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Simple Black Chickpeas Pulao in Instant Pot

Parveen's Kitchen
A delicious, fragrant and yummy and super simple Black Chickpeas Pulao recipe. This recipe is a very good option to make for weekday dinners as it has minimum preparation time.
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Calories 260 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste Peel and grind the garlic and ginger into a fine paste.
  • 150 Cooked Black Chickpeas Kala Chana- Soaked and cooked
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil Use any Vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp Whole Spices Cinnamon Bark, cloves and a bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 Large Onion Sliced
  • 1 Small Tomato Cut into pieces
  • 3 Whole Green Chilli No need to cut or slit.
  • 3-4 Sprigs Coriander Leaves Cleaned and chopped
  • 3-4 Sprigs Fresh Mint Cleaned and chopped
  • 1/2 Lemon Juiced Or Use 1 tsp of bottled juice
  • 1 tbsp Thick Yogurt Optional
  • 1 tsp Salt Adjust as per taste
  • 1 1/4 Cup Basmati rice Washed and drained. Use Regular Rice if you like.
  • 1 3/4 Cups Water If using regular rice add only 2 1/2 cups of water

Instructions
 

  • Switch On your instant pot, and set SAUTE mode.
  • Add oil, whole spices and wait until they heat up.
  • Add few slices of onion and add the ginger garlic paste. Saute well.
  • Once the ginger garlic paste is cooked, slightly browned add the rest of the onions, tomato, green chilli, and all the cooked chickpeas. Cook for a few minutes, say 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the chopped mint and coriander leaves. Saute for half a minute.
  • Add the salt. Mix well.
  • Add the lemon juice and yogurt. Mix well.
  • Add the cleaned rice and mix.
  • Add the water [See note for the rice type]
  • Cancel the Saute mode.
  • Close the instant pot lid. Seal the pressure valve.
  • Set the RICE mode and relax!!
  • Once the timer is off in the instant pot, quick or natural release as per your wish.
  • Open the lid after venting the pressure completely and give the rice a quick mix.
  • Server hot with mint chutney and raita.

Notes

  1. Use any rice you have – For 1 cup rice you will need 2 cups of water in general. If using basmati rice, for 1 cup rice add only 1 1/2 cups of water.
  2. Follow the instant pot method and guidelines properly.
  3. Serve hot although the pulao will stay warm for a long time in the instant pot.