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Monday 5 October 2020

Kabuli Chana Pulao || Chana Pulao || Chickpeas Pulao || How to make Kabuli Chana Pulao

Kabuli Chana curry with step by step pics and tips, chickpeas is also known as garbanzo beans. This kabuli chana pulao is very tasty, aromatic and delicious rice item. This is one pot rice item we can prepare it in pressure cooker too.

Do visit this recipe in my youtube link by just clicking below link

https://youtu.be/T20e6iByakw

We can serve this with any simple raita's or with any gravy curries. Today I served this kabuli chana pulao with pomegranate raita for lunch. Surely this pulao will be big hit in the parties or even we can pack it for lunch box. I am big fan of kabuli chana, just love to have it in any form. kabuli chana curry is one of my favorite curry recipe, do check this recipe in my youtube channel, surely you will like it.

Some health benefits of kabuli chana

*Because of its high fiber content kabuli chana is good for healthy digestion.

* It is great source of minerals, plays main role in maintaining cell health.

*Chickpeas provides sufficient amount of proteins with low calories.

* These provides good protein source for vegetarians.

* Rich in magnesium and vitamin B9.

Do check out some biryani/pulao/pulihora and rice recipes from my Youtube Channel and blog

*Hyderbadi Dum Biryani

*Karnataka temple puliyogare (youtube link)

* Jeera Rice(youtube link)

* carrot rice

* Pudina rice

* Pepper Rice / miriyala annam

* coconut rice

*Mango Rice

* Amla Rice/ Usirikaya Pulihora

* Green Peas Pulao

*Restaurant style curd rice

* Maharashtrian Narali Bhaat(youtube link)

*Pongal

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this delicious and protein rich Kabuli chana pulao to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's #267LusciousLentils theme . Here every week one member from group in alphabetical order will suggest 2 theme, others will vote. High voted theme will be selected, everyone prepare recipes according to theme. This week theme is suggested by Poonam, she is very talented chef and inspiration me. I love her recipes a lot, I tried many of her recipes. Few more recipes which bookmarked are Mexican one pot quiona, Savory cheese and vegetable muffins and her latest Moong dal halwa. Do check out her space for more interesting recipes from different regions.

Kabuli chana Pulao

Preparation time - 10 minutes

Soak time : 8 to 9 hours or overnight

cook Time : 30 minutes

Serves : 4

Category : Pulao/ Biryani / Rice items

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Main ingredients : Kabuli chana

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 1&1/2 cup

kabuli chana - 1/2 cup

onion - 2

tomato - 1 (big)

cashew nuts- 12

saffron - 10 strands

lemon juice - 1 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

red chilli powder - 1 tsp

garam masala powder - 1 tsp

ginger - 1inch

garlic -2

green chilli - 3

coriander leaves - 2 tsp finely chopped

mint leaves - 2 tsp finely chopped

ghee - 2 tsp

oil - 2 to 3 tsp

Spices

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

green cardamom - 2

cloves - 4

cinnamon stick - 1 inch

mace/javitri - 1

star anise -1

pepper corns - 4

bay leaf -2

Instructions (will share pic soon)

1) Wash kabuli chana twice and soak it in enough water overnight or 8 to 9 hrs.

2) Wash basmati rice twice and soak it in enough water for 20 to 30 minutes. Soak saffron strands in 2 tsp of hot water, adding saffron is optional but it gives nice aroma to pulao.

3) Take ginger, garlic and 1 green chilli in mortar pestle, crush it finely and keep it aside.

4) Wash soaked kabuli chana once and take it in a pressure cooker add 1 cup of water or till it immerse. Add salt and 1 inch cinnamon stick and pressure cook it for 5 whistles on medium flames. Keep this aside with cooked water, make sure that they are soft.

5) Heat 1 tsp of ghee and 2 to 3 tsp of oil in a wide pan, fry cashew nuts till it changes color and take it into cup.

