Did you know you can still cook very yummy food even if you don’t have veggies at home??
Here is something special, easy, tasty and really quick for you to make when you don’t have even a single veggie at home.. not even onion or garlic!!
No onion, No Garlic Chana Dal Pulav also known as Jain Pulao or Dal Pulao can be easily made with all the ingredients easily available at home in no time and it tastes really good!!
Watch the video for a quicker & clear guide to make this Healthy & Tasty Soup with clear voice instructions and process or read on for written recipes.
Here’s the written recipe for those who like to read 🙂
Dish Type : Rice
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
Servings : 3-4 people
Ingredients:
1. Whole Spices:
Bay Leaf/Tej Patta – 2 pcs
Cumin Seeds – 2 tsp
Cardamom – 2 pcs
Black Peppercorns – 10-15 pcs
Clove (Laung)- 7-8 pcs
Star Anise (Chakra Phool) – 2-3 pcs (Leave it if you don’t have it)
2. Powdered Spices
Hing (Asafoetida) – 1 tsp
Salt – 1 tbsp or as per taste
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tbsp
Black Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tbsp
Roasted Cumin Powder Powder – 1.5 tsp
3. Washed Uncooked Rice – 1 cup
4. Soaked Chana Dal (Split chickpeas Lentil) – 1 cup
Before Soaking, 1/2 cup Dal. After soaking for about 1 hour, Dal will double in size and become 1 cup
5. Ghee – 2 tbsp
6. Water – 2.5 cups
Process:
- Heat Ghee in pan or kadhai.
- To this, add Hing (Asafoetida), Black Peppercorns, Clove & Cardamom and roast a bit.
- Now, add bay leaf, star anise & cumin seeds and roast.
- Now, add all powdered spices & salt to this and stir.
- Now, add washed rice & chana dal (chickpea lentil) and saute well.
- Add water and stir. Quantity of water may vary according to type of rice used.
- Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the rice is well cooked.
- Remember to stir the rice after 5-10 minutes so they do not stick to bottom and burn.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot!
How to serve:
Serve hot with choice of curry or plain curd or any type of raita.
Tastes best with plain curd.
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