CHANA DAL BIRYANI

Ingredients :

Basmati rice - 1 cup

chana dal soaked for an hour - 1.4 cup

onions sliced lengthwise - 2

ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

coriander green chilies paste - 1 tbsp

garam masala or biryani masala - 1 tbsp 

mint leaves chopped fine - 3 tbsp

coriander leaves chopped fine - 2 tbsp

saffron soaked in 1/2 cup mi

lk - 1/2 tsp

curd - 4 tbsp

salt to taste 

chili powder - 1 tsp

turmeric  powder - 1 tsp

ghee - 3 tbsp

Method :

1) cook the basmati rice with salt til 3/4 done

2) in a open pan cook the chana dal with salt and turmeric powder till it gets cooked well but doesnt get mashy

3) in a non stick pan add the ghee and saute onions till light brown 

4) add the ginger garlic paste, coriander green chilli paste and saute well

5) add salt, garam masala, chilli powder and saute well

6) add the curd and mix well

7) add the cooked chana dal and keep aside

8) in a rice cooker, add 1/2 chana dal mixture, top it with half rice, sprinkle half the saffron-milk mixture, add half chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves.

9) make another later in the same manner as the previous step which means you should end with the leaves.

10) close this cooker with an alluminium foil and close the cooker with the lid and switch on till it gets cooked like dum.

11) mix well and serve hot with curd sprinkled with chaat masala