6) Now add cumin seeds and fry till you get nice aroma, now add remaining all ingredients mentioned under spices. Fry till you get nice aroma.

7) Add roughly chopped onion, pinch of salt fry till it changes color.

8) Now add ginger, garlic and green chilli paste, fry it well.

9) Add chopped tomatoes, mix well cook till it becomes mushy.

10) Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder ,salt as per your taste and mix everything well.

11) Add cooked kabuli chana, mix everything well for a minute.

12) Now add soaked basmati rice, fry it for few seconds without breaking rice.

13) Add 2.75 of water, here use boiled chana water too and also add 1 tsp of lemon juice mix it once.

14) Cook the above on medium to high flames till you get bubbles in water.

15) Now close the lid and cook it on low flames till rice becomes smooth, it will take 10 to 15 minutes.

16) When pulao done, switch off flames, mix it once and add 1 tsp of ghee, soaked saffron threads, fried cashew nuts, coriander and mint leaves.

17) Close the lid and keep it aside for 5 to 10 minutes to set.

That's it our Kabuli Chana pulao is ready to serve, I served this with pomegranate raita.

Check this recipe in our youtube channel by just clicking the link below pic..

Tips

** Make sure to soak kabuli chana for 8 hrs and also soak basmati rice for 20 to 30 minutes.

** Adjust water quantity and spices according the quantity of rice your using.

** You can also prepare this using normal rice instead of basmati rice. Then add water quantity according to the variety of rice you are using.

** You can also prepare this in pressure cooker. If you are using basmati rice pressure cook it for 2 whistle and let it aside till pressure comes down. For normal rice you can cook it for 3 whistles.

** Adding saffron and cashew nuts is optional, but both adds good aroma to taste to pulao.

Hope you liked this healthy, tasty and aromatic Kabuli chana pulao, will share this recipe in my

Youtube Channel soon. Do not forgot to subscribe our channel. Also check other related recipes from my youtube channel and from my blog by just clicking the link below pics..

Kabuli chana curry(youtube link)

Karnataka temple puliyogare (youtube link)

Jeera Rice(youtube link)

Maharashtrian Narali Bhaat(youtube link)

Hyderbadi Dum Biryani

Pudina rice

Green Peas Pulao

carrot rice

Pepper Rice / miriyala annam

coconut rice

Mango Rice

Amla Rice/ Usirikaya Pulihora

Curry leaves powder rice

Restaurant style curd rice

Pongal

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Wednesday 30 September 2020

Mexican Nachos With Cheese Dip || Nachos With Cheese Sauce || Homemade Nachos With Cheese Dip

Todays recipe is Mexican Nachos with cheese dip, nachos are one of the favorite snack to almost everyone now a day's. We can have it as snack or appetizer and also perfect party time snack. I just love to have it with lots of cheese dip. Please d't think much about calories while having these nacho's with cheese dip 😄, try it once surely you will feel the same 😍.Yes yes we have to do more workouts to burn calories after having it, but trust me surely you will love to have these nachos with cheese dip & no need to tell about kids. I made simple cajun spice powder with less ingredients, which adds good aroma and taste to nachos.

Some information about Nachos

Nachos are popular Mexican food, "Nacho" Anaya created nachos at the Victory Club in 1940. When a regular customer Mamie Finan asked Anaya to bring a different snack than a usual for her and 3 other women. Anaya went to kitchen and spotted some freshly fried pieces of corn tortillas, cut it into triangles and fried them. He added shredded cheddar cheese and sliced pickled jalapeno strips, pepper and served them. After tasting the snack when Finan asked what it was called, Anaya told, "Well we can just call them Nacho's Special". Which later became popular as Nacho's. Gathered information from here. We can prepare many recipes using nachos, one of my favorite recipe is chilli cheese nachos with refried beans and salsa, will share that recipe soon.

