Cooking Chickpeas or Kabuli Chana -

1. Wash and soak kabul;I chana in sufficient water overnight.
2. Next morning drain away excess water. In a pressure cooker combine soaked chana, salt and add 3 cups of water.
3. Take whole spices listed under second category and make a Potli or bundle in a clean muslin cloth. Put this potli in pressure cooker.
4. Close the lid and pressure cook for 7-8 whistles or till chana is cooked to your perfection.
5. Open lid when the pressure settles, discard the ‘Potli’ and drain away the excess water. Keep cooked chana aside.

Washing - Soaking - Cooking Rice 

1. In a large bowl wash rice with 2-3 changes of water. Add some water to cover rice and soak for 1-2 hours.
2. After soaking drain away the excess water. In a wide pan take soaked rice along with 3-4 cups of water, salt and whole spices listed under first category ‘For Cooking Rice’.
3. Cook on high flame till the rice is more than half way cooked.
4. Remove from heat, drain away the rice in a sieve to remove the excess water and keep aside. 

Making Kabuli Pulao - 

1. Heat oil or ghee in a large wok and deep fry the dry fruits till golden. Remove dry fruits in a bowl.
2. In the same wok shallow fry the sliced onion till golden and caramalised. Remove on a plate.
3. In the remaining ghee add cumin seeds, black pepper, green chilly and fry for few seconds till it gives a nice aroma.
4. Add ginger garlic chilly paste and cook on medium heat till it oozes oil/ghee.
5. Now its time to add in the cooked kabuli chana. Add all the powdered spices, paneer cubes and simmer for 1-2 minutes till all the flavors come together.
6. Keep flame to sim and layer kabuli chana with cooked rice. Top with caramalised onion, fried dry fruits and mint leaves. Don’t use all brown onion & dry fruits as we need some for final garnish.
7. Pour over milk and cover the wok with a lid or plate and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
8. Remove from heat and keep covered for 10 minutes.
9. Kabuli Pulao is ready. For serving and presentation do not miss to check out our Serving Suggestion.