Method : 1. Soak Chole overnight and Boil it with 3-4 whistle in pressure cooker drain the water and chole separetely and keep them both aside. wash and soak Basmati rice for 20-30 mins. 2. In a Electric Rice Cooker - Pour Oil, and season it with whole garam masalas above.when splutters 3. Add onion and green chillies and saute it, when half cooked add ginger garlic paste and mix it. Now add tomatoes and wait for it to cook finely until raw smell goes. 4. Now add chole and cauliflower and all masala powders above with salt and mix well. Leave it for few mins. 5. Drain the water from rice and pour the rice into the cooker and mix them slowly. 6. Measure 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk and then use the drained water used for boiling chole and water if necessary.All together it should give you 3 cups for 1 1/2 measure rice. 7. Add coriander leaves and check salt and spice, Mix well and close the lid.Wait until its cooked well. 8.Serve hot with onion raita or cucumber raita.It can be a best Lunch Box Item.
smahalakshmi
Seems to be very tasty. Let me give a try. Mahalakshmi
Sat, 07/16/2011 - 21:22 Permalink