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Kabuli Pulao Recipe
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- Recipe in Hindi
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How to make Kabuli Pulao
About Kabuli Pulao Recipe: A beautifully spiced serving of rice with the goodness of chickpeas. Makes for a light and lovely meal in itself!
- Total Cook Time 50 mins 10 seconds
- Prep Time 10 mins 10 seconds
- Cook Time 40 mins
- Recipe Servings6
- Easy
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Ingredients of Kabuli Pulao
- 1 Cup basmati rice (soaked for an hour)
- 100 gram ghee or cooking oil
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup curd
- 1/2 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
- 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
- 30 gram green chilli
- 1/2 cup kabuli chana (parboiled with salt)
- 2 tbsp onion, fried
- 3 Whole red chilli
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 Brown cardamom
- 5 Green cardamom
- 1/2 tsp black peppercorn
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 green chilllies, chopped
- 4 Cloves
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
- 2 Mace
- 4 Bay leaves
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
How to Make Kabuli Pulao
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Boil the rice in water along with a teaspoon of salt. Drain the water and keep aside.![Kabuli Pulao Kabuli Pulao](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Saute bay leaves, mace, green cardamom, black peppercorn, brown cardamom, whole red chilli, cinnamon stick along with cloves and ginger garlic paste. Saute well.![Kabuli Pulao Kabuli Pulao](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Add chopped onion to the pan and saute til golden brown. Now add salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder and green chilli. Mix well.![Kabuli Pulao Kabuli Pulao](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Add chopped tomatoes along with coriander leaves and chana to the pan. Mix well and cover the pan to let it cook for a while.![Kabuli Pulao Kabuli Pulao](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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When cooked, add yogurt and mix well.![Kabuli Pulao Kabuli Pulao](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Now put the cooked rice over the cooked chana and dollops of ghee followed by fried onion and let it cook, covered.![Kabuli Pulao Kabuli Pulao](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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After about 5-10 minutes, open the lid and mix the cooked rice and chana together.![Kabuli Pulao Kabuli Pulao](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Serve hot, garnished with pomegranate seeds.![Kabuli Pulao Kabuli Pulao](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Recipe Notes
You can serve Kabuli Pulao with an accompaniment of your choice like curd, chutney or salan.
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