Event : Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge

Taking this yummy and cheesy Nachos to "Shhhhh Secretly cooking challenge" fb group started by Priya, and taken further till date by Mayuri di, I bookmarked her Chocolate truffles to try soon. Do check her space for wonderful recipes. We completed recipes from all states from A to Z, so now admin team and members decided a new interesting way for monthly theme that is - one group member in alphabetical order will suggest theme. Later admin team will pair interested members, then we share 2 secret ingredients among us and prepare recipe using it and all other members will guess it.

This month them #MexicanCusine is suggested by Narmadha who blogs at NamsCorner, she is one of my blogger friend who is very talented. I love her baking recipes a lot, I bookmarked her homemade hide and seek biscuits, whole wheat beetroot swril buns to try soon. My partner for this Mexican theme is Archana di, who blogs at themadscientistskitchen, she is very talented chef, I love reading her recipes. I like her many recipes in which Kubani Ka Meetha , Ice Cream Loaf Cake are my favorite, bookmarked to try soon.

For theme Archana gave me maize flour and cheese as 2 secret ingredients, in turn I gave kidney beans and tomatoes as secret ingredients. Using these ingredients she prepared The Ultimate Dinner Vegan Fajita, do check out recipe.

Nachos with cheese dip

Preparation time - 15 minutes

cook Time : 35 minutes

Serves : 2

Category : Snacks

Recipe Cuisine: Mexican

Main ingredients : Maize flour, cheese

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

To prepare Nachos:

Maize flour - 1 cup

wheat flour - 1/2 cup

pepper powder - 1 tsp

salt - as per taste

oil - to deep fry

To prepare cajun spice:(we prepare it in many ways, I used these simple spices)

coriander seeds - 1 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

oregano - 1 tsp

red chilli powder - 1 tsp

salt - as per taste

To prepare cheese sauce / Cheese dip

Butter - 2 tsp

wheat flour - 2 tsp

milk - 300 ml

processed cheese cubes - 2 (you can also use cheddar cheese too)

red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp(optional)

salt - as per taste

Instructions

1) Heat wide pan, dry fry coriander seeds and cumin seeds on low flames till you get nice aroma, then switch off flames.

2) Switch off the flames add salt, red chilli powder, oregano. Grind it to fine powder, if you feel it very coarse strain it.

3) Lets prepare flour, take maize flour, wheat flour, pepper powder , salt in a wide pan. Heat oil to deep fry in a pan.

4) Prepare smooth and stiff dough by water little by little, prepare small dough balls by pinching some dough.

5) Dust some wheat flour on dough and roll slightly thick and give it round shape. Prick it with fork in order to prevent it puffing while frying and cut into triangle pieces as shown.

6) Checking oil heat by drooping some dough, if it comes up easily then drop above triangle shaped chips and fry it on low to medium flames till it becomes crisp and changes golden brown color.

7) Repeat the same process for remaining, then sprinkle prepared cujin spice powder on it and shake well. That's it our Nachos are ready, you can serve as it is or can serve it with salsa or cheese sauce/dip.

8) Let's prepare cheese sauce/ cheese dip for Nachos. Heat wide pan, add 2 tsp of butter and let it melt.

9) Add 2 tsp of wheat flour to the above fry till you get nice aroma.

10) Now add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder mix well. (If you are using cheddar cheese you will get yellow color to sauce, as I am using processed cheese I used turmeric powder, you can skip it). Later add milk mix everything well and boil till it becomes thick.

11) Now add processed or cheddar cheese as per availability mix well, till it dissolves in milk.

12) Cook the above till it becomes thick like sauce.

That's it our Cheese dip is ready to serve with our Nachos.

Tips

* Roll nachos carefully as dough is sensitive, it breaks easily.

* You can skip adding turmeric powder in cheese sauce/ dip.

* Use cheddar or processed cheese as per availability or you can use both.

* Fry nachos in low to medium flames without burning.

