Channa Biriyani

Ingredients:

• Biriyani rice : 2 cup
• Channa :  1 cup (soaked)
• Ghee : 3 Tbsp
• Cinnamon : 2 piece
• Cloves : 5
• Cardamom : 5
• Onion : 2 big
• Green chilly : 4
• Tomato : 1 big
• Chilly pdr : 1½ Tsp
• Turmeric pdr : ½ Tsp
• Garam masala : ½ Tsp
• Coriander leaves : ½ Cup
• Mint leaves : ½ Cup
• Water
• Salt
• Oil

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and saute cinnamon, cloves and cardamom followed by chopped onion and slitted green chillies. Then add chopped tomato and saute well. Put chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, half of the mint leaves and coriander leaves into it and stir it for few mins. Add cleaned rice into the masala and fry it for 5 minutes. Finally add soaked channa, required amount of salt and 3 to 3½ cup of boiling water into it and mix all. Switch off the flame after 2 whistles. Keep it aside for 5 minutes. Then open the lid and add the rest of the coriander leaves and mint leaves.

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