2 cups basmati rice
1 cup chick peas
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium tomato
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 cardamom
1 bay leaf
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
Salt as required
Coriander for garnish, chopped
For sweet hot date onion chutney
1 medium white onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 cup of pitted dates
4 red chilies
Salt as required
To begin with Pakistani Chickpeas Pulao With Sweet Hot Date Onion Chutney, firstly soak chick peas for an hour. Cook chickpeas in a pressure cooker with water for 3 whistles. Drain the water from the cooked chick peas, mix salt and keep it aside.
On the other hand, soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.
In a medium pan/pressure cooker, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and onion. Sauté onion until they become transparent.
Add ginger garlic paste and mix well. Add cooked chickpeas, chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder, cumin powder and mix everything properly.
Add soaked basmati rice and required amount of water. Cover and cook until the water is drained and rice is cooked well. In case of using pressure cooker, cook over medium heat for 2 whistles. Garnish it with coriander.
The next step is to make the Sweet Hot Date Onion Chutney. Firstly, soak the red chilies in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes and keep it aside.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan and add onions. Add required amount of salt.
Sauté until the onions become slightly brown. Once browned, remove from the stovetop and keep them aside.
Chop dates finely. It’s good to soak dates in water for 10 minutes so that it can be chopped easily.
Drain water from chilies. Grind chopped dates and chilies in a mixer for about 5 minutes. Add the onion mixture and grind to a fine smooth paste in a mixer grinder and the chutney is ready to be served.
Serve the Pakistani Chickpeas Pulao With Sweet Hot Date Onion Chutney and any raita of your choice.
Chickpeas Pulao is one of the common dishes that is often prepared in Pakistan. This pulao is slightly saucy with the mixture of rice and chickpeas and is packed with spices. This is surely a warm and comforting food. This pulao is sure a star in parties and a best lunch box recipe with needed proteins. Onion date chutney has dates with smoky sweetness and chillies with real hotness. This chutney keeps well in the refrigerator.
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