Why recepie famous for?
Qabooli biryani is an aromatic and flavorsome one-pot dish of a biryani made with bengal gram (chana dal)
Ingredients
ingredients for cooking chana dal½ cup chana dal (husked and split bengal gram)
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon salt
1.5 cups water
ingredients for cooking the rice
2 cups basmati rice
4 cups water
½ teaspoon salt or add as required
ingredients for making the dal gravy
2 medium sized onions, finely sliced
paste made from 4 to 5 garlic & ½ inch ginger in a mortar-pestle
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
¾ teaspoon red chili powder
¾ teaspoon garam masala powder
1 cup cashew yogurt or dairy yogurt
3 to 4 tablespoons oil, you can also use ghee instead of oil
salt as required
ingredients for layering qabooli biryani
⅓ cup coriander leaves
⅓ cup mint leaves
¼ teaspoon saffron dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water or milk
1 to 2 green chilies , chopped
Instructions
cooking chana dalFirstly soak the chana dal in enough water for 1 hour. Drain.
In a pan, heat the 1&1/2 cups water. Add salt.
When the water comes to a boil, add the chana dal and turmeric powder.
Stir & cook in an open pan on low or medium flame till the chana dal gets cooked but not mushy. It should be just cooked but not soft.
I check the doneness by pressing the chana dal between the thumb & the index finger and if it smashes easily, the dal is cooked.
You can also taste the dal and check if its cooked. Strain and keep the cooked dal aside.
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