Chholay Biryani A combination of chole and rice cooked to make a biryani. This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana. By Sanjeev Kapoor 04 May 2016 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Chick peas, Rice Cuisine Indian Course Rice Prep Time 41-50 minutes Cook time 31-40 minutes Serve 4 Taste Spicy Level of Cooking Moderate Others Veg Advertisment Ingredients list for Chholay Biryani 1 cup Chick peas 1 1/2 cup Rice to taste Salt 5-6 Green cardamom 5-6 Bay leaf 2-3 Clove 2 tablespoon Tea leaves 3 tablespoon Oil 1 medium Onion sliced 1 tablespoon Ginger paste 1 tablespoon Garlic paste 1 teaspoon Green chilli paste 2 teaspoon Chole masala 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder 2 medium Potato boiled and cut into 1cm pieces a few Saffron (kesar) 1/4 cup Skimmed milk 1/2 cup Yogurt 1/2 cup Fried onions a few Mint leaves 1 inch piece Ginger thin strips Method Advertisment Soak rice in three cups of water for about half an hour. Drain. Boil four cups of water in a deep pan with salt and green cardamoms, bay leaves and cloves. Add rice and cook till half done. Drain excess water. Soak kabuli chana overnight in four cups of water. Drain and pressure cook in four cups of water with salt and tea leaves tied in a piece of muslin cloth, till tender. Remove the muslin cloth bag and drain kabuli chana. Heat two tablespoons oil in a non stick deep pan, add onion and sauté. Add garlic paste, ginger paste, green chilli paste and continue to sauté till fragrant. Add chholay masala and red chilli powder and mix. Add the boiled chana and mix. Heat the remaining oil in another non stick pan, add the potatoes and sauté till golden. Mix saffron and milk and heat it in the microwave for one minute. Add salt to the chholay and mix. Add the potatoes and mix. Spread half the rice in a layer over the Drizzle the yogurt, half the fried onions, half the mint leaves and ginger strips. Spread the remaining rice. Drizzle the saffron milk, the remaining fried onions and remaining mint leaves. Cover and cook on low heat for ten minutes. Serve hot. Nutrition Info Calories 2696 Carbohydrates 430.4 Protein 75.8 Fat 74.8 Other Fiber Iron- 23.3mg #Bay leaf #Chole masala #Clove #Fried onions #Garlic paste #Ginger #Ginger paste #Green cardamom #Green chilli paste #Mint leaves #Oil #Onion #Potato #Red chilli powder #Rice #Saffron (kesar) #Salt #Skimmed milk #Tea leaves #Yogurt Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article