Chana Biryani is flavorful and wholesome one pot dish perfect for lunch. Chana Biryani is a must try and a great alternate to the usual vegetable biryani. With just kitchen staples you can make this biryani within 30 minutes. Learn to make Chana Biryani with step by step pictures and video.
Chana Biryani is a quick one pot meal perfect for lunch box or for a meal. You can pair it up with raita and its a perfect combo for lunch. This flavorful chana biriyani is filling for a meal and rich in protein and fiber. You can pair it with carrot raita or onion raita.
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About Chana Biryani
Chana Biryani is an aromatic, flavorful one pot dish that can made using basmati rice, whole spices, onion, tomato, coconut milk, spices and herbs. It makes a perfect nutritious, wholesome and healthy lunch for weekends.
I always make biryani at least once in every 10 days or so as my little man is so fond of it. Mittu is ok with any variety rice either pulao or biryani so I try different ways to include vegetables, pulse in this form. Chana Biryani is one of our family favorite, I love it too.
Chana Biryani is quick to make so perfect for weekends when you want to spend less time in the kitchen and spend more time with family. Pair it with a simple carrot raita or onion raita and you have made a complete meal.
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Chana Biryani Ingredients
- Chickpeas (Chana) – Use white chickpeas popularly known as chana. Soak it overnight then cook separately and use it.
- Tempering – A tempering is made using oil, ghee, whole spices.
- Grinding masala – Coriander leaves, mint leaves, garlic, small onion, tomato, green chili and coconut are blended to a fine paste and added.
- Coconut milk – Coconut milk adds a great flavor to the biryani.
- Others – Garam masala powder, ginger garlic paste adds more aroma and flavor.
- Oil, Ghee – You can use both oil and ghee for tempering. Add more ghee while fluffing the biryani.
How to make Chana Biryani Step by Step
1.Soak 1 cup white chickpeas for 8 hours minimum or overnight. Drain water.
2.Add to pressure cooker along with 1/2 cup water. Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Let pressure release by itself. Open and set aside. You can cook chana in instant pot too.
3.Rinse 1 cup basmati rice well and soak it for 20 minutes. Set aside.
4.To a mixer jar add 2 tablespoon coriander leaves, 2 tablespoon mint leaves, 5 small onion, 4 cloves garlic, 1 big sized tomato, 1 no green chili and 2 tablespoon coconut.
5.Blend it to a smooth puree without adding water. Set aside.
6.To a pressure cooker heat 2 tablespoon oil, 1 teaspoon ghee add 1/2 inch cinnamon, 1 cloves, 1 small bay leaf, 1 cardamom let it splutter then add 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste.
7.Add 1 medium sized onion sliced along with required salt.
8.Saute until it turns transparent.
9.Add grind paste.
10.Saute until raw smell leaves takes at least 5-7 minutes.
11.Add 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder. Give a quick saute.
12.Add cooked chana.
13.Mix it well. Then drain and add basmati rice.
14.Give a quick mix. Add 1/4 cup coconut milk.
15.Add 1 and 3/4 cups water.
16.Close with lid, add weight and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
17.Let pressure release by itself.
18.Fluff it from the sides, add 1 teaspoon ghee mix well.
Serve hot with raita!
Expert Tips
- Chana takes time to cook so pressure cook separately then add it. This way it is too soft perfect for biryani.
- You can also use black chana or any bean variety for making this biryani.
- Goes well even with plain curd.
- I added thin coconut milk, you can add thick coconut milk also.
- For 1 cup rice 2 cups water will be perfect so adjust accordingly.
- Soaking basmati rice helps in grain separated and also soft rice.
Serving & Storage
Chana Biryani with onion raita is perfect but I serve it with carrot raita too. Though Biryani with Onion Raita is a match made in heaven you can try other raitas also like Pineapple Raita , Cucumber Raita, Carrot Raita.
Biryani gets tasty with time, so you can refrigerate & reheat for later use within the next day of preparation.
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Chana Biryani Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1/2 cup white chana
- 1 big onion chopped lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 and 3/4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon ghee
To temper:
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 inch cinnamon
- 1 cloves
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1 cardamom
To grind:
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 2 tablespoon mint leaves
- 5 small onion
- 2 tablespoon coconut
- 4 garlic
- 1 big sized tomato
- 1 green chilli
Instructions
- Soak 1 cup white chickpeas for 8 hours minimum or overnight. Drain water.
- Add to pressure cooker along with 1/2 cup water. Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Let pressure release by itself. Open and set aside. You can cook chana in instant pot too.
- Rinse 1 cup basmati rice well and soak it for 20 minutes. Set aside.
- To a mixer jar add 2 tablespoon coriander leaves, 2 tablespoon mint leaves, 5 small onion, 4 cloves garlic, 1 big sized tomato, 1 no green chili and 2 tablespoon coconut.
- Blend it to a smooth puree without adding water. Set aside.
- To a pressure cooker heat 2 tablespoon oil, 1 teaspoon ghee add 1/2 inch cinnamon, 1 cloves, 1 small bay leaf, 1 cardamom let it splutter then add 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste.
- Add 1 medium sized onion sliced along with required salt.
- Saute until it turns transparent.
- Add grind paste.
- Saute until raw smell leaves takes at least 5-7 minutes.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder. Give a quick saute.
