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Potato Chickpea Biryani (Aloo Channa Biryani)


Ingredients


  • Rice ½ kg
  • Chickpeas 1 cup (boiled)
  • Potatoes 4
  • Clarified butter 1½ cup
  • Onion 2
  • Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp
  • Aniseed 8
  • Yogurt 250 gm
  • All spices as required
  • Turmeric ½ tsp
  • Nutmeg mace powder 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Red chili powder 2 tbsp
  • Yellow color ½ tsp
  • Tomato 2
  • Coriander and mint ¼ bunch
  • Lemon 2
  • Plums 50 gm (dried)
  • Screw pine 3 tbsp
  • Cardamom ½ tbsp (ground)

Cooking Directions

1.      Firstly boil potatoes with turmeric and fry them.
2.      In a pan, heat clarified butter and add onion.
3.      When onions are golden brown in color, add ginger garlic paste, aniseeds, yogurt, all species, turmeric, nutmeg and mace powder, red chili powder, yellow color and salt.
4.      After stirring it for 3 to 6 minutes, add fried potatoes and chickpeas.
5.      In a separate pan, boil rice.
6.      Meanwhile make a layer of tomatoes, coriander and mint, juice of lemons and plums.
7.      When rice is ready, layer them over spices.
8.      Top it with clarified butter, screw pine and ground cardamom.
9.      Allow simmering for 8 to 10 minutes.
10.  Aloo Chana Biryani is ready to serve.