Chickpeas Pulav

Most of the days, I will be running out of time in the mornings.  Rice being the stable food at home, has its different ways to serve.  To make it more healthy, we try to add vegetables & present it more nutritious.  Addition of chick peas & potato makes the dish really tasty & quick to make.   I like to serve it with onion raita or with pakoda.  Its optional to use pulav masala for this dish.  Fried bread pieces can be used for garnishing.  It taste yum !!!

Ingredients :

1. Basmati Rice - 1 cup
2. Water - 1 cup
3. Chick peas - 1/2 cup (Soaked in water overnight)
4. Oil - 1 tbsp
5. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
6. Cloves - 3 nos
7. Cardamom - 1 no
8. Bay leaf - 1 no
9. Onion (sliced lengthwise) - 1/4 cup
10. Potato - 1 large sized
11. Chilly powder - 1 tsp (to spice)
12. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
13. Salt to taste
14. Lemon juice - 1/4 tsp
15. Pulav masala - 1/4 tsp (optional)
16. Corriander leaves & roasted cashewnuts for garnishing

Direction to Cook :

1.   Heat oil in the pressure cooker, add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf & sliced onions.  Saute till tender.

2.   Add cubed potatoes, turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt to taste & basmati rice.  Saute it well until aromatic and the rice becomes translucent. 

3.   Drain & add the chick peas, lemon juice, pulav masala, water & little corriander leaves.  Pressure cook it till done.

4.   Garnish it with corriander leaves & roasted cashew nuts.

Serve it warm.