- Add cooked chana.
- Mix it well. Then drain and add basmati rice.
- Give a quick mix. Add 1/4 cup coconut milk.
- Add 1 and 3/4 cups water.
- Close with lid, add weight and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Let pressure release by itself.
- Fluff it from the sides, add 1 teaspoon ghee mix well.
- Serve hot with raita!
Sailaja Damodaran
High in protein…nice one
Pari
Hi Sharmilee, very healthy version. The black chana is more healthier than the kabuli chana, surely looks like a keeper.
Nithya
Looks tempting 🙂 yumm and healthy
jayasree
Tempting clicks..I have this in my drafts. Your post reminded me of it.
Shri
Looks very tempting, Sharmilee!
RAKS KITCHEN
I too had an eye on mahima's channa pulav,with black channa it looking very nice,I will try in future for sure!
Priya
Yummm!!channa briyani looks tremendous..such a protien packed rice dish..
Dershana
sounds like an easy one-pot lunch option!skip the salt the next time you cook channa and then you wont need to pressure cook it for 9 whistles 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
@Dershana : Thanks for ur tip, will try it out next time! 🙂
Shama Nagarajan
yummy biriyani…i make it as channa rice…love to have channa with this flavour
Priya
channa pulao luks yum..wish to try it sometime
Mahimaa's kitchen
thanks for trying sharmi.. needless to say, lovely click.
Gulmohar
Awesome biryani…wholesome meal 🙂
Cham
Appapa unga pic makes me hungry! Gorgeous!
Balakrishna Saraswathy
oh looks so yummy my friend..thanks for visiting my blog..u got a selective recipes:)do join as a follower too:)
Asha
LOVE LOVE black chana in any dish, rice looks fab.
Anshika
Wow!! The biryani looks so tempting. I never thought of using chickpeas with rice. great !!
Nostalgia
Lovely.. the pictures are great and I am sure the rice tastes even better.
Shella
Have never thought of chana in a biriyani!! Will try for sure. Happy New Year
Rachana Kothari
My first time here…the channa biryani looks delectable:) and after seeing your masala chai, i cant stop myself to make one for me now:)
Cheers and Do visit,
Rachana
rachanakothari.blogspot.com
Usha
Inviting biryani ! Lovely pictures Sharmilee ! Thanks for the visit and the comment, will keep your ideas on the header in mind and will try and incorporate the next time I am working on my header 🙂
Tina
Healthy and different biriyani….
Rohini
Yummy biryani.. Was actually searching for this recipe for quite sometime.. Thanks!!
Anu
The way of presentation makes my mouth watering.
It's highly protein food. I will be trying it shortly.
merlyn
Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome…. i jus hav no words to say how goooooooooooooooooooooooood it was….
i made it for dinner n made aloo raita!!
my hubby jus fell in love wid d dish…
thank u sharmi!!
Nandini
I tried your channa biryani recipe and it was awesome! I added some veggies along with channa. Thanks for the recipe!
-Nandini
aruniya theva
Nice recipe it's very tasty
Harsha
worked out well. Yummy lunch
A must try
Mummyjiskitchen
Amazing and creative recipe. Awesome clicks.
MADHURI
mmm… mouth watering! awesome pics 🙂 🙂
abinaya
Can we do this without adding mint leaves
SHARMILEE J
Yes you can skip that but the falvour will surely differ
lil chef in me
Gonna mke it for tonyts dinner…is it ok to exclude coconut milk n add grated coconut instead?
SHARMILEE J
Sorry I just saw ur msg….Adding coconut may change the flavour slightly but sure worth a try
lil chef in me
i added coconut chutney to it n it tastes yummy…lil on d wet side…bt yummmmmmm…thnk u soo mch
sakthi priya
How much water and coconut milk to add for 1cup of rice .I don't know please tel me .
SHARMILEE J
Please check the ingredients list…….
Daf
Came out very well..thanks
VandhanaArul
Hai, can I exclude cocunut milk?? Have any substitute for that??.. After seeing ur recipe I am tempted to do,but no cocunut in home. Pls suggest
SHARMILEE J
You can skip that and add water instead….It will taste good only
Anusha Madhavan
Hi Sharmi,
Is it okay to replace the small onions (To Grind) with big onion?
If so, can I use a quarter of a big onion in place of 5 small onions you have mentioned?
I plan to make this using electric rice cooker instead of pressure cooker. In that case can I use completely cooked channa?
Have been following your blog for atleast 5 years now & have tried several recipes successfully !
Thank you !
SHARMILEE J
Yes you can substitute with big onion..Yes cook chana and then add
Meeeeee
Tried this biriyani today.. Super yummyyyy 🙂 We just loved it..
Unknown
Hey Sharmi..Greetings!
I made this channa biriyani today..exactly lik how u mentioned the method & quantity…i made no twists..
It came out brilliant!!!! Everyone loved it..! credits to you:)..
Keep rocking..
Bharathi
Meenu
Hi… can we cook rice, chana together along with masala
In a pressure cooker… to save morning time ?
Suja
Awesome recipe !! Loved the flavour ! Keep up the good work, Sharmi 🙂
Geetha
Hai sharmilee mam ur cooking method and measurement is very useful . More times I am prepare ur recpies