* We can add garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, pepper powder and other ingredients to prepare cajun spice powder. You can skip sprinkling cajun spice powder too.

Hope you liked this Mexican Nachos with cheese dip/ cheese sauce. I will share nachos video in my youtube channel soon, do not forgot to subscribe our channel.

Also check other related recipes from my blog and channel, by just clicking the link below pic..

Potato Lollipops

corn cheese balls

Baby corn manchurian

Baby corn fritters

Dry cabbage manchurian

Paneer Tikka

Rava / Semolina Pizza

Veg chow mein noodles

Stuffed Mirchi bajji

Paneer pinwheels

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Monday 28 September 2020

Kesar Badam Milk || Saffron Almond milk || Badam Milk

Kesar Badam Milk is Indian delicious, energetic and super yummy drink which we can serve hot or cold. I just love to have it cold with extra chopped almonds in it. Saffron added in it makes this drink very aromatic and delectable. This kesar badam milk is good for this winter season.

You can also check this recipe in our youtube channel..

https://youtu.be/znxDeNx-d-g

Kesar is known as saffron, we have many health benefits of saffron, having saffron milk regularly cures insomnia, it improves digestion, reduces anxiety and acts as good antioxidant. Do check Saffron lassi, surely you will love it. I am big fan of almonds, I just love to adding almond in my daily routine food like dates & nuts ragi malt, oats & nuts ladoo, Poha badam ladoo, sabudana coconut ladoo using almonds powder, almond mango sandesh, dates & dry fruits barfi,dates & banana smoothie . Having almonds regularly will gives good strength to our bones, it is good for growing kids. It prevents heart diseases and it also prevents hair loss. I also prepare kesar badam mix I will share that recipe soon.

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this utterly delicious kesar badam milk recipe to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's #266ExoticSaffron theme . Here every week one member from group in alphabetical order will suggest 2 theme, others will vote. High voted theme will be selected, everyone prepare recipes according to theme. This week theme is suggested by Mayuri di, she is very talented chef I love reading her detailed recipes with lovely presentation. I bookmarked many of her recipes like chilli avocado cake, Ram Ladoo, Methi muthia and her latest Saffron Tapioca pudding to try soon.

Kesar Badam Milk

Preparation time - 10 minutes

Soak time : 4 hours or overnight

cook Time : 15 to 20 minutes

Serves : 2

Category : Beverages

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Main ingredients : Almonds, saffron

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Almonds - 20+5

Milk - 400ml

Saffron strands - 20 strands +5 strands

sugar - 3 to 4 tsp(adjust)

green cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Instructions

1) Soak almonds 4 hours or overnight or in hot water till you can peel its skin. Also soak saffron in 2 tsp of hot milk for 30 min.

2)Peel almonds skins, grind it to fine paste by adding some water or milk.

3) Heat 400ml of milk in a pan, boil it on low to medium flames, till it becomes bit thick.

4) Now add sugar mix everything well and cook till sugar dissolves.

5) Now add saffron which is soaked in milk and elachi/ green cardamom powder and mix well.

6) Later add prepared almonds paste, mix everything well and cook it in low flames for 7 to 10 min or till milk becomes thick.

7) Mean while finely chop almonds for garnishing and keep it aside. When milk becomes thick, switch off the flames.

7) Take kesar badam milk in a serving cups/glasses garnish it chopped almonds and saffron.

That's it our Kesar Badam Milk is ready to serve. You can serve hot or cold. If you want to serve it cool, keep this in refrigerator for minimum 2 hours and enjoy your drink.

Tips

* Use full fat milk to get creamy texture.

*Soaking almonds is must, soak overnight or 4 hours or soak in hot water for 2 hours, so that you can remove almonds skin easily.

* Adjust sugar quantity as per your taste.

* You can also garnish it with pistachios and cashew nuts too.

Hope you liked this healthy and tasty drink, Also check other healthy beverage from my Youtube Channel and blog by just clicking the link below pic.