Channa Biryani
Ingredients Channa 250gms Rice 500gms Onion 1 big Cinnamon 1 stick Big Cardamn 1 green cardamon 4-5 cloves 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp Bay leaf 1-2 Ginger garlic paste 3 tbsp Tomatoes 1 and 1/2 in cubes Dry mint leaves 1 tbsp star anise 2 Green chillies 3-4 cumin seeds 1 tbsp salt as per taste Red pepper ground 1 tbsp for garnishing Fresh coriander green chillies egg yellow food colour Tomatoes cut into slices Method First, fry onions in oil until golden brown. Add cinnamon, big cardamon, green cardamon, cloves, black pepper and bay leaf and saute for 1 min. Add ginger/garlic paste and tomatoes and saute until tomatoes are softened. Then, add star anise, green chillies, cumin, salt and red pepper and again saute for 2 mins. Now add channa, rice and 4 cups of water. cook on medium flame until the water starts to dry. Now add garnishing of coriander, green chillies and tomatoes. Finally, sprinkle the food colour and on low flame steam it for 30 mins. Serve hot with salad and raita.
